1. poor - 4x12 Rp 1.26t allocated to poor in Jakarta 2. 3in1- 2x25 Traffic policy plan criticized by commuters 3. Earth - 2x20 1,000 trees planted to observe Earth Day 4. speak - 1x30 'Parking fees should be increased'

Rupiah to remain stable, stock market to weaken Zakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah is expected to remain stable this week, despite the bomb blast at the Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, a currency analyst said Sunday. Farial Anwar, of Currency Investment Management, told The Jakarta Post that the terrorist attack would have little effect on the rupiah as the market was used to such incidents.

Suspected SARS patients rise to four, one in Medan The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday two more patients who were suspected of having been infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), bringing the number of patients with the disease's symptoms to four. The two patients are an Indonesian woman aged 35 and a 39-year-old woman from Guangzhou, China.

FM proposes ban on unkind press MALAYSIA: Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar called on Sunday for a ban on publications that belittle the country, as official anger mounted over remarks about Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the Economist. "I think we have to take serious action," state-run news agency Bernama quoted him as saying.

Education bill could threaten national unity, educators say Suherdjoko and Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Semarang/Purwokerto About 5,000 students and teachers from Catholic and Protestant private high schools staged a rally on Saturday at the Central Java legislature to protest against the education bill now being deliberated at the House of Representatives.

1. Puteh: 26 x 1 line: Rumors on Puteh's dismissal abound 2. Timor: 35 x 1 line E. Timorese demand assets' compensation 3. Leuser: 45 x 1 line German legislators mull damage at Mt. Leuser park

Jacob leads Marhaen forum JAKARTA: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea, a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), was named the coordinator of the Marhaenis Communication Forum (FKM) during its establishment on Sunday. Marhaen is a teaching that centers on social economic justice, which originated from Indonesia's first president Sukarno. Followers of the teaching call themselves Marhaenis.