Antiwar rallies continue nationwide The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With the war in Iraq moving closer to its third week old, anti-American protesters in the country displayed no signs of fatigue as they continued to voice their demand for an end to the U.S.-led attack. In Jakarta, 10 Iraqi refugees staged a rally in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representative Office on Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta.

Makassar bomb suspects could stand trial soon Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, South Sulawesi The South Sulawesi Police transferred on Tuesday eight suspects in the Dec. 5, 2002 Makassar bomb blasts and handed over their dossiers to the state prosecutor's office in the city. The eight were identified as Muchtar Daeng Lau, Masnur, Usman, Anton, Kahar Mustafa, Abdul Hamid Rassaq, Imal Abdul Hamid and Lukman.

'Peranakan' cuisine, a marriage of two worlds The renowned Peranakan cuisine, a blend of Chinese and Malay culinary traditions, has been around for about four or five generations but never fails to delight modern palates. "It's a fusion food created a long time ago," said entrepreneur Nyonya (Mrs) Seah during an interview at one of the family-owned Baba Inn and Lounge peranakan restaurants.

9 killed as Aceh peace monitors leave field offices Nani Farida and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Banda Aceh/Jakarta The four-month peace in Aceh appears to be nearing collapse, as the Henry Dunant Centre (HDC) facilitating the peace process pulled out all 100 international monitors from remote areas in the province following the killing yesterday of nine rebels in Aceh Pidie.

Acehnese hope for peace deal to be upheld Nani Farida and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Jakarta People in Aceh are holding on to the hope that there will be a peaceful solution to the conflict in the province despite the fact that the Cessation of Hostilities agreement, signed in December last year, has come under serious threat.

Police ban 'Tempo' lawyer from interrogation of experts Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police prevented on Tuesday a lawyer from accompanying four experts who were expected to speak on behalf of the weekly news magazine Tempo, whose chief editor Bambang Harymurti and reporter Ahmad Taufik are being sued for libel.

Torrential rains destroys houses in C. Java GROBOGAN, Central Java: Torrential rains that swept through Grobogan regency in Central Java over the weekend tore down 39 houses and damaged 660 others. Grobogan Regent Agus Supriyanto said on Tuesday that his administration would provide Rp 300,000 per family in humanitarian aid in all storm-stricken areas. The heavy rains that reached their peak on Sunday also injured several villagers when their houses collapsed.