'Risks for S'pore, HK as foreign firms seek to list' Karl Malakunas, Agence France-Presse, Singapore Foreign company listings are expected to rise in Singapore and Hong Kong following the end of the SARS crisis but the floats pose risks for both cities' corporate governance reputations, analysts said.

Electricity industry can turn to banks, bonds for financing Fitri Wulandari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Power shortage woes in the country might just have a way out, as domestic financing sources such as banks and the bond market are now ready to provide financial backup for power projects, according to experts.

Time for National Police 'dialysis' Soeryo Winoto Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta It is interesting to listen to National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar's recent promise that the police will strive to establish improved standards by providing the public with better services and more protection. The police have to get closer to the people, the general has said.

House told to save time in constitutional court debate Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the Aug. 17 deadline for the establishment of the Constitutional Court nears, legislators and the government have been urged to avoid debating technicalities. An observer suggested on Saturday that both the House and the government focus on the authority of the court, court proceedings procedures and the recruitment and dismissal of court judges.

Police need thorough overhaul to improve image Soeryo Winoto, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It is interesting to listen to National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar's recent promise that the police will strive to establish improved standards by providing the public with better services and more protection. The police have to get closer to the people, the general has said.

checked by Rich Life insurance: one sure way to plan one's future Godo Tjahjono Vice President Sun Life Financial, Jakarta Various pictures, mostly unpleasant, are conjured up in your mind when you hear the word "insurance".

Rights activists denounce grave excavations by military Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights activists denounced the excavation of mass graves in Aceh by the Indonesian Military (TNI), saying it violated normal investigation procedures for possible gross violations of human rights.

Walhi sues Japanese govt JAKARTA: The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) said Saturday that the hearing of a lawsuit against the Japanese government over alleged environmental destruction around the Kotopanjang dam, West Sumatra, would begin on July 3 in the Tokyo District Court. Some 8,000 Kotopanjang people who were relocated due to the construction of the dam also filed a similar lawsuit.

Golkar to hold national meeting MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Golkar Party will hold a national meeting from July 4 through 6 in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to introduce the party's nine presidential candidates. At the meeting, Golkar's presidential candidates will deliver their visions and agendas for Indonesia's future development.