Many of the Asian and African leaders attending the two-day summit that opened in Jakarta on Friday have signed the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (NAASP). The partnership aims to recognize the relevance of the solidarity, friendship and cooperation initiated by the Asian and African leaders who attended the historic 1955 conference in Bandung. The following are comments by some of the leaders at the summit's opening.

Informant law a must The fate of Khairiansyah Salman (a Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) auditor who recently blew the whistle on the General Elections Commission (KPU) for alleged corruption, which led to KPU member Mulyana W. Kusumah's arrest by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), has stunned all who want to see Indonesia free of corruption.

Bali and the 'Post' I know there is a long way from the printing machine to my home in Krobokan, Bali. But I never will understand, why it is not possible for The Jakarta Post to arrive at my home before noon. Usually the Post comes between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tourists, however, can buy the Post on the streets of Kuta, Legian or Seminyak at around 10 a.m. I often complain at the agency that distributes it, Agency Astha in Denpasar, but without any success.