Amusement centers suffer losses: Secretary-general of the

Amusement centers suffer losses: Secretary-general of the
Association of Nightspot Owners (Aspehindo) Adrian Mailite said
on Friday that members of his group had already suffered losses
amounting to tens of billions of rupiah due to the closure of
their businesses during the first week of Ramadhan.
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Fixing RI Australia ties: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan
Wirayuda will visit Australia next week to mend ties that have
gone sour because of remarks that Prime Minister John Howard made
in his reelection campaign earlier this month.
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Bantar Gebang dump to be closed: Authorities have agreed to close
the Bantar Gebang garbage dump in Bekasi due to environmental
damage but the Jakarta city administration which uses the dump
and the Bekasi municipality cannot decide when it should close.
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W. Java takes over forest management: Citing alarming
deforestation and continued loss of human life, the West Java
provincial administration has taken full control of the region's
forests from state-owned company PT Inhutani.
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Akbar's scandal goes nowhere: Due to lukewarm enthusiasm shown by
many legislators, the high-profile proposal to form a special
committee to investigate Golkar chief Akbar Tandjung's alleged
involvement in a Rp 54.6 billion (US$5 million) scandal was
plunged into uncertainty.
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New S'pore cabinet sworn in: Singapore swore-in a new cabinet on
Friday which will be faced with the tough task of pulling the
city-state out of its worst recession. "They have to lead
Singapore through testing times," Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
said at a swearing-in ceremony.
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