Dorodjatun denies rumors: Coordinating Minister for the Economy

Dorodjatun denies rumors: Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti denied on Wednesday rumors which suggested that he had tendered his resignation to President Megawati Soekarnoputri. Page 2

Seasonal vendors: For Muslims, the fasting month of Ramadhan means a holy season, a time for cleansing their bodies and souls of impurity. But for some people, like the seasonal vendors, Ramadhan is a time to make money. Page 3

Apartment for evicted people: The city administration finally agreed on Wednesday to provide homeless people, who had been forcibly evicted by the City Public Order Office from their dwellings, with low-cost apartments but asked the central government to help finance their construction. Page 6

Nine killed in Kulonprogo: At least nine people were killed and three others seriously injured in landslides that destroyed more than 20 houses in Kedungrong village in Samigaluh subdistrict and Klepu village in Kalibawang subdistrict in Yogyakarta on Tuesday. Page 7

Habibie denies any wrongdoing: Former president B.J. Habibie failed to answer a summons on Wednesday by prosecutors investigating a financial scandal involving Rp 54.6 billion (US$5 million) in funds from State Logistics Agency (Bulog), and denied any wrongdoing in the disbursement of the funds. Page 8

Fresh fighting erupts in Jolo: Fresh fighting broke out on Jolo island in the southern Philippines on Wednesday as the death toll in an uprising by guerrillas loyal to a rebellious Muslim governor rose to over 100, the military said. Page 9