Ex-militiaman tried: An East Timorese pro-integration militiaman

Ex-militiaman tried: An East Timorese pro-integration militiaman
was indicted on Wednesday at the Central Jakarta District Court
and could face the death penalty for the murder of a New Zealand
peacekeeper in East Timor last year.
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Ruling upsets association: The city chapter of the Association of
Indonesian Entertainment Centers (Aspehi) expressed its
disappointment on Wednesday over the city administration's plan
to close entertainment centers during the fasting month of
Ramadhan.
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Thai rice seeds: Kolaka Regent Adel Berty's recent initiative to
distribute Thai rice seeds to local farmers in the regency,
located in Southeast Sulawesi, sparked a sharp protest from local
agriculture and plantation authorities which said it was against
Law No. 12/1992 on cultivation of seedlings.
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Bulog fund: Dadang Sukandar, chairman of the Raudlatul Jannah
Foundation, on Wednesday revealed that he had accepted Rp 40
billion in non-budgetary funds from the State Logistics Agency
(Bulog), but insisted that it had been properly spent on relief
operations.
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