Government solidity: Complications arising from the U.S.-
Government solidity: Complications arising from the U.S.- Afghanistan conflict will be a test of solidity for the nationalist and religious-based coalition government led by President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz, experts said on Tuesday. Page 2
Corporate reform: The current economic slowdown experienced by most countries in Southeast Asia reinforces the need for key structural reform measures. Page 4
Ari Sigit trial: The trial of former president Soeharto's grandson Ari Haryo Wibowo, alias Ari Sigit, commenced on Tuesday at the Central Jakarta District Court. Page 6
Killing strains ties: Another police officer was killed in the city on Monday, further straining ties between the Provincial Police headquarters and the Military Command headquarters. Page 7
Justices under fire: Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri supported on Tuesday a demand raised by the party's faction for the dismissal of the justices handling Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's case, secretary-general Soetjipto said on Tuesday. Page 8
Nobel Prize: Three physicists who "made atoms sing" won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for freezing matter into a new state that may help make microscopic computers and revolutionize aircraft guidance. Page 10
House stance: Despite Indonesia's failure at the recently concluded Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur, the House of Representatives (DPR) fell short on Tuesday of showing discontent with the way Indonesian athletes performed. Page 11
Daly skips Match Play: Golfer John Daly refused to play in this week's World Match Play Championship because organizers declined to get the American home in a private jet. Page 13
Kidney stones: Lime juice can wash away your kidney stones away. Page 15
Migrant problems: If there is anything that causes headaches for the authorities of Batam Island, it is the uncontrollable influx of migrant workers from Java and Sumatra, who have not only made the island well-known for its cheap labor but also for squatters. Page 18