Police foil gun supply to restive Poso: City police in Makassar

Police foil gun supply to restive Poso: City police in Makassar
seized a shipment of two guns bound for nearby Poso on Wednesday,
thwarting an apparent attempt to scuttle the Malino peace
agreement signed by the Central Sulawesi regency's warring
factions in December. Page 2

Bush eases restrictions on computer exports: The nation's most
popular and powerful computer technology will be available to
Russia, China, India and Pakistan because of a Bush
administration decision to relax Cold War-era restrictions. Page
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Minimum wages, false panacea for the poor: There are dangers in
falling prey to populist sentiment and in setting minimum wages
at arbitrarily high levels. Page 4

Jakartans ill-prepared for coming flood: Although many people
vividly remember 1996, when Jakarta's worst flooding inundated
most of the city, this year few are prepared for the coming
torrential rains, saying they were unaware of any potential
disaster. Page 6

Reform-minded cadres prepare for party split: Disgruntled
followers of the Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) are
planning to break away from the party they see as too old-
fashioned and out of touch to attract younger voters.
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Australian fires rage from mountains to sea: Bushfires raged from
the mountains to the sea on Australia's east coast on Thursday as
thousands of weary firefighters ended their 11th day of battling
more than 100 fires with no rain in sight. Page 9

Pertamina, Riau sign agreement: State oil and gas company
Pertamina and the Riau provincial administration signed an
agreement on Thursday to jointly operate the Coastal Plains
Pekanbaru (CPP) oil block, ending years of dispute over rights to
develop the block. Page 11