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 3

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. Page 8

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