Police lie again over Tommy's questioning: As enforcers of the

Police lie again over Tommy's questioning: As enforcers of the
law, the police should always tell the truth. However, an officer
again lied about the questioning of top detainee Hutomo "Tommy"
Mandala Putra, an act which later even stirred speculation on
what might be behind the repeated deceits. Page 2

China delighted over ties with Indonesia: Chinese Premier Zhu
Rongji on Friday expressed satisfaction over the friendly
relationship between China and Indonesia which has developed in
the past few years. Page 3

State-owned banks privatization: Privatization and divestment of
state assets (state-owned enterprises and IBRA controlled assets)
are the most feasible way of fueling economic recovery and
improving economic efficiency. This is because the private
sector can manage the productive assets more efficiently than the
state. Page 5

Planned ID card raids ridiculous: The planned ID card raids by
the city administration to discourage unskilled outsiders from
coming to the capital in search of a job has sparked public
confusion and criticism while the officials do not seem to have a
proper blue print of the plan. Page 6