Police say Poso needs no emergency state: National Police Chief

Police say Poso needs no emergency state: National Police Chief
Gen. Da'i Bachtiar says security condition in Poso, Central
Sulawesi, has been improving and therefore there is no urgent
need to impose a state of emergency in the conflict-stricken
area. Page2

Semen Gresik employees' protest continue: Hundreds of employees
of the state-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik staged a peaceful
demonstration on Friday at the Tuban regency administration in
East Java to garner support to oppose the planned sale of the
company to Mexico's Cemex SA de CV. Page 2

New waste disposal sites: As the closure of Jakarta's main refuse
disposal site at Bantar Gebang, Bekasi nears, the city
administration is currently scrambling for new locations, while
officials at most of the appointed sites said they had yet to
make preparations. Page 2

Travel operators collude with scalpers:The Indonesian Consumers
Foundation (YLKI), which is conducting a survey on ferry ticket
scalpers, has found strong indications of collusion between
scalpers and ferry operators. Page 2

U.S. okayed RI's 1975 E.Timor invasion: U.S. President Gerald
Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger gave then Indonesian
strongman Soeharto the green light for the 1975 invasion of East
Timor that left perhaps 200,000 dead, according to previously
secret documents made available on Thursday. Page 3

Cigarette producers rely on ASEAN free trade: Cigarette
manufacturers are finding a new haven in Southeast Asia as they
take advantage of a regional free trade plan which shields them
from steep tobacco taxes and high production costs. Page 3

Internet copyright treaty in March: A treaty that brings world
copyright law into the digital age by protecting authors on the
Internet will enter into force Mar. 6, the United Nations said
Thursday. Page 3