Police under fire: Journalists' associations condemned on Tuesday

Police under fire: Journalists' associations condemned on Tuesday
the assault of four journalists by the police during a clash
between police officers and anti-U.S. protesters on Monday.
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Megawati goes to APEC summit: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is
scheduled to leave for Shanghai, China, on Wednesday to attend an
annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the
palace announced on Tuesday.
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Shanghai trip: Despite recent development in Indonesia's
political and economic situation, President Megawati
Soekarnoputri will be among leaders to attend the 21-member Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shanghai on Sunday.
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Councillors jealous: City Councillors expressed their jealousy on
Tuesday over four gorillas from England that will receive Rp 3.2
billion annually from the city budget, while their own demand for
life insurance worth Rp 4.3 billion was rejected.
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Gus Dur's testimony: Former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid
is scheduled to appear at the Jayapura District Court on Oct. 22,
2001, to give testimony on behalf of several executives of the
Papuan Council Presidium (PDP) who have been charged with
subversion.
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Bulog graft: Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
demanded on Tuesday that the Attorney General's Office continue
investigating the Rp 40 billion (US$4 million) graft of funds
belonging to the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), which has
implicated several executives of the Golkar Party.
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Tension up in Kashmir: Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged
sporadic fire across their border in disputed Kashmir for a
second day on Tuesday as tension escalated despite a visit to the
region by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Ferreira emerges from slump: Wayne Ferreira began the defense of
his Stuttgart Masters Series title Monday by beating Dominik
Hrbaty 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, his second match victory only since June.
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Anthrax scare: Hundreds of people in Florida city are rushing to
stock up on antibiotics and gas masks to combat anthrax after
three people in the area were exposed to the bacteria.
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Vegetable oil limits: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) will oppose efforts by the European Union to curb exports
of vegetable oils and fats from Asia using food hygiene
restrictions, Philippine Agriculture Secretary Leonardo
Montemayor said Tuesday.
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RI, Vietnam eye trade pact: A meeting between coffee exporters
from Vietnam and Indonesia next week may lead to a draft trade
agreement to boost sagging coffee export prices, according to the
Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters, or AEKI.
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Investment in oil, gas sector drops: State oil and gas company
Pertamina said on Tuesday that many oil companies had shelved
their investment plans in the country during the first nine
months of this year due particularly to increasing security
problems and legal uncertainty.
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