BRUGES, Belgium (DPA): European Union Trade Commissioner

BRUGES, Belgium (DPA): European Union Trade Commissioner
Pascal Lamy was still optimistic during a recent discussion with
members of the European Parliament. The EU would enter the coming
round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the Gulf state of
Qatar from Nov. 9 to 13 with a clear strategy, the Commissioner
promised.

2. Aceh - Megawati's headache
2 x 21 36pt NCSBi

Long way for Megawati
to tame rebellious Aceh

SINGAPORE: Violence has become a way of life in Aceh,
Indonesia's troubled north Sumatra province, and the situation is
fast becoming untenable as it gets worse by the day. Just this
week alone, rebels from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) staged an
audacious attack on a police post in the provincial capital,
Banda Aceh.

3. Muyanja --
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Rolling back state role: An instant cure-all?
By Muyanja Ssenyonga

YOGYAKARTA (JP): Privatization means what it says: rolling
back the state role from active involvement in economic
activities, leaving the task to private individuals and
enterprise, and creating conditions conducive for private
enterprise.