Shorter work hours: Textile and garment companies operating in

Shorter work hours: Textile and garment companies operating in
Bandung and Majalaya, West Java, have cut their employees' work
hours over the past two weeks due to a drop in orders from the
United States and European countries, an executive said.
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Oil and gas law criticized: A top executive of a major American
oil and gas firm criticized on Friday the oil and gas bill, which
is expected to be passed into law next week, saying it failed to
accommodate investors' interests.
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Ragunan Zoo lost white tiger cubs: A former employee of the
Ragunan Zoo disclosed on Friday that three white tiger cubs died
last month due to what he claims was improper care and feeding by
handlers of the rare animals.
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Police bill: A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
have urged the House of Representatives (DPR) to discard a police
bill scheduled to be passed into law on Wednesday, on grounds
that it adopts both militaristic and centralistic
characteristics.
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Iran wants Afghan coalition: Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal
Kharrazi issued a fresh call on Friday for the creation of an
ethnically-mixed coalition government in Afghanistan, with no
place for the current ruling Taliban.
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Depleted Chelsea upset 2-0: A depleted Chelsea was felled by a
red card and two late goals as Hapoel Tel-Aviv scored an upset 2-
0 win Thursday in a second round, first leg UEFA Cup tie.
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Interest rate: Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Anwar
Nasution said on Friday it was difficult for the central bank to
ease its tight monetary policy for now because of the high growth
in base money.
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