Train derails in Cirebon: Thousands of people at several railway
Train derails in Cirebon: Thousands of people at several railway stations had to delay their trips on Thursday after the Tawang Mas train serving the Semarang-Senen (Jakarta) line derailed in Cirebon, West Java, on Wednesday. No fatalities were reported. Page 2
Most corrupt institutions: The traffic police, customs and tax authority and the judiciary were ranked the most corrupt institutions in the public sector, according to a governance diagnostic study on Indonesia conducted for the Partnership for Governance Reform by the research center. Page 3
'Al-Jazeera': This 24-hour all-news satellite television channel transmitting from Qatar -- a small, relatively obscure Gulf Emirate -- is so powerful that it is becoming a player in the war in Afghanistan. Page 4
Pornography: For many urban teenagers, pornography is not a new thing. Most participants at a teen discussion admitted they had been exposed to pornography by watching x-rated VCDs, reading erotic books or browsing pornographic sites on the Internet. Page 6
Caltex under siege: More than 500 students from several universities and academies in Pekanbaru threatened to occupy the office of American oil company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (CPI) in Rumbai, near the city, unless the company condemned the United States' military strikes against Afghanistan. Page 7
Israel issues ultimatum to Arafat: Israel issued an ultimatum to Yasser Arafat on Thursday, saying he must hand over the assassins of an Israeli Cabinet minister or face harsh retribution. In a first step, Israeli tanks entered two West Bank towns, and doctors said a Palestinian policeman and a 12-year-old school girl were killed by Israeli fire. Page 10
Stuttgart Masters Series: Andre Agassi lost an opportunity to reclaim the No. 1 ranking this week when he was upset by Hicham Arazi in the second round Wednesday of the Stuttgart Masters Series. Page 12
Blueprint for economic recovery: The Association for a New Indonesia (PIB) on Thursday presented an economic blueprint to the Second Ad-Hoc Committee of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) that it is hoped could serve as a comprehensive guide for the country's economic recovery process. Page 20