Yogyakarta newspaper terrorized: Kedaulatan Rakyat daily's main

Yogyakarta newspaper terrorized: Kedaulatan Rakyat daily's main
office located on Jl. Mangkubumi in Yogyakarta was shaken by
powerful firecrackers that sounded like a bomb early on Wednesday
but no serious damage or casualties were reported. A security
guard Puguh, who was on duty, said he saw four people on
motorcycles enter the office compound and hurl firecrackers
toward the building. "Some big firecrackers can cause huge
explosions like these ones," he said. The incident did not affect
the daily's operation. The local police are apparently still
investigating the case. --JP

Forest near Mt. Merapi on fire: A forested area located to the
west of Mount Merapi in Magelang regency caught fire on
Wednesday. Witnesses in Muntilan, Magelang, said the forest fire
was first spotted at 6:30 p.m. local time and the fire was still
raging as of 9 p.m. --JP