Foreign journos aim for Irian

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Eleven foreign journalists will cover Indonesia's May 29 general election in Irian Jaya, an official of the provincial information office said Thursday.

The 11 include reporters from CNN, AFP, AP, Japan's NHK and Mainichi Shimbun and Australia's Sydney Morning Herald, Soebardi told Antara.

He said the 11 were among the 29 foreign journalists who had applied to cover the election.

The other 18 will cover political events in Aceh and East Timor, he added.