JAKARTA (JP): An independent state of East Timor is being

JAKARTA (JP): An independent state of East Timor is being
born. On Aug. 30 2001, the second anniversary of the popular
consultation that resulted in the separation of East Timor from
Indonesia, the East Timorese will vote in national elections for
an 88-member Constituent Assembly that will have three months to
write and adopt a constitutions that will determine what type pf
political system East Timor will adopt. The Fretilin will very
likely dominate the government.

2. 4Howard -- Australia's international relations -- Ready for
the future
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Australia cannot distance itself from Asia

CANBERRA: At the beginning of the twenty first century,
Australia is an active player in a world vastly changed from that
which existed even a decade ago. It's a world no longer divided
along defined bi-polar lines and one in which the United States
holds a pre-eminent position, both economically and militarily.

3. 4Brunei - Brunei beats RP in passing law against money
laundering
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Money laundering: Learn from Brunei

By Belinda Olivares-Cunanan

MANILA: The clamor of opposition Senators Teresa Oreta and
Blas Ople to terminate the committee hearings on the issues
against Sen. Panfilo Lacson, as raised by Col. Victor Corpus,
brings to mind once again the Senate impeachment trial, when the
pro-Estrada forces tried to do everything to stop the trial from
proceeding.