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 1 x 42 36pt Optima Bold 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 1 x 35 36pt NCSB 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.