SUARA MERDEKA - Halaman English Version


TODAY'S INDEX	Friday, July 12, 2002

Army called in to quell PNG election violence Port Moresby (Reuters): Papua New Guinea's military was called out on Wednesday to quell unrest after the death toll in the politically unstable South Pacific nation's chaotic national elections rose to about 19.		N. Korea accuses S. Korea of violating territorial waters Seoul (Agence France-Presse): North Korea said on Wednesday that two South Korean battleships had violated its territorial waters in the Yellow Sea with tensions still high over a fatal inter-Korean gunbattle last month.

U.S. and RP plan new exercises against rebels Manila (Reuters): A fresh round of U.S.Philippine anti-terror exercises will be held later this year, possibly extending to other strongholds of Moro rebels linked to al-Qaeda militants, the Philippine defense chief said on Wednesday.		Iraqi MPs to discuss U.S. threat to Saddam Baghdad/Washington (Reuters): The Iraqi parliament will hold a special session next week to discuss what to do to thwart a U.S. plan to oust President Saddam Hussein, a senior Iraqi parliamentarian said on Wednesday.

Al-Qaida spokesman says group planning attacks against U.S. Cairo/Rome (Agencies): A key al-Qaeda spokesman has made a new threat to attack American targets and urged Muslims the world over to "kill enemies of God everywhere."		PM Ecevit stands ground, fights for survival Ankara (Reuters): Ailing Turkish premier Bulent Ecevit met his ministers and coalition partners on Wednesday as signs mounted he might yet bow to pressure for the early elections he argues would damage the country's frail economy.

IMF, accused of U.S. bias, upbraids corporate America Singapore (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund, accused by critics of forcing U.S.-style capitalist remedies on the rest of the world, said on Wednesday the United States itself was having to re-learn some basic lessons about capitalism.		Bush faces suspicion over his own oil days Washington (Agence France-Presse): U.S. president George W. Bush, launching a crackdown on corporate crime Tuesday, faced mounting questions over his own dealings as a Texan oil executive 12 years ago.

Asian crisis tested IMF's mettle Singapore (Agence France-Presse): The regional crisis which threw formerly buoyant Asian economies into a tailspin five years ago was itself a critical acid test for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), chief spokesman Thomas l.)awson said Wednesday.		Twice Muirfield winner Faldo takes sneak peak ahead of British Open Scotland (Agencies): Nick Faldo got a sneak preview Tuesday of the Muirfield course where he won two of his three British Opens and where the championship returns next week.