MINISTERS TO DISCUSS WATER CRISIS IN KYOTO

     Jakarta, March 12, 2003 (ANTARA) - More than 100 ministers are expected to discuss a water crisis at the Third World Water Forum (WWF) to be held in Kyoto, Japan, from March 16 to 23, 2003, the World Bank said here Wednesday.         The Forum, which will be participated in by around 8,000 people consisting of, among others, scientists, NGO activists, academicians and government officials, will focus on a global water crisis and other related issues, for instance, water and gender, energy, food, agriculture, environment, poverty, sanitation, pollution, climate change and cultural diversity.

Empat Dekade Hubungan Indonesia-Kamboja Dibahas

  Phnom Penh, 5/3/2003 (ANTARA) - Kedubes RI di Phnom Penh bekerjasama dengan Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP), pekan lalu, menyelenggarakan seminar sehari "Indonesian Cambodian Diplomatic Relations: Four Decades of Achievements and Future Directions".
        Seminar sehari tersebut digelar dalam rangka memperingati 40 tahun hubungan diplomatik Indonesia - Kamboja (1962 - 2002).

Semua Orang Berhak Dapat Air Bersih, Tapi Tidak Gratis oleh Fardah

     Jakarta, 28/2/2003 (ANTARA) - Ny. Len Tang Hok (43 tahun) kini mulai bisa menyisihkan uang untuk membeli makanan yang lebih bergizi bagi ketujuh anaknya, sejak rumahnya mendapat pelayanan air dari Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum di Phnom Penh (PWSA).
        Sebelum mendapat layanan PWSA, wanita yang tinggal di perkampungan kumuh Pra You Vong, di ibu kota Kamboja itu, dulu harus membeli air dari penjaja keliling senilai 1.000 riels (sekitar Rp2.300) setiap hari.

WATER FOR ALL, BUT NOT FOR FREE by Fardah Assegaf

     Phnom Penh, Feb 25, 2003 (ANTARA) - Mrs Lan Tang Hok, 43, can start saving money to buy more food for her seven children since piped water from the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PWSA) has reached her home.         Lan Tang Hok, who lives in the Pra You Vong slum area in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, used to pay 1,000 riels a day for water she bought from private water vendors.         Nowadays, she spends only about 5,000 riels per month for the water supplied by the PWSA, since the water authority has expanded its services to the poor neighborhood.

Egyptian Ambassador Asks for Return of Egyptian Citizen

    Jakarta, February 6/2003 (ANTARA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Indonesia Ezzat Saad has asked Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra to send an Egyptian national back to Egypt after being detained by the Indonesian Immigration Office.
        The Egyptian national, Moataz Attia Mohamed alias Abu Quaessy, has been put into custody by the Indonesian Immigration Office for a suspected involvement in people smuggling to Australia.
        The suspect was arrested last year.

DUBES TUNISIA HARAPKAN VOLUME DAGANG DENGAN INDONESIA MENINGKAT

    Jakarta, 16/1/2003 (ANTARA) - Dubes Tunisia untuk Indonesia Mohamed Mouldi Kefi mengatakan di Jakarta, Kamis bahwa pihaknya akan berusaha meningkatkan volume perdagangan antara Indonesia dan Tunisia.
    Tanpa memandang siapa yang lebih diuntungkan, volume perdagangan antara Indonesia dan Tunisia harus ditingkatkan, kata Dubes Tunisia yang baru kepada wartawan di kediaman resminya.