BEI INDEX OPENS NEARLY 2,600 POINTS HIGHHER

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Jakarta, Dec. 17 (ANTARA) - The Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) at the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) here on Thursday morning opened higher on regional bourse gains.

PMI RECEIVES DONATION FROM SOUTH AFRICA

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Jakarta, Dec 17 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has received a donation of Rp600 million from the South African government for earthquake victims in West Sumatra.

BOAT PEOPLE TO BE MOVED FROM ACEH TO MEDAN

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Banda Aceh, Dec 17 (ANTARA) - Some 195 Myanmarese and Bangladeshi boat people who were stranded in Aceh early this year are to be moved to Medan, North Sumatra.

LUWUK'S RICE FIELDS LACKING WATER

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Luwuk, C Sulawesi, Dec 17 (ANTARA) - At least 4,000 hectares of rain-fed rice fields in Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, are running short of water, a local agricultural official said.

BEI INDEX CLOSES 9.29 POINTS HIGHER

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Jakarta, Dec. 17 (ANTARA) - The Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) at the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) here on Thursday noon closed higher.

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