MALAYSIA IMPORTS 500,000 COCONUTS FROM INDONESIA

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Kuala Lumpur, Sept 24 (ANTARA) - Malaysia's Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) imported 500,000 coconuts from Indonesia recently to anticipate a surge in demand for the fruit in the ru

MERPATI PLANE SKIDS OFF RUNWAY IN NIAS ISLAND

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Medan, N Sumatra, Sept 24 (ANTARA) - A Merpati Nusantara Airlines plane with 17 passengers on board reportedly skidded off the runway at Binaka airport in Gunung Sitoli in Nias island on Wednesday.

RIAU FLOODS HAVE SUBSIDED

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Pekanbaru, Sept 24 (ANTARA) - The floods which recently submerged many parts of Riau province and temporarily displaced numerous residents have now subsided, a local social welfare official said.

NGOs, LAWYERS RALLY AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE

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Jakarta, Sept 24 (ANTARA) - Some 100 people came to the National Police Headquarters in south Jakarta on Wednesday to protest against all forms of violence committed by police.

PRESIDENT: ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS TO CONTINUE

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Jakarta, Sept 24 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Wednesday corruption eradication efforts in the country would continue although accordiog to the non-governmental organ

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