51.   Hasan also repeated an earlier call that hostilities should end before the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in mid-November.

52.   He also said entertainment should be religious in nature to comply with the Islamic fasting month.

53.   He said the agency needed to act in order to stop prices from skyrocketing ahead of the Ramadhan fasting month and Idul Fitri.

54.   He said the long dry season and the demands of Christmas, New Year and the Moslem fasting month Ramadhan which fell in succession helped exasperate the situation further.

55.   He said the domestic supply continued to fall last week as demand had surged ahead of the Moslem fasting month, which started today.

56.   He said the vendors should be allowed to sell their merchandise on the sidewalk during the Ramadhan fasting month and Idul Fitri as long as they maintained order.

57.   He was referring to the three-day feast ending the current Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.

58.   He welcomed efforts to hold various religious programmes, including conducting mass prayers during the fasting month which greatly benefited the Muslims.

59.   Head of the Ulema Council Chaer Saleh said the holy fasting month and Idul Fitri holiday mood still remained among Bogor Moslems.

60.   He was referring to the three-day feast of Eid that follows the current Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.