11.  Indonesia should follow the lead of Singapore and Malaysia in taking firmer action against suspected terrorists, US Ambassador Frank Lavin said here Saturday.

12.  Asian officials have also indicated that the EU has been pushing for a commitment to firmer action on intellectual property violations.

13.  The United States, which is helping the Philippines in its fight against Muslim extremists, has urged Indonesia to take firmer action against suspected terrorists.

14.  It concludes that firmer action should have been taken against the senior agency officials who allowed the investigation to bog down.

15.  Protest leaders were meeting with the Maluku military commander over their demand that the security authorities take firmer action against the flag-hoisters.