INDONESIA COULD TURN TO MOSCOW FOR AIRCRAFT PURCHASE.

Indonesia’s Air Force chief warned yesterday that his country is considering the purchase of other fighter aircraft — including Russian-made MiG’s — if the U.S. continues to block a delivery of U.S.-made F-16’s because of human rights violations in Indonesia. (UPI, May 28) Russian aircraft makers broke into the Southeast Asian market in 1994 with the sale of 18 MiG-29’s to Malaysia.

Every Day, 750 Muscovites Die as a Result of Smoking.