Govt issues decree on gas emission<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Indonesians may expect to breathe fresher air
\nfollowing the issuance of a ministerial decree on the tolerable
\nlimit for gas emissions for new models of cars.<\/p>\n
The decree, signed by State Minister for the Environment
\nNabiel Makarim on Sept. 23, is aimed at increasing air quality in
\nthe country, particularly in big cities, by imposing the Euro2
\nmotor vehicle standard.<\/p>\n
Nabiel said on Monday the regulation would be imposed on new
\nmodels of four-stroke motorcycles by July 1, 2006, and on cars
\nand two-stroke motorcycles being produced on Jan. 1, 2007.<\/p>\n
All cars produced before the enactment of the decree on Jan.
\n1, 2005 must undergo a gas emission test by 2004.<\/p>\n
The decree was issued to implement Government Regulation No.
\n41\/1999 on air pollution control. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nAkbar upset by convention result
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Akbar upset by convention result<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Golkar Party chairman Akbar Tandjung acknowledged on
\nMonday that he was upset by the fact that some party's regional
\nchapters did not support his presidential bid.<\/p>\n
\"I am upset with this reality. I hope the condition will be
\nbetter in the national convention,\" Akbar told the media at the
\nHouse of Representatives here.<\/p>\n
He was commenting on the result of Golkar's provincial-level
\nconvention in which the party's provincial chapters in Central
\nJava, Yogyakarta and South Kalimantan did not support him.<\/p>\n
Akbar, however, said he would continue his bid as he already
\nqualified for the national convention.<\/p>\n
According to the convention rules, a candidate must win
\nsupport from at least five provincial chapters. Akbar won support
\nfrom Central Kalimantan, West Java, Jambi, Bangka Belitung and
\nWest Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
The party will short-list five presidential candidates during
\na meeting between Oct. 17 and Oct. 19.<\/p>\n
Akbar said his status as a graft convict had put him in a
\ndifficult situation in his bid for presidency. He pleaded not
\nguilty despite the conviction. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nBan demanded on VIP haj service
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Ban demanded on VIP haj service<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A team of lawmakers evaluating the services for
\nIndonesian haj pilgrims called on Monday for an end to first-
\nclass services given to state officials while on pilgrimage.<\/p>\n
The team suggested that the Indonesian Embassy in Saudi Arabia
\nfocus on services for regular haj pilgrims.<\/p>\n
\"Extra services given to state officials in the past had been
\nprovided by sacrificing services for regular pilgrims,\" said Heri
\nAkhmadi, deputy chairman of House Commission VI for haj and
\neducation affairs.<\/p>\n
There were more than 200 state officials, both from
\nlegislative bodies and government institutions, requesting extra
\nfacilities while they were making the haj pilgrimage in the last
\nseason early this year. The first-class treatment was estimated
\nto reach Rp 5 billion, taken from the fees paid by the regular
\npilgrims.<\/p>\n
The Saudi Arabian government has allocated Indonesia with
\n205,000 pilgrims for the next haj season in February 2004. Heri
\nsaid 75 percent of them would share a housing complex, which,
\nalthough quite far from the Haram Grand Mosque in Mecca, provided
\nbetter facilities. -- JP<\/p>",
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