Govt orders 'Sarinah' to resolve conflict<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The government has ordered the management of
\nSarinah, a women's magazine, to suspend publication until it has
\nresolved an internal conflict that has already confused readers.<\/p>\n
A split in the management has resulted in the publication of
\ntwo versions of Sarinah's Jan. 23 edition. Both hit the streets
\non Tuesday, prompting the Ministry of Information to write a
\nletter to the management telling it to halt publication until the
\nproblem had been resolved.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, a group of 35 journalists and employees from one of
\nthe bickering camps attempted to see Director General of Press
\nand Graphics Subrata in order to explain their position and
\nrequest that they be allowed to continue publication.<\/p>\n
The group, led by senior journalist H.K. Usman, said they came
\nto ask for assistance in resolving the dispute.<\/p>\n
However, the group was unable to meet with Subrata, who was
\nout of town, and was received by the head of the press licensing
\ndivision of the directorate general, Bambang Wahyudi.<\/p>\n
Usman displayed the two rival versions of the bi-weekly
\nmagazine. Although each uses different cover girl, both versions
\nuse the same layout and style.<\/p>\n
\"The resemblance is undeniable because they stole our assets
\nand some of our articles,\" Usman said.<\/p>\n
The dispute involves Soegiarso Soerojo, the publisher, chief
\neditor and founding member of the magazine, and Hoedi Sujanto,
\nthe president of PT Mangkujaya Abadi, the company which publishes
\nthe magazine.<\/p>\n
Usman says he came to the Ministry of Information yesterday to
\nrepresent Soegiarso.<\/p>\n
Hoedi was not available to comment on the conflict.<\/p>\n
Yesterday Usman and his group also visited the secretariat of
\nthe Indonesian Journalist Association (PWI), the PWI's Jakarta
\nOffice, and the Association of Indonesian Newspaper Publishers to
\nsubmit the same petition.(imn)<\/p>",
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