Honorarium already disbursed: KPU<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Deputy head of the General Elections Commission (KPU)
\nfinancial division M. Dentjik claimed on Wednesday that the
\ncommission had distributed the stipend for members of the working
\ncommittees for polling stations (KPPS) to regental and municipal
\nKPUDs.<\/p>\n
\"So if there are complaints from working committee members
\nthat they have not received their stipends, they must follow it
\nup with the regental or municipal KPUDs not the KPU,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He also said that a working committee chairmen should receive
\na total of Rp 100,000 for two months, while a member should get
\nRp 80,000.<\/p>\n
Working committees, which consists of a chairman and eight
\nmembers, were hired to assist in the legislative election for two
\nmonths.<\/p>\n
However, Dentjik said that each regental and municipal KPUD
\nhad the authority to decide whether to give the stipend to KPPS
\nofficials twice in monthly installments or after the two month
\nperiod.<\/p>\n
KPU deputy secretary-general Sussongko Suhardjo said the KPU
\ndid not have a clear plan for goods procurement for the
\npresidential election.<\/p>\n
\"In Wednesday's plenary meeting, the goods procurement
\ntimetable was not yet clear. It might be prepared in the next few
\ndays,\" he said. --JP<\/p>\n
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\nANPAa..r..
\nScene-Pki-anti
\nSusilo, Kalla power hungry: Agum
\nJP\/4\/SCENE<\/p>\n
Susilo, Kalla power hungry: Agum<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Communications minister Agum Gumelar said on
\nWednesday that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla had
\nwithdrawn from the Cabinet just to pursue their political
\nambitions.<\/p>\n
Susilo, who was formerly coordinating minister for political
\nand security affairs, resigned from the Cabinet on March 9, while
\nJusuf, former coordinating minister for people's welfare,
\ntendered his resignation on Monday.<\/p>\n
They have teamed up to run for president and vice president in
\nthe July 5 election.<\/p>\n
\"Yes, we regret the resignation of our colleagues Susilo and
\nJusuf from the Cabinet to seek power,\" Agum was quoted by Antara
\nas saying on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Agum claimed that he would not leave his Cabinet post even if
\na political party offered him the chance to run for the vice
\npresidential seat because being a minister was \"part of my
\nbiggest commitment to the nation and the state\".<\/p>\n
\"As a soldier, I will never abandon my duty. A soldier must be
\nloyal and dedicate himself to the state,\" said Agum, who has been
\ntipped as the running mate of Amien Rais, chairman of the
\nNational Mandate Party (PAN).<\/p>\n
Susilo and Jusuf are considered by many as the strongest pair
\ncontesting the July 5 election. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nANPAa..r..
\nScene-illegal-logging
\nGovt ready to jail illegal loggers
\nJP\/4\/scene1<\/p>\n
Govt ready to jail illegal loggers<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Minister for Forestry M. Prakosa confirmed on
\nWednesday that the government would immediately arrest 12 people
\nbelieved to be the masterminds of illegal logging as soon as the
\npresident signs the regulation in lieu of law on illegal logging.<\/p>\n
\"I expect the regulation to come out next week at the latest,
\nand we'll take direct action on those people because we already
\nknow who they are,\" he said after opening a woodworking and
\nforestry exhibition on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He refused to reveal the identity of the suspects, but quickly
\nadded that if convicted they could face the death penalty, the
\nmaximum punishment under the new regulation.<\/p>\n
Prakosa said that the draft had been approved during a Cabinet
\nmeeting on April 11, and it was currently in the office of the
\nstate secretary for a finalization.<\/p>\n
The regulation orders the formation of an independent body
\nwith the authority to investigate and indict illegal loggers.<\/p>\n
The body will also involve the prosecutor's office, the
\npolice, and the Indonesian Military.<\/p>\n
The regulation also stipulates the establishment of an ad hoc
\ncourt consisting of five judges. The judges will be picked by the
\nSupreme Court as soon as the regulation materializes. --JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-drugs-teens-ILO
\nFour percent of drug users children
\nJP\/4\/scene1<\/p>\n
Four percent of drug users children<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: About 4 percent of drug users in the country are
\nunder 17 years old, a study conducted by the International Labor
\nOrganization (ILO) revealed.<\/p>\n
The study also found that two of 10 drug users are involved in
\nselling and distributing illegal drugs from the age of 13 to 15.<\/p>\n
\"They mostly use and sell marijuana due to exposure by peers
\nand relationships with drug dealers,\" ILO's spokesperson for
\nJakarta Gita Lingga said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The number of drug users, however, was unknown.<\/p>\n
The study had been conducted since November 2002 covering five
\npriority areas. ILO worked with several state universities and
\nnon-governmental organization the Foundation for Welfare of
\nIndonesia's Children (YKAI), and a number of consultants in the
\nstudy.<\/p>\n
The results of the study will be used to create a national
\naction plan for eliminating the worst forms of employment for
\nchildren. --Antara<\/p>",
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