Kopassus commander to stand trial<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Ad Hoc Human Rights Court has decided an Oct. 23
\ndate for Maj. Gen. Sriyanto Muntrasan, the commander of the
\nArmy's Special Forces (Kopassus), to stand trial for his alleged
\nrole in the 1984 Tanjung Priok incident.<\/p>\n
Judge Andi Samsan Nganro, the spokesman for the Central
\nJakarta District Court, which oversees the rights tribunal, said
\nthe court had set up a panel of five judges to hear Sriyanto's
\ncase.<\/p>\n
\"He is charged with crimes against humanity,\" he told
\nreporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Ad hoc prosecutor Dharmono is responsible for the indictment,
\nAndi added.<\/p>\n
The court had earlier indicted 13 other defendants, all of
\nwhom were charged with crimes against of humanity, which carries
\na minimum penalty of 10 years in prison under Law No. 26\/2000 on
\nhuman rights tribunal.<\/p>\n
They defendants are believed to be involved in the shooting of
\ndemonstrators on Sept. 12, 1984, killing at least 14 people.<\/p>\n
Sriyanto along with Maj. Gen. (ret) Rudolph Butar-butar and
\nMaj. Gen. (ret) Pranowo is one of the most senior officers
\nimplicated in the bloodshed. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-osteoporosis-women
\nOsteoporosis affects 33 % of RI women
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Osteoporosis affects 33% of RI women<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: One of three Indonesian women aged 45 years old or
\nabove are prone to osteoporosis due to insufficient intake of
\ncalcium during their childhood, Minister of Health Ahmad Sujudi
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Quoting the ministry's Nutrition Research and Development
\nCenter data in 2002, Sujudi said Indonesian women consumed 244
\ngrams of calcium per day on average, well beyond the minimum
\nintake of 1,000 grams.<\/p>\n
Indonesian men are also susceptible to brittle bones as they
\nconsume only 300 grams of calcium per day on average.<\/p>\n
The center also disclosed 19.7 percent of the country's
\npopulation of 215 million would be susceptible to osteoporosis.
\nThey mostly live in South Sumatra, Central Java, Yogyakarta,
\nNorth Sumatra and East Java.<\/p>\n
Sujudi called on parents to provide food that was rich in
\ncalcium, such as tofu, tempeh or fermented soybean cake, egg,
\nfish, vegetables and fruits.<\/p>\n
\"Osteoporosis is difficult to treat and it is very costly.
\nSurgery is the only option in case of fractures,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The government has named Oct. 20 National Osteoporosis Day. --
\nAntara<\/p>\n
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\nScene-anticorruption
\nNU, Muhammadiyah to fight graft
\nJP\/4\/Scene15<\/p>\n
NU, Muhammadiyah to fight graft<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The country's two largest Muslim organizations,
\nNahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, agreed on Tuesday to work
\ntogether with an organization the Partnership in combating
\ncorruption, which will start from their own organizations.<\/p>\n
NU deputy secretary-general Syaiful Bahri Anshori said one of
\nthe anticorruption programs was the introduction of modern
\nfinancial management in the 40 million-strong organization in a
\nbid to minimize irregularities.<\/p>\n
Muhammadiyah foreign secretary Rizal Sukma added that the
\nmodernist organization would do the same and would publish a
\nhandbook on an Islamic interpretation of corruption.<\/p>\n
Rizal said his organization would set up an anticorruption
\nwatch in its branches across the country to monitor possible
\ncorruption at the local level.<\/p>\n
\"We expect this anticorruption movement will not proceed alone
\nas a sectarian action. It should involve others,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The Partnership is a cooperative arrangement between the
\ngovernment, civil society organizations, the private sector and
\ninternational partners with the aim of facilitating and
\nsupporting clean governance in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
NU, Muhammadiyah and the Partnership will sign a memorandum of
\nunderstanding on good governance on Wednesday. --JP<\/p>",
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