Legislator launches book<\/p>\n
AKARTA: Legislator Effendy Choirie of the National Awakening
\nParty (PKB) on Friday launched a book titled Privatisasi Versus
\nNeo Sosialisme di Indonesia (Privatization Versus Neo Socialism
\nin Indonesia).<\/p>\n
The book was actually the publication of the thesis he
\npresented to obtain a post-graduate degree from the Bandung-based
\nPadjajaran University recently.<\/p>\n
\"I will enter business if I don't get elected next year, at
\nleast the political business,\" Choirie joked.<\/p>\n
The book published by the Institute for Economy Research,
\nInformation, and Education (LP3ES) includes the legal background
\nof the privatization of state-owned companies.<\/p>\n
Choirie declined to further divulge the contents of his book
\nbut a number of legislators and trade unions have expressed
\nstrong opposition to the government's move to sell state-owned
\nenterprises to multi-national corporations.<\/p>\n
Although his book deals with privatization, Choirie also
\nrefused to comment on the privatization of water as stipulated in
\nthe water resource bill currently deliberated by the House. --JP
\n
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\nScene-KPU-denial
\nKPU denies huge budget for housing
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KPU denies huge budget for housing<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) denied on
\nThursday an allegation made by a non-government organization that
\nKPU had allocated funds totaling Rp 649 billion (US$76.3 million)
\nto the construction of houses for its members.<\/p>\n
KPU member Valina Sinka Subekti said the commission had
\nallocated only Rp 12 billion for the construction of 13, 250-
\nsquare-metre-houses.<\/p>\n
\"The funds are allocated in accordance with standards set by
\nthe Ministry of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure,\" she
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The Center of Regional Development Studies (PSPK) earlier
\ncriticized KPU's poor performance, including KPU's intention to
\nbuild houses for its members worth Rp 649 billion.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, another KPU member, Anas Urbaningrum, said KPU had
\nbeen looking for the best location to build the houses.<\/p>\n
Locations the commission has been considering include, Jl.
\nMargasatwa and Jl. Wijaya in South Jakarta. --JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-TNI-vote
\n'TNI should stay neutral in elections'
\nJP\/4\/TNI<\/p>\n
'TNI should stay neutral in elections'<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono
\nSutarto urged politicians on Friday not to invite the military
\nback into politics and suggested that the institution stay
\nneutral in the 2004 general elections.<\/p>\n
\"I ask the people to allow us (TNI) not to exercise our
\npolitical rights,\" Endriartono told reporters.<\/p>\n
\"If in the past we supported certain political parties in this
\ncountry, now I ask politicians not to encourage us to get
\ninvolved in this party or that party,\" said Endriartono,
\nreferring to the close-relationship between TNI and the New Order
\nruling party Golkar during Soeharto's 32 years of leadership.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Amien Rais said
\nearlier that he would enlist a military officer as his running
\nmate in 2004, when the country is expected to hold its first ever
\ndirect presidential election.<\/p>\n
Under the amended 1945 Constitution, the presence of TNI in
\nthe House of Representatives will be scrapped in 2004, while the
\nPeople's Consultative Assembly in 2009. --JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-verification-period
\nMinistry seeks party registration delay
\nJP\/4\/party<\/p>\n
Ministry seeks party registration delay<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights urged the
\nGeneral Elections Commission (KPU) on Friday to extend the
\ndeadline for political parties to register with the commission
\nfrom Oct. 9, to Oct. 19.<\/p>\n
Director General of the General Administrative Law of the
\nJustice and Human Rights Ministry Zulkarnaen Yunus said his
\noffice would announce the results of its verification of
\npolitical parties on Oct. 12, instead of Sept. 27 as scheduled.<\/p>\n
\"We have 66 parties to verify in this last phase. We need more
\ntime than the previous phases,\" he said after a meeting with KPU
\nmembers Mulyana W. Kusumah and Anas Urbaningrum.<\/p>\n
At present, between 50 and 70 percent of the 66 parties have
\nbeen verified.<\/p>\n
Mulyana told Zulkarnaen that KPU would hold a plenary meeting
\nto decide whether or not KPU would approve the ministry's
\nrequest.<\/p>\n
But he hoped that the ministry would speed up the verification
\nprocess to avoid the extension of party registrations with KPU.
\n -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-deforestation
\nDeforestation hits 43m hectares
\nJP\/4\/forest<\/p>\n
Deforestation hits 43m hectares<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: Minister of Forestry Muhammad Prakosa said on
\nFriday that at least 43 million hectares of forests nationwide
\nhave been destroyed.<\/p>\n
The massive deforestation is a wake up call, not only for the
\ngovernment, but also for the public, said Prakosa.<\/p>\n
\"Deforestation will continue at a fast pace, unless the public
\nand the government immediately pay attention to this alarming
\ntrend,\" said Prakosa.<\/p>\n
Rampant landslides and droughts in the country were clear
\nevidence that deforestation had really harmed the people, said
\nPrakosa.<\/p>\n
He concluded that both the public and the government should
\nimmediately join together in rehabilitating and protecting the
\nforests. -- Antara<\/p>",
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