Minister refuses party top post<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Taufik
\nEffendi said on Monday he had no intention of vying for the
\nDemocratic Party's top post, saying he is focusing on his state
\njob.<\/p>\n
\"I think managing the party requires special attention. It's
\nbetter to give the job to a full-timer,\" he said when asked about
\nthe party congress later this month.<\/p>\n
Taufik is a member of the Democratic Party, which President
\nSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono co-founded last year. Susilo's wife,
\nKristiani Herawati, is one of the party's deputy chairpersons.<\/p>\n
The upstart Democratic Party won 7 percent of House of
\nRepresentatives seats in the legislative election last year. --
\nAntara<\/p>\n
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\nKPK to verify wealth reports
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KPK to verify wealth reports<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is
\nexpected to start on Tuesday the actual verification of wealth
\nreports submitted by state officials.<\/p>\n
As of Monday, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and
\nSecurity Affairs Widodo Adi Sucipto, Minister of Foreign Affairs
\nHassan Wirayuda, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Fahmi
\nIdris and Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh are the only
\nmembers of the 35-strong United Indonesia Cabinet who have not
\ndeclared their wealth.<\/p>\n
M. Jasin, the director of the commission's wealth report
\ndivision said on Monday the antigraft body would probe sources of
\nthe officials' wealth during the verification.<\/p>\n
The KPK has publicly announced the wealth of 300 councillors
\nfrom East Java, West Nusa Tenggara and Central Java. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nHouse questions elections budget
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House questions elections budget<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: House of Representatives Commission II budget
\ncommittee has approved only Rp 146.32 billion (US$15.8 million)
\nout of the Rp 1.03 trillion regional elections supporting budget
\nproposed by the home ministry.<\/p>\n
A source on the committee said the government had included
\nmany unnecessary items in its proposal, particularly for security
\nand legal affairs, which was allocated a whopping Rp 854.2
\nbillion.<\/p>\n
He said the government did not have to buy new equipment and
\nrenew the data base of voters, but reuse the ones left over from
\nthe legislative and presidential elections last year.<\/p>\n
The government had earlier proposed a Rp 1.25 trillion budget
\nfor the execution of the elections.<\/p>\n
The commission and the home ministry are scheduled to resume
\ntalks in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday. -- JP
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\nWest Sumatra gets acting governor
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West Sumatra gets acting governor<\/p>\n
JAKARTA; Minister of Home Affairs Mohammad Ma'ruf installed on
\nMonday his aide, Muhammad Thamrin, as West Sumatra acting
\ngovernor, replacing Zainal Bakar who ended his five-year term on
\nFeb. 24, 2005.<\/p>\n
The installment ceremony for Thamrin, an expert staff member
\nfor political and legal affairs at the ministry, took place in
\nMa'ruf's office in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Thamrin was appointed based on Presidential Decree No.
\n25\/M\/2005 issued on March 7 on the replacement of Zainal Bakar.<\/p>\n
Ma'ruf said the installment of Thamrin was to ensure the first
\ndirect gubernatorial election in West Sumatra scheduled for June
\nproceeded smoothly.<\/p>\n
Zainal reportedly plans to contest the election for another
\nfive-year term under the United Development Party (PPP).<\/p>\n
However, he declined to comment on the report on Monday. \"Wait
\nand see later. Don't talk about it now,\" he said. --Antara<\/p>",
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