Party screening to resume<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights will soon
\nconduct the second screening for political parties to determine
\nwhether or not they meet the stipulated requirements.<\/p>\n
Ramly Hutabarat, the ministry's director of state
\nadministrative affairs, said on Wednesday that nine political
\nparties had so far registered for screening and invited others to
\nregister by July 4 at the latest if they wanted to join the
\nsecond screening.<\/p>\n
Only four parties met the requirements in the first round of
\nscreening.<\/p>\n
\"The screening will take place from July 15 to July 30,\" Ramly
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Nearly 240 parties have registered with the ministry but they
\nhave to reregister in order to determined whether or not they
\nmeet requirements as political parties.<\/p>\n
Certification is mandatory for political parties before they
\nundergo another round of verification by the General Elections
\nCommission (KPU) to determine whether or not a political party is
\neligible to contest in 2004 elections.<\/p>\n
The screening will last until the end of September. --JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-Hazardous-waste-import
\nMore hazardous waste enters RI
\nJP\/4\/hazard<\/p>\n
More hazardous waste enters RI<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Indonesia has been accepting more and more hazardous
\nwaste illegally imported from other countries after the economic
\ncrisis hit the country in 1997, a senior government official
\nsays.<\/p>\n
Masnellyarti Hilman, deputy state minister for technical
\nsupervision of environmental management at the Office of State
\nMinister for the Environment, said on Tuesday she had uncovered
\nfive cases of imported hazardous waste in the country between
\n1999 and 2000, while there were only four cases from 1989 through
\n1995.<\/p>\n
\"Our country has indeed become a target for hazardous waste
\ndisposal from companies in other countries as we have become poor
\nand have a weak security system after the crisis,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Nelly said many regional administrations had also been offered
\ncontracts to accept hazardous waste from other countries, and are
\noffered a payment of about US$4 per cubic meter.<\/p>\n
\"Just two weeks ago, Banten was offered such a deal,\" she said<\/p>\n
The import of hazardous waste is prohibited under Law No.
\n23\/1997 on environmental management. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-Biodiversity-book
\nBiodiversity book out for sale
\nJP\/4\/scene<\/p>\n
Biodiversity book out for sale<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Biodiversity Foundation (Yayasan Kehati) and Coca
\nCola Foundation Indonesia (CCFI) launched on Wednesday three
\nbooks on Indonesian biodiversity aimed at educating children on
\nthe country's rich biodiversity.<\/p>\n
Ismid Hadad, executive director of Yayasan Kehati, said
\n9,000 books consisting of 3,000 books titled Mengenal
\nKeanekaragaman Hayati (Introduction to Indonesian Biodiversity),
\n3,000 books titled Ekosistem Hutan dan Agro (Forestry and
\nAgricultural Ecosystem), and 3,000 books titled Ekosistem
\nPerairan (Water Ecosystem) were printed.<\/p>\n
\"We want Indonesian children to be just as familiar with Java
\nrhinos and orangutans, as they are with zebras and giraffes,\"
\nIsmid said.<\/p>\n
He said 6,000 books would be distributed to CCFI learning
\ncenters and public and elementary school libraries across the
\ncountry.<\/p>\n
The remaining 3,000 books would be sold at Rp 40,000 per book
\nat the Yayasan Kehati office, where people would be required to
\nbuy a set of three books. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nScene-Indonesia-drugs
\n'3m Indonesians are drug users'
\nJP\/INDONESIA<\/p>\n
'3m Indonesians are drug users'<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Police estimate that Indonesia has around three
\nmillion drug users among a population of 212 million, an officer
\nsaid on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Adj. Sr. Comr. Sigit Sudarmanto, police chief for Sleman
\ndistrict in Central Java, said the figure comes from the latest
\npolice report on drug abuse.<\/p>\n
Sudarmanto, quoted by Antara, said 1.3 million of the total
\nresidents of Jakarta and its immediate surroundings were drug
\nusers. --AFP<\/p>",
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