Pill for men on the way<\/p>\n
MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Contraceptive pills will soon no
\nlonger be exclusively for women.<\/p>\n
Imam Suharyadi, deputy chairman of the National Family
\nPlanning Board (BKKBN) said that a pharmaceutical laboratory in
\nBandung is developing the pill.<\/p>\n
Imam said that the pills are expected to be mass produced by
\nthe end of this year.<\/p>\n
The new contraceptive is expected to raise men's participation
\nin the state-sponsored family planning program. Currently, men
\ncomprise a mere 3 percent, or 750,000, of the 25 million
\nregistered participants, according to official statistics.<\/p>\n
The most common family planning methods available for men at
\npresent are the condom and vasectomy.<\/p>\n
The government is embarking on a campaign to boost men's
\nparticipation in the family planning program.--Antara<\/p>\n
;ANTARA;
\nANPAa..r..
\nScene-Natuna-Vietnam
\nRI, Vietnam set continental boundary
\nJP\/8\/SCENE<\/p>\n
RI, Vietnam set continental boundary<\/p>\n
NEW YORK: Indonesia and Vietnam are completing discussions on
\nthe continental boundary they share to the north of Indonesia's
\nNatuna island.<\/p>\n
\"Generally, there is nothing more significant (to reach an
\nagreement on). We are only trying to accelerate discussions on
\nthe continental boundary,\" visiting Indonesian Ambassador to
\nVietnam Aiyub Mohsin told Antara here Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Aiyub said that after 20 meetings only 1,200 square miles of
\n12,000 square miles needed to be resolved, as the rest had
\nalready been settled.<\/p>\n
Aiyub said Indonesia was represented by its Ministry of
\nForeign Affairs, the Indonesian Navy and the Ministry of Mines
\nand Energy in the discussions.<\/p>\n
\"The discussions are still ongoing. Hopefully, they will be
\ncompleted in the near future,\" he said.<\/p>\n
;ANTARA;
\nANPAa..r..
\nScene-Theys-probe
\nPapuans seek international team
\nJP\/8\/SCENE<\/p>\n
Papuans seek international team<\/p>\n
JAYAPURA: The Papuan Presidium Council (PDP) and three non-
\ngovernmental organizations are demanding President Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri form an independent international team to
\ninvestigate the murder of independence activist Theys Hiyo Eluay.<\/p>\n
The demand came amid disappointment over the ongoing
\ninvestigation by the Army and the National Commission of Human
\nRights (Komnas-HAM). After a few weeks the investigation has not
\ncome out with any clear results.<\/p>\n
Presidium deputy chairman Tom Beanal said that the Papuan
\npeople awaited concrete action by President Megawati to unravel
\nthe mystery surrounding the Nov. 11 murder of Theys, PDP's
\ncharismatic chairman.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Legal Aid Institute of Jayapura, the Commission
\nfor Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) and the
\nInstitute for Studies and Advocacy of Human Rights (Elsham) have
\nrejected any team set up by the government.<\/p>\n
The three NGOs doubt the independence of any government-
\nsponsored teams. Besides, they suspect that the government may be
\ninvolved in the murder. --Antara<\/p>",
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