RI to host women's congress<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, will
\nhost a three-day congress of the International Muslim Women's
\nUnion (IMWU), which is scheduled to start on April 7.<\/p>\n
Organizing committee chairwoman Tutty Alawiyah said on
\nWednesday that the congress, which is to be opened by President
\nMegawati Soekarnoputri, would discuss various women's issues in
\nMuslim countries, especially their rights.<\/p>\n
\"The President said participants (of the congress) had to
\nensure that the results of the congress reached women at the
\ngrassroots level,\" Tutty said after meeting Megawati at the State
\nPalace on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Several international women's leaders are expected to attend
\nthe congress, including UN Human Rights Chairwoman Najat Hajjaji
\nfrom Libya.<\/p>\n
During the congress, which will be attended by 138
\nrepresentatives from 86 countries, the participants will hold a
\nmass prayer out of concern for the U.S.-led campaign in Iraq.<\/p>\n
\"The IMWU has also sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi
\nAnnan calling for an emergency meeting to stop the war in Iraq,\"
\nsaid Tutty, who is the former state minister of women's
\nempowerment. --JP<\/p>\n
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RI hosts people smuggling meeting<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The preparatory meeting for the second Asia-Pacific
\nMinisterial Conference on People Smuggling, Human Trafficking and
\nRelated Transnational Crimes is slated to open here on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on
\nWednesday that the one-day meeting would set the agenda for the
\nupcoming ministerial talks to be held in Bali on April 28.<\/p>\n
The first conference, cohosted by Indonesia and Australia, was
\nalso held in Bali last year, during which time participants
\nreached a common understanding that people smuggling was a
\nregional problem and should be addressed through multilateral
\ncooperation.<\/p>\n
Delegations from 39 countries, 18 observers and 16
\ninternational organizations are expected to attend the
\nconference. --JP<\/p>\n
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Protection for farmers' right sought<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Farmers Federation (FSPI) said on
\nWednesday that it would submit a proposal to the United Nations
\nHigh Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) to issue a promise on
\nthe protection of farmers' rights.<\/p>\n
FSPI secretary-general Henry Saragih said the proposal had
\nbeen endorsed by various farmers' associations in Thailand,
\nMalaysia, the Philippines and Brazil.<\/p>\n
\"We know it will not be easy to issue an international pledge
\nbut we must fight for it because so far it is only farmers who
\ndon't have international protection,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The UNHCHR'S annual meeting started on March 17 and will end
\non April 25, but the FSPI will attend the meeting from March 29
\nto April 2.<\/p>\n
FSPI will also call on the UNHCHR to issue a resolution to
\nhelp stop violence against farmers, such as those in Bojonegoro,
\nEast Java, Wonosobo, Central Java, Sosa, North Sumatra and other
\nareas. -JP<\/p>\n
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Analyst grilled over defamation report<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Noted capital market analyst Lin Che Wei was
\nquestioned on Wednesday by police investigators over a defamation
\nreport filed by Bank Lippo.<\/p>\n
Che Wei told reporters that police asked several questions,
\nincluding about an article suggesting manipulation by Bank
\nLippo's management to allow the former owner to regain control of
\nthe bank at a huge discount.<\/p>\n
\"My article did not mention the names of certain figures. I
\ndid not defame anyone,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Lippo's Rudi T. Bachrie filed a suit against Lin Che Wei last
\nmonth after the latter wrote two articles highlighting maneuvers
\nby the bank's management aimed at manipulating the bank's share
\nprice so that its owners could buy it back at a much cheaper
\nprice.<\/p>\n
Che Wei said he could prove the systematic efforts by Bank
\nLippo's management to pave the way for the former owner, the
\nRiady family, to buy the bank.<\/p>\n
The Central Jakarta District Court is currently hearing
\nLippo's civil lawsuit against Che Wei over the same case. The
\ntrial is expected to resume on Thursday. --JP<\/p>\n
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U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to reopen<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The United States Embassy in Jakarta will be open for
\nall services, including visa service, on Thursday, March 27.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, however, will remain
\nclosed for all services until further notice.<\/p>\n
The United States decided to close and stop all services at
\nits embassy in Jakarta last Friday, one day after the country led
\na coalition to topple president Saddam Hussein for refusing to
\ndestroy alleged weapons of mass destruction.<\/p>\n
Antiwar rallies have been held daily outside the mission to
\nprotest the attacks.--JP<\/p>",
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