'Tempo' on Internet is okay: Harmoko<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Information Harmoko yesterday said
\nhe did not see anything wrong with Tempo, a newsweekly he closed
\ndown two years ago, starting its own homepages on the Internet.<\/p>\n
\"Anybody can go on the Internet. There are no regulations
\nagainst it,\" Harmoko said when asked by reporters about the move
\nby former employees of the banned magazine to launch what they
\ncalled Tempo Interaktif.<\/p>\n
\"I don't think there is anything to say; there are no laws on
\nthe Internet,\" Harmoko said after attending a hearing with
\nCommission I of the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n
\"Maybe the House will want to discuss legislating the
\nInternet,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Harmoko is currently facing a legal battle with a group of
\nformer Tempo employees for closing down the magazine in June
\n1994. The Jakarta State Administrative Court declared his move to
\nrescind Tempo's publishing license illegal and the ruling has
\nsince been upheld by the Jakarta High Administrative State Court.
\nThe case is now awaiting the Supreme Court's decision.<\/p>\n
The first edition of Tempo Interaktif was launched on March 6
\nby the Tempo Data and Analysis Center using the Idola provider.
\nIt can be accessed on http:\/\/www.idola.net.id\/tempo.<\/p>\n
The inaugural edition picked up the most controversial issue
\nof the week: The government's decision to give special privileges
\nto a car-making company run by Hutomo Mandala Putra, the
\npresident's youngest son.<\/p>\n
The service draws on the rich data base of the old magazine
\nand offers access to all of Tempo's past editions, from the first
\nedition on March 6, 1971 to the last on June 25 1994.<\/p>\n
Profiles of public figures which have been available in the
\nbest selling book Apa & Siapa (Who's Who) are also available on
\nTempo's homepages and will be continually updated. (emb)<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tempo-on-internet-is-okay-harmoko-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}