The Jakarta Post panel discussion 2000<\/p>\n
On Dec. 5, The Jakarta Post brought together 14 individuals of
\ndiverse backgrounds and expertise for a two-day panel discussion
\nin Jakarta to look into the prospects for 2002 from their
\nperspective. We asked each panelist what he or she sees as
\ncrucial reforms for the development of a more humane civil
\nsociety in Indonesia in the coming year.<\/p>\n
Participants' backgrounds ranged from thinkers and politicians
\nto practitioners: lawyer Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara, former
\ngovernment prosecutor Antonius Sujata, Islamic thinker Azyumardi
\nAzra, politician\/economist Benny Pasaribu, businessman Gilbert
\nWiryadinata, sociologist Ignas Kleden, political analyst Mochtar
\nPabottingi, writer\/columnist Mohamad Sobary, economists Mubyarto,
\nM. Chatib Basri and Pande Radja Silalahi, Kebumen Regent
\nRustriningsih, political activist Smita Notosusanto, and
\npolitical analyst\/writer Soedjati Djiwandono.<\/p>\n
Our moderators were no less impressive: Noted economist
\nSjahrir, who is also chairman of the New Indonesian Association,
\nand Sabam Siagian, former ambassador to Australia and the Post's
\nown editor-at-large.<\/p>\n
To encourage open and frank discussion held at Santika Hotel,
\nwe applied the Chatham House rules, whereby anything said could
\nonly be used for publication without direct attribution. In
\ntoday's issue, we present the summary of the fruitful and
\nenlightening discussion.<\/p>\n
The articles were written by members of the editorial board:
\nRaymond Toruan, Endy Bayuni, Vincent Lingga, Alex Irwan, Riyadi
\nSuparno, Meidyatama Surjodiningrat, Kornelius Purba and Muhammad
\nNafik. Santi W. Soekanto, a regular contributor, assisted us in
\nwriting one of the articles.<\/p>",
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