Agum names new director general

Agum names new director general

JAKARTA (JP): The Minister of Transportation and
Telecommunications, Agum Gumelar, on Wednesday installed Djamhari
Sirat as the new Director General of Post and Telecommunications,
replacing Sasmito Dirdjo.

Agum said that Djamhari has a difficult task ahead of him as
the new director general in charge of resolving the disputes
between state-owned PT Telkom and its joint cooperation scheme
(KSO) partners.

He said that Djamhari should go on with the program outlined
by his predecessor and actively coordinate with other ministries
to formulate a cyber law and broadcasting law.

Agum also appointed Gunawan Ibrahim as the new chief of the
Meteorological and Geophysics Agency replacing Sri Diharto.

Both Gunawan and Sasmito will soon end their active duty.

He appointed Yaddi Haryadi Abidin as head of the Air
Communications Training Department, A. Moersantoso as
administrator for Soekarno Hatta International Airport, and Wizar
Bermawi as judge of the Maritime Court. (tnt)