Public complaints: People still place courts on top of the list
Public complaints: People still place courts on top of the list
of state institutions which perform poorly as 58 percent of those
who lodge complaints with the National Ombudsmen Commission
perceive that the courts have not been able to make a just
decision. Ombudsmen Commission chairman Antonius Sujata revealed
the results of data collected in the period between January and
June this year at a hearing with the House of Representatives'
Commission II here on Tuesday.
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Suspect in Atrium bombing: The wife of one of the Jakarta Stock
Exchange bombers was declared a suspect by police on Tuesday in
connection with last Sunday's bombing of Atrium Plaza. Aznani,
whose husband Tengku Ismuhadi is serving a life sentence at
Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta, is currently being
detained at Jakarta Police Headquarters.
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Investors' fears: Mari Pangestu of the Jakarta-based Centre for
Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) says Indonesia, still
mired in an economic crisis, is among the countries now facing
the economic impact of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States.
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SEA Games doping: Indonesian sports organizations remained
tightlipped on Tuesday regarding an Indonesian athlete who tested
positive for drugs during the recently concluded Southeast Asian
(SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur.
BPKP reports state funds abuse: The State Development Finance
Comptroller (BPKP) reported on Tuesday that some Rp 10.3 trillion
(about US$1.08 billion) in state funds had been abused during the
2000 budget year and in the first half of this year.
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U.S. team in Pakistan: A U.S. military delegation was in Pakistan
on Monday to discuss plans for Washington's campaign against
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and their "guest" Osama bin Laden.
The delegation, whose arrival had been kept secret, is to discuss
details of the military cooperation the United States is seeking
from the administration of Pakistan's military ruler Gen. Pervez
Musharraf.
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