Council to summon three ministers

JAKARTA: While the House of Representatives will not be able to summon Cabinet members in the near future, the Regional Representatives Council has arranged separate hearings with three ministers.

Council Speaker Ginandjar Kartasasmita said on Tuesday Minister of Homes Affairs M. Ma'ruf, Minister of National Education Bambang Sudibyo and National Development Planning chief Sri Mulyani Indrawati would meet ad hoc committees to explain their regional autonomy agenda in the first 100 days of office.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked all government officials to fulfill summons from the House until its internal wrangling was settled. -- JP