Figures declare propriety movement

Figures declare propriety movement

YOGYAKARTA: A group of artists and leading figures campaigning
for civil society declared on Saturday a movement to promote
propriety in the society.

Among the signatories of the declaration were poets W.S.
Rendra and Taufiq Ismail, musician Jockie Suryoprayogo, antigraft
campaigners Koesnadi Hardjasoemantri and Teten Masduki, political
analyst Eep Syaifullah Fatah, economist Faisal Basri and the
host, Yogyakarta governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X.

"The participants of the movement intend to play a role and
act as an agent of reform in the nation that is facing a slump,"
Hamengkubuwono said.

The movement, he added, was aimed at reminding the state, the
business community and the public of uncivilized practices, which
were prevailing in all sectors. Corruption, nepotism and
collusion, which have continued unabated are largely a result of
back-room deals among the three entities, the sultan said. -- JP