Four officials eye mayoral posts

JAKARTA: Four senior administration officials will vie for the Central Jakarta and West Jakarta mayoral posts.

"A screening committee, chaired by City Secretary Ritola Tasmaya, has come up with four candidates. The committee will select two of the four as mayors," Governor Sutiyoso told reporters on Monday at City Hall.

The four candidates are: administration spokesman Muhayat, Jakarta Population Agency head Sylviana Murni, Coordinating Body for National Unity head Syahrul Effendi and City Mayoral Administration Agency Fadjar A. Panjaitan.

The elected officials will replace outgoing Central Jakarta Mayor Hosea Petra Lumbun and West Jakarta Mayor Sarimun Hadisaputra, who are entering retirement. -- JP