Govt, House to hold
Govt, House to hold
talks on Ambalat
JAKARTA: The House of Representatives will meet with the
government on Friday night to discuss the dispute with Malaysia
over the offshore Ambalat oil block in the Sulawesi Sea.
House Speaker Agung Laksono said on Tuesday the meeting would
take place at the State Palace to discuss the government's
strategy for maintaining possession of Ambalat.
A number of legislators have criticized the government for
failing to consult the House on its decision to deploy
reinforcement troops to the disputed area.
According to Law No. 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military, the
government is required to inform the House within 48 hours after
any large deployment of troops under a war threat. -- JP
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VP opens Asian
Physics Olympiad
PEKANBARU, Riau: A total of 120 senior high school students
from 19 countries participated in the sixth Asian Physics
Olympiad, which was opened here on Tuesday by Vice President
Jusuf Kalla (not by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as
reported earlier).
The week-long event ending on May 2 is being held at the
campus of the Riau Politeknik University.
The organizing committee said that certain nations had not
sent teams due to concerns over security and natural disasters.
The vice president said in his opening speech that the physics
olympiad should serve as an encouragement for Indonesian students
to learn more about science, particularly physics, so that
Indonesia could catch up with other countries in this particular
field.
He also criticized teachers and school masters who are more
interested in pushing students to achieve passing grades rather
than focusing on quality education. -- Antara
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Police to join new
illegal logging team
JAKARTA: The National Police said on Tuesday they will submit
four names to the Military Police chief as members of a joint
team that will handle illegal logging cases.
The government plans to set up the team to deal with legal
procedures for illegal logging trials since most suspects came
from different backgrounds, including police and military
personnel and civil servants, and different procedures are
required in handling their cases.
National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Aryanto Boedihardjo said
the four proposed officers were Sr. Comr. Alpiner Sinaga, Adj.
Sr. Comr. Yerrit Maryono, Comr. Yafit Parembang and Adj. Comr.
Mugiyono -- all investigators of the special crimes division at
the National Police Headquarters.
The four officers will assist other team members from the
Attorney General's Office and the Indonesian Military. Military
Police deputy chief Brig. Gen. Hendardji will reportedly lead the
team. -- JP