Hamzah denies early campaign
Hamzah denies early campaign
BONE, South Sulawesi: Vice President Hamzah Haz denied on
Saturday allegations that he had already started to campaign for
the 2004 election, as shown by his frequent appearances at
outdoor events organized by his United Development Party (PPP)
across the country.
"No, what I have been doing is not campaigning," he said in
his capacity as chairman of the Muslim-based PPP during a rally
to mark its 30th anniversary here.
Around 5,000 PPP supporters attended the event, which was also
attended by South Sulawesi Governor Amin Syam, Bone district head
HM Amir and a number of local military and police officials.
Hamzah said what he was doing was meeting the people of Bone,
not campaigning.
"Since I became vice president, I belong not only to the PPP
or Moslems, but to the whole nation. However, as I come from the
PPP, I have the duty of regularly meeting the people who have
voted for the PPP," he said.
General Elections Commission member Mulyana W. Kusumah
recently accused the PPP and President Megawati Soekarnoputri's
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle of electioneering during
party functions. --Antara
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Crime to increase in 2003
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Crime to increase in 2003
BANDUNG: The government's lack of political will to enforce
the law will result in an increase in the number of corruption
cases, human rights violations and drug crimes, an analyst said.
"Human rights violations and corruption will still top the
list of crimes in the country in 2003," legal expert Yesmil Anwar
said on Saturday.
He added that the lack of government commitment to law
enforcement was evident as those who committed serious crimes
such as corruption, crimes against humanity and drug trafficking
managed to escape punishment.
"The government must be able to anticipate crime and improve
law enforcement through harsh punishments for criminals," he
said.
He also warned of rampant crime during the general election
next year as the government focused its attention on preparing
for the polls.--Antara
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Journalists leave for Australia
JAKARTA: Ninety Indonesians departed for Australia on Sunday
to attend the second Indonesia-Australia Specialized Training
Project (IASTP).
The participants included dozens of journalists, the
Australian Embassy said in a statement.
They will take part in five different workshops on small and
medium enterprises development; surveillance and social research
on drugs; human rights; district and provincial planning; and
business journalism.
Some 14,000 Indonesians have participated in the A$54 million
training program, which began in 1998.
The training project is aimed at improving the skills of
workers from private and government institutions, as well as non-
governmental organizations.
The Jakarta Post is represented by Johannes Simbolon, the
daily's business editor. -- JP
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Indonesians shine in Jessup contest
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Indonesians shine in Jessup contest
NEW YORK: Indonesia, represented by the University of
Indonesia's law school, improved its ranking in the Philip C.
Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (The Jessup
Competition) in the United States capital of Washington D.C.
recently.
Dede Fikry, Haghia Sophia Lubis, Leonardo Bernard, Sari Aziz
and Dewi Savitri Reni were ranked 24th out of hundreds of
participants worldwide.
The Jessup Competition is a role-playing competition where the
participants must act as the judges of an International Court to
solve global disputes and problems.
Indonesia sent representatives for the first time in 2001 to
the competition, which uses English as its medium. Last year,
Indonesia finished 58th. -- Antara