House fails to deliberate bills

House fails to deliberate bills

JAKARTA: Despite its target to deliberate 54 bills this
session, after more than a week into its current 35-day session,
the House of Representatives has not begun discussions on a
single one.

A committee tasked to discuss the pornography bill has just
elected Aisyah Baidhowi of the Golkar faction as its chairwoman.
The committee is now expected to arrange its schedule for
deliberations.

The House's secretariat said Tuesday that a committee tasked
with deliberating the establishment of a truth and reconciliation
commission would resume discussions only next week.

And legislators have not started deliberating the bill on the
establishment of the West Sulawesi province as they are waiting
for President Megawati Soekarnoputri to appoint ministers to the
committee.

Legislators on the commission for manpower affairs will
discuss input from all factions on a bill for the protection of
migrant workers next week. --JP