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