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
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10 raider battalions to be set up
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10 raider battalions to be set up
GILIMANUK, Bali: The Army is planning to set up 10 more raider
battalions across the country in the near future to complement 80
others already in place.
Army deputy commander Lt. Gen. Darsono MSc. said in Gilimanuk,
Bali on Tuesday that the new airborne battalions would help
enhance the Army's fighting ability.
"We want the fighting ability of troops to increase evenly
across the country," Darsono was quoted by Antara as saying.
He did not reveal any specific timetable on the establishment
of the raider battalions.
The two-star general also suggested that the plan would
require a large budget but again did not provide specifics.
The new raider battalions will be attached to the Army's 12
military commands across the country. --Antara
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RI, Madagascar to produce dictionary
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RI, Madagascar to produce dictionary
JAKARTA: Indonesia and Madagascar agreed on Tuesday to put up
a joint venture to produce a dictionary of both languages in a
bid to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, which
have many similarities in languages and ethnic groups.
The fact that 300 root words of both languages have
similarities in form and meaning proves that both languages come
from the same language group, Austronesian.
The project will include several parties, such as the National
Book Center and linguists from universities.
The two countries also agreed to make a film about their
cultural similarities.
Cultural delegations from both countries will also exchange
visits. --Antara
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JAJAKI starts its national meeting
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JAJAKI starts national meeting
JAKARTA: More than 40 government institutions, non-government
organizations (NGOs), universities, political parties and mass
media started a two-day meeting on Tuesday to help create good
public policy and push for continuing reform after the 2004
elections.
The groups, under the network called JAJAKI, would debate
priorities on public policy to be further debated and finally
recommended to the government after next year's election.
JAJAKI was facilitated by the United Nations Facility for
Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR).
Among the institutions that joined JAJAKI were the Indonesian
Institute of Sciences (LIPI), the University of Indonesia,
Nadhlatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, and The Jakarta Post.
After the two-day meeting, JAJAKI will continue to hold public
debates and meetings to sharpen public policies to be recommended
to the government.-JP