ILO looks at kids and drugs

ILO looks at kids and drugs

JAKARTA: The International Labor Organization (ILO) said on
Monday a study it conducted found that 4 percent of all drug
users in the country were below the age of 17.

ILO spokeswoman Gita Lingga also said that two out of 10 of
these young drug users also were involved in selling narcotics.

"They generally start selling drugs when they are between the
ages of 13 and 15," she was quoted by Antara as saying.

The average drug transaction for these young dealers is worth
about Rp 300,000 (US$34), she said. -Antara

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Govt to turn to Supreme Court

JAKARTA: If the Jakarta High Court fails to resolve the legal
dispute between two factions of the National Awakening Party
(PKB), the government will ask the Supreme Court to settle the
matter.

Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said
on Monday the government would enforce whatever decision was made
by the Supreme Court.

"We will abide by the Supreme Court's decision, while the
verification process will go on," Yusril said before attending a
Cabinet meeting.

Conflicting court rulings have failed to resolve the legal
dispute between two factions of the PKB led by Alwi Shihab and
Matori Abdul Djalil.

The Central Jakarta District Court recently issued a verdict
in favor of the PKB under the leadership of Matori, who is also
the defense minister in President Megawati Soekarnoputri's
Cabinet.

Earlier, however, the courts issued a ruling endorsing the
dismissal of Matori from the PKB leadership for backing the
extraordinary meeting of the People's Consultative Assembly that
ousted former president Abdurrahman Wahid in 2001.

Abdurrahman is one of the founders of the PKB. --JP

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'Hoodlums' in charge of regencies

DENPASAR, Bali: State Minister for Administrative Reforms
Feisal Tamin said on Monday many local leaders lacked leadership
experience and had less education than most of their
constituents.

He said that in one regency 65 percent of the legislators only
had elementary school education, while the majority of their
their constituents were university graduates.

He said this situation made it look like hoodlums were running
regencies. --Antara

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Minister to withdraw 'lottery' license

JAKARTA: Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah promised
on Monday to withdraw a license given to a company to run a
"lottery-style" life insurance program that offers prizes to
customers.

"If it can be proven that the insurance is a lottery in the
guise of life insurance, the ministry will be ready to withdraw
the license for the insurance company," the minister said.

He said the ministry granted the license to PT Provisi last
month after receiving a recommendation from the Jakarta Social
Affairs Agency.

Under the company's insurance program, apart from compensation
from the company, policyholders also have the chance to win a
variety of prizes if the numbers on their premium cards match
numbers announced on TV.

The insurance program is scheduled to kick off this August.
-- Antara