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RI criticizes S'pore
over extradition pact

JAKARTA: Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda
reiterated here on Saturday Indonesia's call for Singapore to
agree on an extradition treaty that would enable it to extradite
accused Indonesian criminals to Jakarta.

He accused Singapore of not cooperating with Indonesia in its
efforts to forge an extradition treaty between the neighboring
countries.

Numerous Indonesians accused of corruption have reportedly
fled to Singapore to avoid being brought to justice.

"We want to speed up the process, but just meeting (with
Singaporean authorities) is not easy. Negotiations with Singapore
on a memorandum of understanding are more difficult than with
other countries," Hassan said during a dialog with 500 students
in Jakarta. --Antara

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Youths voice support for Susilo, Kalla
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Youths form group
to support Susilo

JAKARTA: Hundreds of youths announced on Saturday the
establishment of a group called Angkatan Muda Demokrat to support
the campaign presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

However, during a ceremony at Balai Sarbini in South Jakarta,
the new group's chairman, Yasulipar Sinaga, was unable to provide
any details on how the youth group planned to help Susilo and his
running mate Jusuf Kalla.

Subur Budisantoso, who chairs the Democratic Party that
nominated Susilo, attended the event, which featured a dangdut
performance. Neither Susilo nor Kalla were present. --JP.

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It is hard to meet
with Mega: Agum

CIREBON, West Java: Communications minister Agum Gumelar said
on Saturday he has had difficulty securing a meeting with
President Megawati Soekarnoputri since agreeing to be Hamzah
Haz's vice presidential candidate in the July 5 presidential
election.

He said earlier that he wanted to quit the Cabinet after being
selected as the running mate for presidential candidate Hamzah
Haz. However, he has yet to tender his resignation to Megawati.

"Up to now, I have not met (with the President) because she is
very busy. I do not feel it is a political matter, rather it is a
technical one," Agum said.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is now the presidential
candidate for the Democratic Party, had difficulty setting up a
meeting with Megawati when he wanted to resign as the chief
security minister. --JP