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Susilo, House to
meet on Aceh issue
JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to hold
a consultative meeting with the House of Representatives on
Monday, to discuss various issues of the ongoing relief operation
in Aceh.
In a letter sent to the House on Thursday from the state
secretariat, the meeting will be at the House compound and the
President will be accompanied by portfolio Cabinet ministers.
"The consultation will be conducted after lunch, and mostly
will discuss the Aceh relief program," a staff member of the
state secretariat told The Jakarta Post.
The staff member also said that the President was preparing a
letter to the House on the replacement of the National Police
chief, Army chief of staff, Air Force chief of staff and Navy
chief of staff.
"It (the replacement) will happen in the near future," the
staffer said.--JP
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Team aims to speed
up Munir's case
JAKARTA: The fact-finding team formed to assist the police
investigation into the death of rights activist Munir had its
first coordinating meeting with the police at the National Police
Headquarters on Thursday.
The team, chaired by Brig. Gen. Marsudi Hanafi, consisted of
13 members of various backgrounds ranging from non-governmental
organizations to government officials.
Munarman of the Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid
Institute (YLBHI) said that the team and the police investigators
would draft a work plan for the investigation.
"The police will also share the results of their investigation
into Munir's death with us today in the meeting. Hopefully, we'll
be able to solve the case real soon," Munarman said before he
stepped into the meeting room.
Munir, the founder of both Imparsial and the Commission for
Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), died of
arsenic poisoning aboard a Garuda flight from Jakarta to
Amsterdam on Sept. 7. -- JP
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Russian govt
gives scholarship
JAKARTA: The government of the Russian Federation announced on
Thursday it was providing scholarships for Indonesian students to
study in Russia.
In a press release, the Russian Embassy said that 20
scholarships would be provided for students planning to take
bachelor and master degrees, and another five scholarships for a
doctorate.
It said that applications will close on April 18, and for the
bachelor degree the applicant should be no older than 25 years of
age, while for the masters degree no older than 30 years.
All Indonesian students accepted in the scholarship program
will be given a one-year preparatory course, as all courses will
be given in Russian.
"The Russian government deems the scholarship program for
Indonesian students as a concrete step to develop bilateral
relations between the two countries," the press release signed by
the Russian Embassy first secretary Alexander L. Vaulin said.--JP
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Total to build
400 houses in Aceh
JAKARTA: The local unit of French-based oil and gas firm Total
Oil Indonesia will provide a total of 400 low-cost houses in
Banda Aceh for the homeless survivors of the Dec. 26 tsunami.
The company will purchase the houses from state-owned housing
developer Perumnas. The two signed a memorandum of understanding
on Thursday, witnessed by Minister of Public Housing Jusuf
Ansyari Thayib.
Perumnas Herry A. Jasa Slawat said that the government had
sufficient land to build up to 1,370 housing units in various
areas in Aceh, which bore the brunt of the tsunami disaster. --
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Aid workers told
not to proselytize
JAKARTA: The South Korean government has warned its citizens
volunteering in tsunami-wrecked Aceh to avoid religious
activities that could make them targets of violence.
South Korean Embassy's press and cultural attache Kim Sang-
sool said on Wednesday that South Korea's National Intelligence
had posted a travel warning for aid workers already in the
disaster area to "refrain from carrying out religious activities
that could trigger hostilities from natives".
He said that the 150 South Korean aid workers in the
predominantly Muslim Aceh region were there for the humanitarian
relief operation not to spread the gospel.
Many South Korean volunteer groups have set up relief efforts
in Aceh. Among them are three Christian non-government
organizations: Global Care, Good Neighbors, and Korea Food for
the Hungry International, whose motto is "Bread and Gospel for
hungry people the world over".
According to the Korean World Mission Association, there are
12,000 South Korean evangelists around the world, second only to
the number from the U.S. Out of this number 15 percent are based
in Southeast Asia. -- JP