Juwono seeks decree on TNI businesses

JAKARTA: Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono said on Friday that he was waiting for a presidential decree to enable him to go ahead with his plans to take over the management of Indonesian Military (TNI) businesses.

"I hope the decree will be issued in the next six months so that I can press ahead with my plan to draw up an inventory of military businesses," he said after installing a number of new ministry officials, including new secretary-general Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.

Juwono said he would need more than two years just to shake up management in the TNI businesses.

Earlier this week, TNI chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said the military would hand over all of its businesses to the government within two years. --JP