KPU hosts dialog
KPU hosts dialog
with campaigners
JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) hosted on
Friday a dialog between 44 professional and community
organizations and campaign teams of all presidential candidates
in the July 5 elections.
KPU member Valina Singka Subekti said the forum would help the
organizations become better acquainted with the presidential
candidates.
"We also hope the organizations can provide information for
their members about the presidential election. It will curb the
number of absentee voters," she said in a statement.
Among the organizations represented were the Indonesian
Doctors Association (IDI), the Indonesian Chamber of Trade and
Commerce (KADIN), the Voice of Caring Mothers (SIP) and the
Association of Indonesian Movie Artists (Parfi). -- JP
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Journalists protest to Komnas HAM
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Journalists
file protest
JAKARTA: Dozens of employees of PT Berita Media Buana Pers (PT
BMBP) which publishes Berita Buana daily, came to the National
Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Friday to file a
complaint against businessman Nirwan Dermawan Bakrie.
The employees, including the paper's journalists, accused
Nirwan, the president of PT Bakrie Capital Indonesia that holds
the majority share in PT BMBP, of violating Article 23 of the UN
Declaration on Human Rights that ensures people's right to a
better career and good payment without discrimination.
"We had been working without payment since October last year,
until the company stopped publishing the paper in March. The
employer refused to pay compensation, but asked us to voluntarily
resign," employee' representative, Ayid Suyitno, told Komnas HAM
deputy chairman Amidhan.
Ayid said as of April the company owed Rp 4.5 billion
(US$489,130) in unpaid salaries and compensation to the
employees. -- JP
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IOM to host police workshop
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IOM to host
police workshop
JAKARTA: The International Organization for Migration (IOM)
will host a five-day workshop for 40 police officers who are
members of the Counter-trafficking Unit.
Funded by New Zealand AID, the workshop will be held in
Jakarta from June 15 to June 19. It will be the second workshop
funded by New Zealand in two weeks.
The workshop is designed to help police officers understand
the concept of human trafficking; learn about various forms of
trafficking in Indonesia; learn basic investigative techniques
and understand the provisions of the Criminal Code and other laws
that could be used to investigate trafficking crimes.
Indonesia recognized that human trafficking constituted a
gross violation of human rights in 2002. --JP
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RI to observe blood donor day
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RI to observe
blood donor day
JAKARTA: Indonesia will observe every June 14 as Blood Donor
Day, which will be marked this year by the signing of an
agreement between the government, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI),
the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) and the
World Health Organization (WHO).
Yuyun Soedarmono, director of PMI's blood transfusion
division, said the day would be dedicated to blood donors across
the country.
Organizers have chosen the theme for the initial
commemoration: Blood, a gift for life. Thank You.
There are only five blood donors for every 1,000 people in the
country, who donate 1.2 million blood bags per year, well below
the WHO target of 4 million for Indonesia.
Around 80 percent of blood comes from voluntary donors, while
the rest is from families of patients. -- JP
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Three rebels killed in Aceh
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Three rebels
killed in Aceh
JAKARTA: Indonesian Military soldiers have killed three
suspected separatist rebels in the latest violence in Aceh
province, an officer said Friday.
The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) guerrillas died in a gun battle
on Thursday in Central Aceh district, said Lt. Col. Asep Sapari,
the provincial military spokesman.
Troops seized one pistol from the dead men, he said. -- AFP