Lawmakers get PCs

JAKARTA: Legislators finally got a personal computer and a printer each from the House of Representatives secretariat on Friday, which is expected to boost their performance.

Some of the legislators, however, complained that the computers should have been dispersed years ago.

"This kind of equipment should have been given at the beginning of the legislative term," said Djoko Susilo, deputy secretary of the Reform faction, on Thursday.

The current legislators took office in October 1999 and will end their tenure in October 2004.

Golkar lawmaker Baharuddin Aritonang was pleased to receive a computer, saying it would help him finish his legislative duties. --JP