Legislators to get radio comments

JAKARTA (JP): Some 500 letters, facsimiles and electronic- mails sent to the General Assembly's radio pool will be presented to the factions as input from the public.

Cahya Dwi, the coordinator of the pool, a combined operation for radio coverage of the five-yearly event, said the center had received about 50 communications each day for the past 10 days.

He said most of the messages focused on the senders' hope that the new government would help resolve the economic crisis.

"Initially we didn't really know what to do with all these comments coming in. But then we got the idea of gathering them all together and presenting them to factions," Cahya said as quoted by Antara.

The radio pool, based at the House of Representatives building, was set up on Feb. 27 and will continue operating until tomorrow.

It broadcasts 11 five-minute information packages daily to listeners in Jakarta and West Java. (mds)