Legislators to get radio comments

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)