Mega told to stop women smuggling

Mega told to stop women smuggling

NUNUKAN, East Kalimantan: President Megawati Soekarnoputri as
Indonesia's first female president should take the lead in
efforts to combat the smuggling of Indonesian women to Malaysia,
a House legislator said here Wednesday.

AM Fatwa, a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives,
said Megawati should give more serious attention to the issue of
women's trafficking by instructing the National Police chief to
investigate the case and capture the masterminds.

The legislator arrived at Nunukan from a visit to the
Malaysian state of Sabah.

He brought with him an Indonesian female worker who had been
smuggled into Sabah, where she was forced into prostitution,
along with 13 other Indonesian women. The women had sought refuge
at the local Indonesian consulate.

Fatwa said behind the people smuggling was a well-organized
syndicate operating in Java and Sulawesi, but the police were
sometimes afraid to deal with the crime. -- Antara

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Melbourne to host RI film festival
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Melbourne to host RI film festival

JAKARTA: The Indonesian cinematic society plans to hold the
2002 Indonesian Film Festival (IFFEST) in Melbourne, Australia,
from Oct. 1 through Oct.6, the event's organizing committee said
here Wednesday.

It is for the first time the Indonesian Film Festival is
convened in Australia, Maulana Ishadi, said.

During the six-day festival, themed "scenes from new
generation beyond tradition", 11 films would be shown, including
Ca Bau Kan, Beth, Ada Apa dengan Cinta (What's the Matter with
Love), and Bendera (Flag).

Other feature movies, like Pasir Berbisik (Whispering Sands),
Jelangkung (Voodoo doll), Petualangan Sherina (Sherina's
Adventure), and Tato (Tattoo), would also be shown at the
festival, he said.

The festival will be held in Sidneymyers Theater, Chinatown
Cinema, Federation Hall, Kalaide Theatre, Erwinrado Theatre, and
Velour Bar. -- Antara