Military-style uniforms not for civilians

Military-style uniforms not for civilians

SEMARANG, Central Java: Members of political parties' security
forces should not wear military or police-style uniforms in order
to avoid confusing the public, a senior military officer said on
Friday.

"Military or police-style uniforms must not be worn by those
who have no right to wear them. Such a misuse will only cause
confusion among the people," Central Java's Diponegoro Military
Command chief of staff, Brig. Gen. Salim Mengga, said.

So those political party security forces that currently wear
military-style uniforms must change them, he said.

He said the Central Java Military Command and the Central Java
Police had agreed to ask political parties to create clear rules
on the use of military or police-style uniforms. -Antara

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New title for Sultan Hamengkubuwono X
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New title for Sultan Hamengkubuwono X

PEKANBARU, Riau: Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X has been
given the honorary title Sri Amanah Dwi Wangsa from the Riau
Malay Indigenous Institution.

Riau Governor Saleh Djasit said on Thursday evening the
honorary title was a sign of appreciation for the sultan's
efforts to help natives of Riau who reside in Yogyakarta.

"At present there are 5,000 people from Riau who are studying
in Yogyakarta," Saleh said.

Some 8,000 other natives of Riau have graduated from schools
and universities in Yogyakarta, he added.

Also, Saleh said, the sultan's father, Sultan Hamengkubuwono
IX, helped Riau students continue their studies in Yogyakarta
when they faced financial difficulties during the government's
war against the separatist movement in Sumatra during the 1950s.
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Councillors face questioning
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Councillors face questioning

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Three councillors from the South
Sumatra Legislative Council will be questioned by the
prosecutor's office about a Rp 7.5 billion (US$860,000) scandal
that allegedly involves 11 councillors.

"We are still processing the letter of permission to question
the three councillors," Attorney General's Office spokesman
Antasari Azhar said on Friday during a visit to Palembang.

Antasari said he did not know the names of the legislators to
be questioned as they were still in the hands of Minister of Home
Affairs Hari Sabarno.

So far the local prosecutor's office has questioned three
councillors about the scandal: Zamzami Achmad, Natsir Djakfar
and Yusfar Hidayatullah, he said.

"We do not intend to delay the inquiry of the scandal,"
Antasari said.

He said there were similar cases in the provinces of Riau,
West Sumatra and North Sumatra.-Antara