MPR session slated for September

JAKARTA: The last annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) for the 1999-2004 period is scheduled to take place from Sept. 23 to Sept. 26.

An Assembly working committee member, Baharuddin Aritonang, said on Thursday that during the session the body would hear progress reports from President Megawati Soekarnoputri, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the heads of other state institutions.

The conclusion of the annual session will mark the end of the five-year term for the 700 members of the Assembly.

The 550 House members and 128 members of the Regional Representative Council who were elected in the April 5 general election will begin their terms on Oct. 1.

The two legislative bodies will form the new Assembly, which will convene to appoint its leaders and prepare for the inauguration of the elected president and vice president. -- Antara