Nuclear debates through media

Nuclear debates through media

JAKARTA: Members of the public concerned about the
government's plan to establish a nuclear power plant should write
to the mass media, a non-governmental organization said
Wednesday.

The group, calling itself Sun Flower Solidarity, said in
leaflets distributed recently that the move was needed to improve
public awareness on environmental issues, technology, gender,
civilization and democracy.

The group's spokesman Andreas Iswinarto said its activists
would compile all published letters on the nuclear plant and the
other listed issues and send them to the House of Representatives
and the government.

"We need at least 100 published letters or articles," Andreas
said.

The group itself has written 100 letters about environmental
issues of which 65 have been published.

"We call on the public to make use of the space available in
the media to highlight our stance on the planned construction of
a nuclear power plant," the leaflet said. (08)