PDI-P to promote political laws

PDI-P to promote political laws

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
Perjuangan) plans to host a national meeting here to discuss the
newly endorsed legislation on political parties and general
elections.

The meeting, scheduled from Monday to Wednesday, will be held
at the five-star Shangri-La Hotel and attended by more than 900
party executives nationwide.

Agnita Singadikane, the party's deputy secretary-general said
on Sunday that party chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is
also the President, would open the three-day event.

"On the second day, she will forward the materials for the
meeting," Agnita said.

A party source said the event would cost the party Rp 4
billion (US$450,500), but Agnita said the party would spend less
than the amount. She said the party would pay for the
accommodation of the participants but would not cover their
transportation expenses. -- JP

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Jakarta students win tickets to UK

JAKARTA: Bernardine Andara Fembriarto and Eunike Stephanie
Sastrawidjaja, two Jakarta senior high-school students, won an
English-language video making competition organized by the
British Council.

For their achievement, they will enjoy a two-week visit to
England, where they will join winners from 12 other countries to
meet with a number of prominent British figures, learn about
educational opportunities there and watch British cultural shows.

Both Bernardine of SMU Gonzaga and Eunike of SMU Pelita
Harapan beat around 100 students aged between 15 years and 18
years from across the country.

Participants in the competition were required to explain in
their videos who they are, what they are studying, why they would
like to study in the UK and what they think about the UK, within
three minutes.

The competition, the first to be held in Indonesia, also took
place in Thailand, Russia, China, Egypt, Vietnam and the United
Arab Emirates (UAE), British Council marketing and communication
manager Simon Giverin said.

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ITB off limits for campaigning

BANDUNG: The state Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
students community rejected on Saturday any election campaigning
inside their campus.

They said election campaigns on campus would adversely affect
students' study.

"The reason behind our rejection is that a campus is a venue
to develop sciences. The spirit of its neutrality should remain
intact," ITB Student Association's president, Alga Indria, told
reporters here.

Alga said if campaigning was allowed at ITB, one of the
country's oldest institutes, it could disrupt the students' lives
and affect their morale.

The rejection was not only directed at rallies but also
debates related to the election. The election law says a campus
could be a venue for an election campaign, with the approval of
the rector.

For the first time in Indonesia's modern history, eligible
voters all over the country will vote directly for a president
and vice president in 2004. A legislative election will also be
held in the same year. -- Antara

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Police to improve Imron's case file

DENPASAR, Bali: The police team investigating last year's
bombings in Bali will send a special unit to trace and collect
evidence and left in East Kalimantan by suspect Ali Imron, team
spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Yatim Suyatmo said on Saturday.

"The special officers are scheduled to leave on Monday with
the hope that they will be able to collect new evidence to
complete Ali Imron's case file," he said.

Ali Imron was arrested at his hiding place on a tiny island in
East Kalimantan on Jan. 13 or three months after the bombings on
Oct. 12 last year. He was arrested along with 14 of his friends,
including Utomo Pamungkas alias Mubarok.

Suyatmo said police believed Imron, the suspected assembler of
the bombs used in Bali, had left some evidence there and also
still had some friends there.

Regarding witnesses, Suyatmo said the police would be
selective, adding that witnesses who possessed information
relevant to the case would be taken to Bali.

The Bali Prosecutor's Office recently returned Ali Imron's
case files compiled by the police for correction and improvement.
-- Antara