PIB clarifies

PIB clarifies

We are writing with regards to a short article published on
May 24, 2003, on page 4 of The Jakarta Post entitled: PIB
registers for 2004 election. We regret to inform you that there
were several mistakes about crucial facts printed in the article.

Firstly, the name of our political party was incorrectly
translated. Partai Perhimpunan Indonesia Baru is officially
translated as New Indonesia Alliance Party (PIB party).

Secondly, the article reported that we had "10,000 party
members". That figure (12,240 to be exact) is actually the number
of members who hold leadership positions in the provinces,
regencies/municipalities and districts all over Indonesia. It is
not the total number of members in our party.

SJAHRIR, New Indonesia Alliance Party, Jakarta

Note: Thank you for your clarification. We regret any
inconvenience caused due to the inaccuracies.

Editor