Students to hold public stage

BOGOR: Students from various universities in Bogor will hold a day-long public discussion, titled Panggung Rakyat (Public Stage), on Wednesday to reflect on the last five years of the reform movement students helped spark.

Government critics, including economists Drajad Wibowo and Didiek J. Rachbini, and politicians Eros Djarot, Sri Bintang Pamungkas and Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, have been invited.

The Students Executive Body (BEM) told Antara that they would also invite noted scholar Nurcholis Madjid to speak.

The event will be held at the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB) in Baranangsiang, organizing committee chairman Eka Setiawan Karim said.

On Sunday the students opened a humanitarian aid post for the poor. An exhibition of photos and articles regarding the May 1998 events and a public discussion would highlight the events. --JP