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Tue, 01/27/2009 - 14:17
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TUESDAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES
Jakarta, Jan 27 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major newspapers published here on Tuesday.
The Jakarta Post
MUI EDICTS CONDEMNED AS 'POINTLESS'
The country's highest Islamic authority has come under fire for bans on vote abstention, smoking and yoga. Edicts on the bans were issued by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) during its two-day national meeting in Padangpanjng, West Sumatra, which ended on Sunday.
Kompas
AFFIRMATION, A FORM OF UNFAIRNESS
The attitude of General Election Commission (KPU) to give special treatment to female legislative candidates is a form of unfairness. The affirmation policy also has a potential to create a conflict among the legislative candidates, as well as state institutions.
Media Indonesia
MEGAWATI URGED TO CHOOSE SULTAN
Pressure from Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for Megawati Soekarnoputry to choose Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X as her running mate is getting stronger. Mega-Buwono duo will be discussed in the party's national working meeting which is to be opened on Tuesday in Solo, Central Java.
Republika
GLOBAL ECONOMY GETTING WEAKER
International Monetary Fund (IMF) will again trim 2009 global economic growth projection. The world economy is predicted to grow only by 1 to 1.5 percent from 2.2 percent which was predicted earlier by IMF and was released in November 2008.
The Jakarta Post
MUI EDICTS CONDEMNED AS 'POINTLESS'
The country's highest Islamic authority has come under fire for bans on vote abstention, smoking and yoga. Edicts on the bans were issued by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) during its two-day national meeting in Padangpanjng, West Sumatra, which ended on Sunday.
Kompas
AFFIRMATION, A FORM OF UNFAIRNESS
The attitude of General Election Commission (KPU) to give special treatment to female legislative candidates is a form of unfairness. The affirmation policy also has a potential to create a conflict among the legislative candidates, as well as state institutions.
Media Indonesia
MEGAWATI URGED TO CHOOSE SULTAN
Pressure from Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for Megawati Soekarnoputry to choose Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X as her running mate is getting stronger. Mega-Buwono duo will be discussed in the party's national working meeting which is to be opened on Tuesday in Solo, Central Java.
Republika
GLOBAL ECONOMY GETTING WEAKER
International Monetary Fund (IMF) will again trim 2009 global economic growth projection. The world economy is predicted to grow only by 1 to 1.5 percent from 2.2 percent which was predicted earlier by IMF and was released in November 2008.
