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Sun, 04/19/2009 - 10:22
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SUNDAY`S NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
Jakarta, April 19 (ANTARA) - Following are headlines in major Indonesian dailies published here on Sunday.
The Jakarta Post
KPU MAY DELAY FINAL ELECTION OUTCOME
More than a week away from the legislative elections, less than 10 percent of the overall votes have been processed at the National Tabulation Center, threatening to delay the National Elections Commission (KPU) announcing the polls outcome on May 9, 2009. However, the KPU and an election watchdog remains upbeat that the official final polls results could still be made public on time, exactly one month after the April 9, 2009 elections.
Kompas
OBAMA, CHAVEZ EXCHANGE GREETINGS BEFORE AMERICAS SUMMIT OPENS
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez exchanged greetings with smile outside the venue of the Fifth Summit of the Americas, in Port of Spain, minutes before the opening ceremony of the summit on Friday evening. Obama and Chavez shook hands and exchanged greetings with very relaxed smile.
Republika
GOLKAR SEEMS UNPREPARED TO BECOME COALITION'S BACKBONE
Golkar Party chairman Jusuf Kalla's statement that it was not possible for Golkar to nominate its own presidential candidate is part of an attempt to prevent the party from becoming the main axis of a coalition, a political observer said. Ari Diwipayana, a political science lecturer at Gajah Mada University, was commenting on Saturday on Jusuf Kalla recent remark that it was impossible for Golkar to nominate its own presidential candidate because the party gained only 14 percent of the votes in the April 9, 2009 legislative elections.
Media Indonesia
POLICE NEUTRALITY BEING TESTED
The public sense of justice is annoyed when it faces a different treatment by police. In one case police can be seen very aggressive and professional but in another it could be very amateurish. Such an impression was overtly shown by police when it lightly rejected a report by the Election Supervisory Board on election crimes committed by the General Elections Commission.***
The Jakarta Post
KPU MAY DELAY FINAL ELECTION OUTCOME
More than a week away from the legislative elections, less than 10 percent of the overall votes have been processed at the National Tabulation Center, threatening to delay the National Elections Commission (KPU) announcing the polls outcome on May 9, 2009. However, the KPU and an election watchdog remains upbeat that the official final polls results could still be made public on time, exactly one month after the April 9, 2009 elections.
Kompas
OBAMA, CHAVEZ EXCHANGE GREETINGS BEFORE AMERICAS SUMMIT OPENS
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez exchanged greetings with smile outside the venue of the Fifth Summit of the Americas, in Port of Spain, minutes before the opening ceremony of the summit on Friday evening. Obama and Chavez shook hands and exchanged greetings with very relaxed smile.
Republika
GOLKAR SEEMS UNPREPARED TO BECOME COALITION'S BACKBONE
Golkar Party chairman Jusuf Kalla's statement that it was not possible for Golkar to nominate its own presidential candidate is part of an attempt to prevent the party from becoming the main axis of a coalition, a political observer said. Ari Diwipayana, a political science lecturer at Gajah Mada University, was commenting on Saturday on Jusuf Kalla recent remark that it was impossible for Golkar to nominate its own presidential candidate because the party gained only 14 percent of the votes in the April 9, 2009 legislative elections.
Media Indonesia
POLICE NEUTRALITY BEING TESTED
The public sense of justice is annoyed when it faces a different treatment by police. In one case police can be seen very aggressive and professional but in another it could be very amateurish. Such an impression was overtly shown by police when it lightly rejected a report by the Election Supervisory Board on election crimes committed by the General Elections Commission.***
