HEADLINES OF INDONESIAN NEWSPAPERS ON THURSDAY

Jakarta, May 28 (ANTARA) - The following are headlines of major Indonesian newspapers published here on Thursday.


The Jakarta Post
HOUSE SEES RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN

The House of Representatives is welcoming a record hight of 102 female legislators, or around 18 percent of the total of 560 seats, but harder challenges await them.


Jakarta Globe
ANTIGRAFT BILL LOW DOWN ON DPR AGENDA

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and leaders of the House of Representatives on Wednesday agreed to push for the passage of six 'crucial' bills before the current legislature is dissolved on Sept. 30, but the much-anticipated bill on the Anti-Corruption Court was not one of them.


Republika
HOUSE INQUIRY APPROVED, COALITION FRAGILE

The approval for a House inquiry into mistakes which were made in the procedures to draw up the Fixed Voter Lists (DPTs) for the recent legislative elections, indicated that the Democratic Party coalition was fragile. However, PD stated that its coalition would not be affected.


Kompas
INQUIRY COMMITTEE BEING PUSHED

After getting an approval of the House of Representatives (DPR) to conduct an inquiry concerning violation of the people's constitutional rights to vote, in the DPR plenary meeting on Tuesday (May 26), the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) pushed for an establishment of an inquiry committee.


Media Indonesia
SBY AND JK TOGETHER AGAIN

After they had not met for 15 days, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK) met again. The two presidential hopefuls who often exchanged statements, yesterday attended a consultative meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) leaders.