Membership has its Privileges

Despite strong criticism, MPR members are set to continue with their overseas trips. Only now they've been re-labeled 'comparative studies'.

December 18, 2000

The vocabulary of the Indonesian language—Bahasa Indonesia—is becoming ever richer with new terms. After widyawisata (study tour), darmawisata (excursion), and karyawisata (field trip), a new term has been born: wisata konstitusi (constitution tour). The word has been popularized recently to describe overseas trips conducted by members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)'s Working Committees.

After sharp criticism by members o

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