July 24, 2001 edition
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July 17, 2001 edition
Hamzah Haz's position has become a hot topic of contemporary Indonesian politics. The head of the United Development Party (PPP) is widely rumored to become the next vice president if Megawati Sukarnoputri is promoted to become president after the August 1 Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). The elite of this party, which is symbolized by the holy Ka'bah of Islam, have been enthusiastically lobbying other parties to gain support for the 61-year-old to attain the second most important seat in the country.
Hamzah Haz's position has become a hot topic of contemporary Indonesian politics. The head of the United Development Party (PPP) is widely rumored to become the next vice president if Megawati Sukarnoputri is promoted to become president after the August 1 Special Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). The elite of this party, which is symbolized by the holy Ka'bah of Islam, have been enthusiastically lobbying other parties to gain support for the 61-year-old to attain the second most important seat in the country.
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June 26, 2001 edition
When he was still trade minister, Prof. Dr. Satrio Budihardjo Joedono used to hold up his battered old briefcase. According to Satrio, better known to his friends as Billy, he bought the briefcase at the Ancol art market in the 1980s. Now the 61-year-old Pangkalpinang native has served for almost two years as chairman of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), the battered old bag—repaired several times—is still his faithful companion. "I've already had to bring it to Laba-Laba (a bag repair store) a couple of times," he says.
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June 19, 2001 edition
A smiling Prijadi Praptosuhardjo greeted TEMPO at his South Jakarta home last Thursday. Two days after his dismissal as minister of finance, the 61-year-old from Klaten in Central Java wasn't showing the scars of political battle. This was in sharp contrast to when the announcement was made. The former director of corporate credit at Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) was holding a meeting with the House of Representatives' (DPR) Budget Committee. The discussion on budget revisions—which was nearing completion—had to be suspended immediately because, "I can no longer concentrate on this issue," he told the participants with an air of dejection.
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June 12, 2001 edition