http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Yudhoyonos-shock-therapy-on-hold/2004/11/18/1100748144825.html?oneclick=true
Yudhoyono's shock therapy on hold By Matthew Moore, Herald Correspondent in Jakarta November 19, 2004 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Photo: AP A month after he was sworn in, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has delivered his keenly awaited first speech to the Indonesian nation. But instead of providing a detailed plan of action for the first 100 days, he opted to again highlight the general themes of the country's problems that he had focused before the election in September that swept him to power. Without explaining how, he promised to reduce corruption, restore education and health, rebuild the economy, attack illegal logging, deal with the continuing problems in Aceh and Papua provinces and even tackle Jakarta's chronic traffic problems. "As the President I've issued the rules of the game and a code of conduct for all government officials and cabinet ministers," he said. "I want an administration that works seriously, full of responsibility and free of corruption and other irregularities." As with the 11.45pm announcement of his cabinet a month ago, his speech was delayed until late at night, ensuring few of the 220 million population would have seen it. Originally promised for 8pm, the speech was eventually broadcast at 10.30pm on Wednesday. Shortly after taking office on October 20 Dr Yudhoyono promised "shock therapy" as part of his 100-day plan to deal with the nation's problems. A government document detailed a far-reaching cabinet agenda touching almost all sections of the government. This document, seen by the Herald, includes a number of specific measures and deadlines which were not included in Dr Yudhoyono's speech. Rather, he used the address to lower expectations of his government's early days, stressing he should not be judged until the end of his five-year term. He complained there was too much media discussion about his first 100 days and that some "even cite the 100-day program as a measure of the success of the Government". "I don't want to debate this problem, but it's clear the Government's 100-day program has not, and will not, solve all problems ... you can't do everything." After extending the state of emergency imposed in Aceh six months ago, Dr Yudhoyono offered the separatist group known as GAM an amnesty if it would end its 26-year fight. "The Government is ready to give an amnesty and rebuild the economy if the conflict really stops, which is marked with GAM returning to the big family that is Indonesia," he said. The Indonesian military is attempting to "East Timorise" the unsettled province of Papua by fomenting civil unrest, a human rights coalition said yesterday. There was evidence the army's Kopassus troops were behind an incident in the remote highlands last week in which a policeman was killed and two government officials wounded, the Uniting Church of Australia and Sydney University's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies said in a joint statement. The official party was ambushed after delivering food aid to villagers in Puncak Jaya regency, at the centre of unrest in the past month, with eight people [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.uni.cc *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Posting: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
