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	House of Representatives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Often, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often called a 'senate'.
		House of Representatives is the title of most, but not all, of the state legislatures of the States of the United States of America.
		Under apartheid, the House of Representatives was the house for South Africa's mixed race 'Coloured' community, in the tricameral parliament of 1984-1994.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Representatives (229 words)

	Encyclopedia: House of Representatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Philippines – House of Representatives of the Philippines
		The House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan in Filipino) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines.
		The House of Representatives is the elected Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/House-of-Representatives (970 words)

	House of Representatives -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		House of Representatives is a name used for (additional info and facts about legislative bodies) legislative bodies in many countries.
		Often, the House of Representatives is the (additional info and facts about lower house) lower house of a (additional info and facts about bicameral) bicameral legislature, with the corresponding (additional info and facts about upper house) upper house often called a ' (Assembly possessing high legislative powers) senate'.
		The functioning of a house of representatives can vary greatly from country to country, and depends on whether a country has a (additional info and facts about parliamentary) parliamentary or a (additional info and facts about presidential system) presidential system.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ho/house_of_representatives.htm (928 words)

	Global Response History - Environmental Action & Education
		Officially, a decision now rests with the Indonesian House of Representatives to maintain the integrity of protected areas enshrined in the Forestry Law no. 41 of 1999, or else overturn the ban on open-cut mining in protected areas, in accordance with lobbying from mining companies and their sponsoring national embassies.
		Mining multinational companies and foreign governments are lobbying the Indonesian government to open up protected forest areas, national parks and other protected areas for mining while local communities and environmental justice groups are demanding that the protected forest areas remain intact and free from mining.
		Indonesian protected forest areas are few but are sites of rich biodiversity with profuse endemic flora and fauna species, as well as the homelands of indigenous communities.
	www.globalresponse.org /history.php?record=69 (2285 words)

	Untitled Document
		Second, political organizations contending in the general election, and representatives from the Armed Forces faction in the House are allowed additional membership that is proportionate to their respective membership in the House.
		These representatives are appointed by the President on recommendations of their respective organizations or at the President's discretion.
		And, since much of the power in the Indonesian government is vested with the President, it would not be unreasonable to believe that Suharto is able to manipulate elections of representatives to factor his support in the People's Consultative Assembly.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~msoverin/pol116.politicalcrisis.html (1056 words)

	Friends of the Earth
		The decision now officially rests with the Indonesian House of Representatives to maintain the integrity of protected areas enshrined in the Forestry Law no. 41 of 1999, or else overturn the ban and allow open-cut mining in protected areas, in accordance with lobbying from mining companies and their sponsoring national embassies.
		Representatives from the indigenous Dayak Meratus and Dayak Samihim peoples issued a passionately worded letter of protest, signed on 25th June 2003 in which they set out compelling reasons for rejecting the Canadian mining giant's plans to exploit their land.
		UNESCO's letter appeals to Indonesian parliamentary committees currently considering government plans to mine in protected areas, with specific reference to tiny Gag island in West Papua where BHP Billiton plans to build the biggest nickel mine in the world, dumping waste into the sea.
	www.commondreams.org /news2003/0714-01.htm (721 words)

	Untitled Document
		A bill on this integration was approved by the Indonesian House of Representatives on July 15, 1976 and, with the promulgation by the President, became Law on July 17.
		The House of Representatives (DPR), the members of which are from the people and are elected by the people, has the function of exercising control over the conduct of the administration by the President.
		The present House of Representatives was inaugurated on March 1997, with Harmoko as the Speaker.
	www.un.int /indonesia/Indonesia/Indonesia/Indonesia-2.html (7356 words)

	JATAM URGENT ACTION
		The House of Representatives will decide the fate of 11.4 million hectares of Indonesian forests on JULY 3.
		I also declare my support to the coalition of Indonesian organizations that opposes opening Indonesia's protected forest areas to mining, and along with them I was disappointed to hear of the granting of mining permits to 15 mining companies planning to operate in protected forest areas.
		I understand that the Indonesian government will be making their decision on this plan by the end of this month (June 2003).
	dte.gn.apc.org /jatam03.htm (1564 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Indonesian people, led by students, have fought to demolish the old government for two years.
		On Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999, the members of the Indonesian House of Representatives dramatically voted for the fourth Indonesian president, Mr.
		With her election every element of Indonesia is now represented, the Nationalists and the Muslims are both satisfied.
	www.goshen.edu /recordarchive/1999-2000/10-28/stories/ezra.html (365 words)

	Ministry news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Speaker of the National Assembly has held fruitful talks with the members of the Indonesian House of Representatives and met with the Indonesian Chairman of Shura (Consultation) Council and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States.
		It is to be noted that the Speaker of the Assembly was also received by the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and conveyed to him the greetings of President Al-Bashir as well as the condolences of the Sudanese people on the victims of tsunami.
		The Indonesian President welcomed participation of President Al-Bashir in the Afro-Asian Conference, scheduled to be held in Jakarta in next April on the occasion of the Golden Anniversary of the Conference of Bandung.
	www.sudanmfa.com /ministry29e.htm (911 words)

	foei press release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Regardless of public outcry, the government is now searching for a loophole, and is attempting to use section 19 of the Forestry Law as a legal basis for changing the status of areas from protected forest to areas eligible for mining.
		Lawyer Ahmad Santosa of the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law explained that the process undertaken so far by the Indonesian government and House of Repsresentatives had no valid legal basis due to an absence of necessary government regulations.
		In the performance, the Indonesian people were represented as forest-based communities being marginalised and evicted by the government at the behest of lobbying by Australian, US and UK embassies.
	www.foei.org /media/2003/0703.html (703 words)

	Indonesian parliament call Suharto to resign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Jakarta: Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Harmoko said here on Monday that the DPR hoped that President Suharto would be wise enough to step down for the sake of national unity, according to the Antara news agency.
		The dramatic statement by Speaker Harmoko was issued after a leadership meeting of the DPR attended by Speaker, Vice Speakers and chairmen of the four factions in the House.
		Harmoko said the House of Assembly had "studied with great care'' the unrest in the country and widespread wishes for reform.
	southmovement.alphalink.com.au /southnews/Indon-May18.htm (374 words)

	JURIST - Indonesia: Indonesian Law, Legal Research, Human Rights
		The 695-member MPR consists of the 500 Members of the DPR, 130 regional representatives, who are elected by provincial legislatures, and 65 appointed representatives from functional and societal groups.
		The Indonesian judicial system is independent from the executive and legislative arms of the government.
		Attacks against houses of worship continued, and the lack of an effective government response to punish perpetrators and prevent further attacks led to allegations of official complicity in some of the incidents.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/indonesia.htm (1218 words)

	Asia Times
		She did not reach out to the Indonesian House of Representatives nor did she invite the people at large to join hands tracking down terrorist networks.
		Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, chairman of the Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI), was arrested and put under police detention for his alleged involvement in a string of church bombings in 2000.
		Most Indonesians are now more convinced than ever that Megawati, chairwoman of the country's biggest political party - the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) - simply does not have the necessary skills to lead a nation as big as Indonesia.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/DK08Ae03.html (910 words)

	Asia Times: Indonesia: World may be caught with its pants down
		Indonesian media are covering the whereabouts of key political and military figures closely, and the police have issued a high alert for East Java, Wahid's political stronghold.
		Neighboring nations and the United States are just beginning to pay closer attention, as the Indonesian military and police are steeling themselves for violence in Jakarta and elsewhere on the populous Java.
		A second meeting was held with representatives of the military and police factions in the Lower House to forge a unified position on the May 30 Lower House session.
	www.atimes.com /se-asia/CE30Ae03.html (751 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Indonesia: Aceh rebels hand over 78 weapons
		The hand-over is a crucial element of the peace pact signed by both sides, in an effort to end the 30-years war that has claimed over 15,000 lives, most of them civilians.
		The provincial police Spokesman Joko Tuachman said that the action was witnessed by all parties, the chairman of the monitoring mission Peter Feith and some 30 of his personnel, Minister Sofyan Djalil, Indonesian House of Representatives members, Indonesian military and police.
		To pave the peace process with the rebels, the Indonesian government provided funds for living for at least 3,000 ex-rebels and would financial assistance to them for building their livelihood.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6G9GU2?OpenDocument (412 words)

	Lee Kuan Yew brings the pot to boil
		Although not, of course, the threat of actual war that Lee faced when former Indonesian president Sukarno had taken up a similar cause and threatened the very existence of the new island state of Singapore.
		Indonesian Fathur Rahman Al-Ghozi, 30, alleged to be a main man in the Jamaah Islamiyah set-up, told investigators he had regularly moved between Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore to plan terrorist attacks.
		Hambali, close to Al-Ghozi, may be the final link in the Indonesian connection and is certainly thought by Singapore to have been the lead player in the bomb-Singapore plan.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw02/020226at.htm (1649 words)

	CNN.com - Jakarta, Canberra to forge terror pact - February 6, 2002
		The anti-terror pact was proposed by Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri during talks with Australian Prime Minister John Howard in Jakarta on Wednesday evening.
		The speaker of the Indonesian Lower House, Akbar Tanjung, also said he would not attend a meeting with Howard for similar reasons.
		The House of Representatives on Tuesday expressed opposition to Howard's visit, saying he had been interfering in Indonesia's domestic affairs.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/02/06/indonesia.howard.pact (754 words)

	Opening Address for the Joint Working Group on the Environment Speech 17 November 1997
		Senator Macdonald: Mr Sudarsono, Secretary Minister for the Environment and Mrs Nieke Ismardani Kuryana, from the Indonesian House of Representatives, delegates from Indonesia and Australia, Ladies and Gentlemen.
		It behoves me on behalf of the Indonesian House of Representatives to thank you and to express our great happiness for organising this Joint Working Group on the Environment between Australia and Indonesia.
		Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Indonesian House of Representatives and the people of Indonesia to thank the Government of Australia for their contribution and assistance in extinguishing the forest fires that we have recently experienced.
	www.deh.gov.au /minister/ps/97/mc17nov97_wk.html (1402 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Indonesia faces black-outs after power sector reforms
		25-09-02 The Indonesian House of Representatives has passed a new regulation on electricity management, which allows private companies to produce and provide power supply, thus putting an end to the prolonged monopoly of the government.
		During the flout, at least 13 houses in Jakarta were burned down as people used candles to replace electric lamps, which turned out to be dangerous when the candles ignited their houses when they were asleep.
		In line with the new regulation, the government as of this year started to exclude subsidies on electricity, raising public's fear of the hike on power tariff that is expected to grow to at least 7 US cent per kW.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cns24286.htm (570 words)

	AllRefer.com - Indonesia - House of People's Representatives (DPR) \| Indonesian Information Resource
		Legislative authority is constitutionally vested in the House of People's Representatives (often shortened to House of Representatives or DPR).
		A further 100 seats are allocated to military representatives who are appointed on the recommendation of ABRI.
		The justification for the ABRI faction is that since members of the armed forces cannot take part in elections, their political rights as a sociopolitical and defense force were served through guaranteed DPR seats.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/indonesia/indonesia128.html (687 words)

	Asian Political News: LEAD: Wahid to be asked to clarify dismissal of 2 ministers
		The Indonesian House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to question President Abdurrahman Wahid on the recent dismissal of two of his cabinet ministers to determine whether it was for professional failings or because of allegations of graft.
		Wahid's own political party, which only has 51 seats in the 500-seat House, argued Wahid's differing explanations of why the ministers were dismissed was because the government's meeting with the House in early May was closed to the public.
		The political analyst characterized the House move Thursday as the latest in a series of political gambits by Golkar, the Suharto-era ruling party, to undermine the Wahid government.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2000_July_3/ai_63141597 (469 words)

	AIPO - Parliamentary News-Indonesia
		In his speech at the closing of the 3rd session period of 2003-2004 on 5 March 2004, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, H.E. Akbar Tandjung stated that “Bills, which have not been completed yet in the session, will be discussed in the next sessions.
		Furthermore, in responding to the recent development of international situation, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, warmly welcomed the United Nations’ plan to conduct General Election in Iraq in the end of year 2004 or the latest in the beginning of year 2005.
		The House also sent a delegation to the 110th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on 15 – 13 April 2004 in Mexico City, Mexico, which was consisting of six (6) members of delegation led by H.E. Tosari Widjaja, Deputy Speaker for Coordinating Economic and Financial Affairs.
	www.aipo.org /indonesia.htm (778 words)

	JURIST - Indonesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Routine legislative affairs, including enacting legislation, are the responsibility of the House of Representatives (DPR).
		Under the Indonesian constitution, the judicial branch is theoretically equal to the executive and legislative branches and has the right of judicial review over laws passed by the DPR, as well as government regulations and presidential, ministerial, and gubernatorial decrees.
		The Indonesian Government's human rights record remained poor in 2003, and it continued to commit serious abuses.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /worldlaw/indonesia.php (1203 words)

	WALHI - Lawyers and Protestors Says: Mining in Protected Areas A Crime
		Several thousand members of the public have also signed postcards addressed to government representatives expressing their opposition to mining in protected areas.
		Protest actions continued that afternoon and are underway today at the Indonesian House of Representatives when a decision is due to be reached on the issue by parliamentarians.
		Lawyer Ahmad Santosa of the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law explained that the process undertaken so far by the Indonesian government and House of Repsresentatives had no valid legal basis due to an absence of neccesary government regulations.
	www.eng.walhi.or.id /kampanye/tambang/hutanlindung/law_mine_crime (896 words)

	Indonesian lawmakers lobby US on arms \| WestPAN: Canada's West Papua Action Network
		Washington, DC -- Indonesian House of Representatives lawmakers held talks with US senators here on Wednesday to seek support for a full resumption of military ties between the two countries when their delegates meet in a joint committee scheduled for next month.
		The US House of Representatives passed the bill (HR 3057) a month earlier, supporting removal of restrictions for "lethal" and military equipment.
		Also during Wednesday's meeting, Andri said the Indonesian legislators would voice their objections to the House's recent request to US state secretary and UN secretary-general to commence further research on Papua, specifically the referendum in 1969 when it officially became part of Indonesia.
	www.westpapua.ca /?q=en/node/409 (506 words)

	Corfina NEWS Clips - 14 February 2002
		The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) has announced the plan for divestment of its shares at PT Bank Niaga Tbk (Bank Niaga).
		The divestment plan has won an approval from the Commission IX of the Indonesian House of People's Representatives (DPR-RI) dated 1 March 2001, of which IBRA will sell 51% of its shares through private placement sales method to be on offer to strategic investors (strategic sale).
		This, of course I reported to the President and the DPR (House of Representatives)," he was quoted as saying by Antara on Wednesday.
	www.corfina.com /financial_news/february_02/feb_14_02.htm (1062 words)

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