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No : 36/PEN/IX/2004
 
INDONESIAN CITIZENS IN BRUNEI SET FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2004
 
 
     General election to elect the Indonesian President and Vice President will be conducted on September 20, 2004 simultaneously in Indonesia and abroad as well as in Brunei Darussalam.  
 
     In this regard, the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia Yusbar Djamil call on the Indonesian residing and working in the Sultanate to actively participate in this Presidential Direct Election which will be held at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Spg 528, Kg Sg Hanching Baru Jalan Muara Bandar Seri Begawan from 8.AM  to 6 PM.   The Ambassador  request the kind assistance of the Bruneian Employers to allow their Indonesian Employees to participate actively at such Presidential Election.
 
    The Indonesian who lives in Tutong, Kuala Belait, Seria, and Temburong could cast their ballots through the number of “collecting points” in the designated area mentioned above.   Voters in these areas will receive an envelope contains the ballots that need to be punched on September 20, 2004.   This ballots to deposited at the “collecting points”.   The boxes from various “collecting points” then will be brought by duty officers to the Indonesian Embassy at the same day
 
     To conduct the General Elections that will select directly the President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, some preparation has been made by the Indonesian Embassy such as socialization to the Indonesian communities via media to inform and encourage them to exercise their voting rights on the actual day.   A simulation will also be conducted at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia on Sunday September 19, 2004.
     
     The registered voters in Brunei Darussalam for this election are 8750 people or there is an increase of 344 people compare with the registered number at the last general election held on July 5, 2004 which is only 8406 people
 
                                                                                    Bandar Seri Begawan, 16 September 2004
 
 

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