1,600 students to quit school<\/p>\n
MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: At least 1,600 students from strife-
\nplagued North Maluku are liable to quit universities here as
\ntheir parents are no longer sending money, a student activist
\nsaid on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Mochtar Adam, chairman of the Forum for Maluku Provinces
\nSociety (Forkap-Malut), told The Jakarta Post that the students
\n-- especially those from Galela, Jailolo and Ternate areas -- had
\nnot received any money from their families since October due to
\nthe continuing conflict in the new province.<\/p>\n
\"We have practically nothing left here and have to work for a
\nliving. We heard our farmlands and belongings were destroyed.<\/p>\n
\"We don't know whether our parents are still alive, so we no
\nlonger expect money from them.\"<\/p>\n
Mochtar said the students hoped the universities would exempt
\nthem from paying tuition fees.<\/p>\n
He also urged the city administration to promptly help
\nstudents who had fled conflict-torn Ambon. He said with the
\nnumber of displaced students increasing, a policy that would
\nallow them to continue their studies was needed.<\/p>\n
Separately, Sulawesi's Wirabuana Military Commander Maj. Gen.
\nAgus Wirahadikusuma donated three tons of rice to the students
\nresiding at the dormitory for natives of North Maluku. (27\/01)<\/p>",
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