40 percent of military housing in bad state<\/p>\n
Leo Wahyudi S., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Some 40 percent of military housing in Jakarta is in poor
\ncondition, but the military does not have the funds for
\nrenovations, a senior military officer said on Friday.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Bibit Waluyo made the
\nstatement after a groundbreaking ceremony for a complex that will
\nhouse Air Force personnel in Bintaro, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Currently, there are about 4,900 soldiers in Jakarta, grouped
\nin seven battalions. Many of the soldiers must find their own
\nhousing because there are not enough dormitories to accommodate
\nthem. Soldiers have to rent houses for between Rp 150,000 and Rp
\n350,000 per month, he said.<\/p>\n
Bibit said the Air Force housing complex would cost about Rp
\n7.5 billion, with the money coming from the Rp 30 billion in aid
\nrecently provided by President Megawati Soekarnoputri.<\/p>\n
Each of the military forces -- the Army, Navy, Air Force, as
\nwell as the police, will receive some Rp 7.5 billion to renovate
\nor build new housing.<\/p>\n
The presidential aid, which came from nonbudgetary funds,
\nsparked controversy after the House of Representatives questioned
\nthe source of the money.<\/p>\n
But Bibit commended the President for providing the military
\nwith the funds. \"We thank the President for giving us the money.
\nI think it is shameful that there was a public debate about the
\nfunds.\"<\/p>\n
Separately, the National Police's elite squad, the Mobile
\nBrigade, under the Jakarta Police, reportedly will use its share
\nof the Rp 7.5 billion to build 1,000 small apartments in Kwitang,
\nCentral Jakarta.<\/p>",
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