Akbar snubbed by press after scuffle<\/p>\n
MANADO, North Sulawesi: Local reporters have decided to band
\ntogether and boycott all of Golkar Party chairman Akbar
\nTandjung's activities and media events during his three-day visit
\nto the province after some unnecessary roughness by Golkar
\nheavies on Thursday.<\/p>\n
As soon as Akbar touched down at Sam Ratulangi airport at 3
\np.m. local time (2 p.m. Jakarta time), a mob from Golkar's
\nprivate security wing zealously fended the press off the House of
\nRepresentatives speaker.<\/p>\n
Two local reporters -- Rahmadian Polontalo of Posko Manado
\ndaily and Hesty Sondakh of TV Manado -- suffered minor injuries
\nduring the fray.<\/p>\n
Local reporters agreed that, as a group, they would only
\nreport on that incident and boycott the rest of Akbar's trip to
\nthe province. -- JP<\/p>\n
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National park objects to boar hunt<\/p>\n
PADANG, West Sumatra: The head of the Kerinci Seblat National
\nPark, Listya Kusumawardhani, has formally objected to a plan by
\nthe Kerinci regental administration and the Indonesian Wild Boar
\nHunting Association (PORBI) to hunt the animal during the Kerinci
\nArt Festival in July.<\/p>\n
Listya said on Tuesday that her objection was delivered to the
\nKerinci regent and explained that the hunt could endanger other
\nanimals, including the deer and bears in the park.<\/p>\n
She also said that although the administration hoped to
\nattract visitors to the park by staging the event, it was not a
\npractical solution.<\/p>\n
\"The national park calls on the administration to cancel its
\nplan to stage the boar hunt by considering the impact this
\nactivity will have on the environment,\" she said. -- Antara<\/p>",
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