Bali schools need renovation<\/p>\n
DENPASAR, Bali: A number of elementary school buildings built
\nin the 1970s in Bali are in need of renovation because of their
\nsheer age.<\/p>\n
I Gusti Ngurah Oka, chief of the local education and culture
\noffice, said most of the aged school buildings were located in
\nKarangasem regency and, so far, only a few had been renovated due
\nto financial limitations.<\/p>\n
Some of the buildings could no longer be used and classes were
\nbeing held in the open air but such a situation could not
\npersist, especially during the rainy season, he said.<\/p>\n
\"The condition of school buildings does not affect school
\nactivities,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Ngurah Oka said several regencies were also lacking schools,
\nsuch that many students had to travel a long distance to go to
\nschool.<\/p>\n
\"Most students living in remote areas have to walk six
\nkilometers (km) to 10 km to reach their schools,\" he said.
\n--Antara<\/p>\n
S'poreans seeks security pledge<\/p>\n
BATAM, Riau: Singaporean businessmen called on local
\nauthorities to provide a security assurance for their investments
\non the island.<\/p>\n
Eddy, president of PT Barelang Wood Industry on the island,
\nsaid it would be difficult for the country to attract more
\nforeign investors to invest on the island unless security
\nauthorities gave them a security assurance.<\/p>\n
He said the timber company, which had invested Rp 800 billion
\non the island, could not operate because the plant had been
\nblockaded by local people since last October.<\/p>\n
Many people who owned land appropriated by local authorities
\nfor the plant had blockaded it because they had not yet received
\nany compensation for the land.<\/p>\n
Eddy also said a number of businessmen were also concerned
\nabout two brawls between four ethnic groups last week, which left
\nmany youths injured and seven cars damaged by fire.<\/p>\n
\"Security authorities should take strict action against all
\ninvolved in the brawls and those who burned the cars,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He warned that Indonesia would lose out in international
\ncompetition with China, Myanmar, the Philippines and Malaysia to
\nattract more investors. --Antara<\/p>\n
Forested areas damaged in Bandung<\/p>\n
BANDUNG, West Java: Around 50,000 hectares of protected forest
\nthat have functioned as a catchment area for the provincial
\ncapital of Bandung are in a damaged state due to intensive
\ndevelopment of housing compounds and illegal logging over the
\nlast three years.<\/p>\n
Damage in the protected forest has caused flooding in the city
\nand severe erosion and sedimentation along the Citarum River,
\naccording to data from the local forestry office.<\/p>\n
\"We are working to reforest all barren areas in the protected
\nforest but it cannot function as well as it did in the past,\"
\nKartiwa, chief of the local forestry office, said here on Monday.<\/p>\n
He said a total of 35,600 hectares of forest in 275 villages
\naround Bandung had been converted into farmland.<\/p>\n
\"The forest in Cimeyan, Lembang, Cisarua and Parompong is in a
\npoor state due of the housing development. So far, we have
\nreforested only 3,000 hectares with assistance from the Japan
\nInternational Cooperation Agency,\" he said. --Antara<\/p>\n
Police, TNI involved in clash<\/p>\n
ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: A number of police and Army
\npersonnel were involved in a clash at a gambling location in
\nSesekoe, Umanen, Belu regency, on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Witnesses, who asked to remain anonymous, said the clash
\noccurred when three policemen tried to apprehend a number of
\nsoldiers, who were involved in gambling activities in the area.<\/p>\n
The soldiers, from Infantry Battalion 743\/PSY, wore civilian
\nclothes when they took part in the gambling.<\/p>\n
The clash ended after the servicemen's superior and several
\nofficers from the local military police went to the site.<\/p>\n
The local police raided the gambling site after receiving a
\ntip-off from local people.<\/p>\n
A policeman was kicked in the stomach while several others
\nwere involved in a fracas with servicemen and hoodlums.<\/p>\n
The serviceman who kicked the policeman in the stomach was put
\ninto detention by the local police for further investigation.<\/p>\n
Chief of the Belu Military Subdistrict Lt. Col. Didi Sudiana
\nsaid the clash had been caused by a misunderstanding between the
\nservicemen and the police.<\/p>\n
\"I will deal sternly with any servicemen who were involved in
\nthe gambling,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Chief of the Belu Police Precinct Adj. Sr. Comr. Nender Yani
\nsaid the local police would interrogate their personnel involved
\nin the clash.<\/p>\n
He said he would coordinate with the chief of the local
\nmilitary subdistrict to prevent such a case from occurring in the
\nfuture. --Antara<\/p>\n
57 escape police detention<\/p>\n
SERANG, Banten: A total of 57 women and men, who were netted
\nin a drug operation, escaped Cilegon Police detention on Sunday
\nbefore they were due to be interrogated.<\/p>\n
However, the local police interrogated 89 others; three of
\nthem were found in possession of banned drugs while 59 others did
\nnot have identity cards.<\/p>\n
Betti Indiani, 31, Anani Syarif, 31, and Djoko, 39, were
\ndetained for further investigation when the police confiscated a
\nnumber of inex pills from them.<\/p>\n
They were taken to the police detention center after being
\npicked up at Bojong Village, close to Anyer tourist resort, which
\nhas become well-known for its drug parties at weekends.<\/p>\n
The 59 who did not have identity cards were fined Rp 10,000
\neach.<\/p>\n
Deputy chief of Cilegon Police Precinct Sr. Comr. Syamsuddin
\nsaid the operation had been carried out after the police had
\nreceived many tip-offs and complaints from local people about
\nfrequent weekend drug parties at the coastal resort.<\/p>\n
In addition, the police also confiscated 14 cars and 21
\nmotorcycles, which were suspected to have been used to conceal
\nthe drugs. --Antara<\/p>",
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