Burglar lynched in Bali<\/p>\n
DENPASAR, Bali: An angry mob lynched to death a suspected
\nburglar and severely wounded another in the resort island of Bali
\nafter they broke into the house of an Italian citizen, Audrito
\nValentine.<\/p>\n
A third burglar, however, managed to escape the mob of
\nresidents in Denpasar's western outskirts area of Kerobokan.<\/p>\n
The incident took place on Tuesday night after the three
\ncriminals were spotted by security guards at Villa Surga that
\nhoused Valentine's home.<\/p>\n
The security personnel later alerted surrounding neighbors,
\nwho only captured two of the crook and immediately dragged them
\nto the street to beat and kick them.<\/p>\n
When policemen arrived at the scene, one of the burglars had
\nalready died, while the other one was in critical condition with
\nblood flowing out from his ears, eyes, nose and mouth.<\/p>\n
Kuta Police chief Adj. Comr. M. Anwar said on Wednesday his
\npersonnel were identifying the criminals. --JP<\/p>\n
West Java cheap rice for the poor frauded<\/p>\n
BANDUNG: The distribution of cheap rice for the poor in West Java
\nhas allegedly been leaked by local officials, causing around Rp
\n5.9 billion in losses to the provincial administration,
\nlegislators say.<\/p>\n
\"We receive a report from people that they have each gotten
\nless than 20 kilograms of cheap rice as promised,\" Yomanius
\nUntung, a member of the West Java legislative council, said on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
He said the council later verified the report and found that
\nthe weight of cheap rice sold for Rp 1,000 per kilogram to the
\npoor decreased by two percent per sack containing 20 kilograms.<\/p>\n
The number of low-income people entitled to the cheap rice
\nfrom the West Java Logistics Agency (Dolog) hit 1.1 million
\nfamilies.<\/p>\n
If calculated with the number, the leakage steaming from the
\ndecrease in the weight of rice could worth around Rp 5.9 billion
\nfrom January through May, Untung said. --JP<\/p>\n
Unsud hosts int'l seminar on English<\/p>\n
PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The Jendral Sudirman University (Unsud)
\nbased in Purwokerto, Central Java, is hosting a five-day
\ninternational seminar on English language.<\/p>\n
The seminar, organized by Unsud's Student English Forum (SEF)
\nand titled 'Indonesian Education: A present for Tomorrow',
\nstarted on Tuesday and will conclude on June 1.<\/p>\n
Participants were from 55 universities, including five foreign
\ncolleges from Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Philippines,
\nBrunei and Malaysia.<\/p>\n
SEF Chairman Irawan said the speakers featured in the seminar
\nincluded Suwarsih Madya of the National Education Reform
\nCommittee, Stephen Hill of Unesco, Sudharmadi of the National
\nEducation Ministry and senior legislator Taufikurrahman Saleh.<\/p>\n
\"The seminar is aimed for self-introspection over the
\ndevelopment of English language in Indonesia as an international
\nlanguage,\" Irawan said. --JP<\/p>\n
N. Sumatra governor to form watchdog<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: North Sumatra Governor T. Rizal Nurdin was
\nplanning to set up a honorary council to supervise the attitude
\nof local high-ranking civil servants.<\/p>\n
The new body will accommodate reports from community members
\nwho complain about the \"morality and attitude\" of second echelon
\nofficials in the province, Rizal said.<\/p>\n
The plan, however. drew mixed reactions on Wednesday from
\nmembers of the province's legislative council.<\/p>\n
Rijal Sirait, a senior local legislator, said the move would
\nbe an attempt by the provincial administration to conceal its
\ninactiveness in improving the moral credibility and integrity of
\nlocal officials.<\/p>\n
It would only waste time, energy and money, he said, adding
\nthat the governor should carry on the task of supervising local
\ncivil servants.<\/p>\n
However, another legislator Robinson Sitepu said such a
\nhonorary council is fine as long as its existence would not
\nrecruit more officials and nor cost more funds. --JP<\/p>",
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