Dutchman says
\nbye to Pentax<\/p>\n
An incredulous Dutch tourist yesterday reported that his bag
\nwith valuables in it, including a Pentax camera, seemed to have
\nstrolled off while he dozed on a Jakarta-bound bus from Bukit
\nTinggi, West Sumatra.<\/p>\n
While the well-rested Neils Hoevenaars and friends slept
\naboard the bus on Wednesday, an opportunistic passenger probably
\nmade off with the goods.<\/p>\n
"Because of the limited space under my seat, I put the bag on
\nthe upper shelve right over my head," he told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Hoevenaars estimated that the total value of his departed
\npossessions is US$500.<\/p>\n
A source at the City Police Headquarters said that the bag is
\nalmost certainly gone for good, given the number of people who
\nhad access to it on the bus.<\/p>\n
"We, however, appreciate his effort to report this and hope
\nthat we will find the goods on the black market here," the source
\nsaid. (bsr)<\/p>\n
City looking
\nfor right trees<\/p>\n
The city administration is busy selecting trees suitable for
\nthe various types of soil across the city, an official said
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
"For instance, North Jakarta's soil is salty, so not all kinds
\nof trees can be planted there. Thus, we have to plant the right
\ntrees in the right places," Edison Meliala, a subdivisional head
\nof the city's environmental rehabilitation office, told The
\nJakarta Post.<\/p>\n
He added that he is also planning to bring trees from Irian
\nJaya, whose trees attract birds, so that Jakartans will soon be
\nable to hear birds singing in the streets.<\/p>\n
When asked why Jakarta was not nominated in the "One Million
\nTrees" competition in January even though the city had planted in
\nexcess of a million trees, he said that the competition focused
\non efforts to motivate people to plant trees rather than the
\nnumber of trees planted.<\/p>\n
"The emphasis was not on how many trees we planted but on
\nwhether we were successful in motivating people, especially from
\nthe poor and low-income groups, to plant trees," Edison said.<\/p>\n
He noted that the competition focused on the participants'
\ncontribution to the greening of slum areas.<\/p>\n
"Asking people living there to plant trees is not an easy
\ntask."<\/p>\n
"Making ends meet is already a daily strain for them. How can
\nyou expect them to plant trees and then care for them?" Edison
\nasked, adding that his office cannot afford to provide fruit
\ntrees which may attract low-income people and motivate them to
\ncare for the trees. (06)<\/p>",
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