Ferry transport inaugurated<\/p>\n
KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi Governor La
\nOde Kaimoeddin inaugurated on Monday the operation of the Pulau
\nSagori ferry to serve a new route linking Torobulu in Kendari to
\nTampo in Muna.<\/p>\n
Kaimoeddin said the inauguration of the ferry service showed
\nthe central government's support in people-oriented development
\nprograms in the region.<\/p>\n
\"Sea transportation in Southeast Sulawesi is very strategic
\ndue to its geographical location,\" he said, adding that the new
\nfacility was expected to benefit the public.<\/p>\n
The ferry was manufactured by the Indonesian Shipbuilding
\nIndustry (IKI) at a cost of Rp 15 billion (US$1.65 million). The
\nfunds to build it were taken from the budget of the province's
\nRiver, Lake and Ferry Transport (ASDP) Office, Antara reported.
\n(08)<\/p>\n
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\nAcross-mining-lawsuit
\nMining firm faces lawsuit
\nJP\/2\/Across<\/p>\n
Mining firm
\nfaces lawsuit<\/p>\n
MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: Dozens of residents in Luit
\nRaya in the Permata Intan subdistrict filed a lawsuit against
\ngold-mining company PT Indo Muro Kencana (IMK) over a land
\ndispute.<\/p>\n
In the lawsuit, residents are demanding the company pay
\ncompensation amounting to Rp 2.6 billion (US$286,501), said Herly
\nS. Penyang, a representative of the 35 neighbors, after a meeting
\nwith North Barito Regent Badaruddin.<\/p>\n
The demand was first made in 1987 and 1988 when the company
\nresumed its mining activities in an area covering three
\nsubdistricts -- Tanah Siang, Kemurung and Permata Intan.<\/p>\n
\"We've often pushed our demand for compensation, but there has
\nbeen no positive response as PT IMK defends that the compensation
\nissue is over,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Central Kalimantan Governor Asmawi Agani has urged the
\nregional administration in the North Barito district to settle
\nthe problem.<\/p>\n
Without giving an exact figure, Herly Penyang said that the
\nvillagers agreed to reduce the amount of the compensation. (08)<\/p>",
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