Former governor launches book<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Former Jakarta governor, R. Suprapto has
\nlaunched a book commemorating his marriage's golden anniversary.<\/p>\n
Speaking from his home in Jl. Imam Bonjol, Suprapto, a
\n72-year-old retired Army major general, said the book entitled
\nPengabdian Tiada Mengenal Akhir (Devotion that Will Never End)
\nwould be available at a party at the Sahid Jaya hotel today.<\/p>\n
He said 500 invitations had been sent to government officials
\nand close friends. There are 1,500 copies of his book which tells
\nof his life and his career.<\/p>\n
Suprapto, now chairman of the agency for the propagation of
\nPancasila, was Jakarta's governor from 1982-87,<\/p>\n
Suprapto's wife, Suprapti, is now 70.<\/p>\n
Besides promoting his new book, Suprapto also talked briefly
\nabout the city's development and its flood problems.<\/p>\n
\"I feel sorry about the building of Mega Mal Pluit in North
\nJakarta. The building stands on a land where a natural pond was,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
There must be short, middle and long term plans to deal with
\nfloods, he said.<\/p>\n
The short term covers the purchase of pumps, the middle term
\nis the construction of Cakung and Cengkareng drains and the long
\nterm is the construction of a dam in Depok, he said. \"The dam
\nwould hold water from the Ciliwung river,\" he said. (04\/sur)<\/p>",
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