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Grave robber flies the coop<\/p>\n
PALU, Central Sulawesi: A grave robber whom villagers have dubbed
\na copycat of corpse-eating Sumanto escaped from a psychiatric
\nhospital in the provincial capital Palu.<\/p>\n
The alleged grave robber, 23-year-old Yunus, escaped from the
\nhospital in Palu early on Friday, said Rahardjo a staff member at
\nthe hospital. "Yunus escaped through one of the air ducts in the
\nhospital."<\/p>\n
Villagers caught him late last month, as he was digging up the
\nbody of a two-month old baby from the village graveyard in Palu.<\/p>\n
The villagers turned him over to the police, dubbing him the
\ncopycat of cannibal Sumanto who, in January shocked Indonesians
\nwith his confession of eating at least three corpses.<\/p>\n
Yunus told the police that he had heard a voice telling him to
\ndig up corpses, and said that "something was moving my feet."<\/p>\n
Police handed him over to the asylum. His escaped has prompted
\na local manhunt. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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Flashflood kills brothers<\/p>\n
JAMBI, Jambi: A seven-year-old child drowned here last week in a
\nflashflood while his younger brother died trying to save him.<\/p>\n
The two brothers died in a river near their house on Friday
\nevening, said Sarolangun regency police chief Sr. Comr. Alamsyah
\non Saturday.<\/p>\n
"The two were swept away and then drowned after trying to wash
\ntheir feet in the flooded river," Alamsyah said.<\/p>\n
He said that Yudi fell into the river first. When his five-
\nyear-old brother Bayu tried to save him, both were swept away.<\/p>\n
Floods hit the Sarolangun regency on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
In many other parts of the country, heavy rainfall surprised
\nlocals as the rainy season was supposed to be nearly over. --
\nAntara<\/p>\n
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Three suicides in one week<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: Three people apparently hanged themselves within one
\nweek in the Gunungkidul regency, in what police believed were
\nseparate cases of suicides.<\/p>\n
Villagers found the body of Sarinem, 70, in the Sawahan
\nvillage in the Ponjong district on Wednesday morning. She hanged
\nherself with a plastic cord tied over a beam at her neighbor's
\ncow stall. Police suspected she killed herself because she had no
\nfamily and felt lonely.<\/p>\n
On Saturday April 26, the body of 32-year-old Suratmi was
\nfound by villagers of Sidoharjo in the Tepus district.<\/p>\n
She suffered from an incurable illness and hanged herself,
\naccording to the police.<\/p>\n
A day later, 73-year-old Partoikromo from the Girimulyo
\nvillage in the Panggang district also hanged himself.<\/p>\n
Police believed Partoikromo had trouble with his neighbor, and
\ncould not bear the shame. No other explanation was given for his
\nalleged suicide. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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Bali eyes world heritage status<\/p>\n
DENPASAR, Bali: Bali is proposing four areas on the island to be
\nincluded as a UNESCO world cultural heritage sites, including the
\nWest National Park which is home to the nearly extinct bird
\n"Jalak Bali".<\/p>\n
Bali Governor Dewa Baratha made the proposal to the government
\nwhich will pass it over on to UNESCO, I Gde Parimartha, a
\nlecturer from Udayana University's faculty of letters who heads
\nthe world heritage proposal team, said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The four areas are the Taman Ayun temple in Badung district,
\nthe area around the Pekerisan River in Ginyar district, a paddy
\nfield in the village of Jatiluwih in the Tabanan district and the
\nWest Bali National Park located in the Jembrana and Buleleng
\ndistricts.<\/p>\n
Parimartha said the four areas matched the UNESCO criteria for
\nacquiring a world cultural heritage status. He added UNESCO would
\nrespond to the proposal likely within the next two months.<\/p>\n
"If UNESCO accepts the 19,454-hectare (West Bali) national
\npark as one of the world's cultural heritage sites, it will have
\na positive impact on the protection and conservation of the flora
\nand fauna in the park," said the director general for natural
\nconservation and forest protection, Made Subadia. -- Antara<\/p>",
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