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Fishermen tie up boats
\nover fuel price hikes<\/p>\n
JAMBI: Hundreds of fishermen here have tied up their boats as it
\nhas been uneconomic to go to sea since the government raised fuel
\nprices on Oct. 1.<\/p>\n
"The price of diesel is now too expensive," said Wahab, a
\nfisherman in East Tanjungjabung regency.<\/p>\n
Before the fuel price hikes on Oct. 1, the price of 200 liters
\nof diesel was Rp 800,000, but now it stands at Rp 1.2 million.
\n"The situation is very difficult," said Yanto, another fisherman
\nin the regency.<\/p>\n
The fishermen are considering seeking other forms of
\nemployment to support their families. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nFocus-Makassar-tap-water<\/p>\n
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Ministers to attend
\nwater meeting<\/p>\n
MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Four ministers will attend a national
\nmeeting of state-owned water utilities in Makassar on Nov. 28.
\nThe ministers in question are Minister of Public Works Joko
\nKirmanto, Minister of Health Fadhillah Supari, Minister of Home
\nAffairs Moh Ma'ruf and Minister of Finance Yusuf Anwar.<\/p>\n
The national meeting will elect a chairman of the National
\nWater Utility Association. It will also discuss the future
\ndevelopment of water business in the country, said Gazali, the
\nchairman of the meeting's organizing committee.<\/p>\n
The meeting will also be attended by some 1,500 participants
\nfrom 350 branches in state water utilities nationwide, said
\nGazali. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nFocus-Mataram-birth<\/p>\n
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Giving birth saver
\nnow than before<\/p>\n
MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Safety during birth has been on the
\nrise in recent years as more births are attended to by trained
\nmedical professionals, a health official said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Up to 80 percent of births were now attended to by doctors or
\nnurses, with the remainder being handled by midwives, said of
\nMataram health agency director Iftichar.<\/p>\n
These figures were encouraging as they reflected better health
\nawareness among people in the city, said Iftichar.<\/p>\n
Previously, most births, especially in the countryside, were
\nattended to by midwives. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nFocus-Sumatra-Ranau-festival<\/p>\n
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52 regions to attend
\nRanau Lake festival<\/p>\n
PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Fifty-two regencies in the south of
\nSumatra island are set to participate in the Ranau Lake festival
\nto be held in South Ogan Komering Hulu regency between Dec. 26
\nand Jan. 1.<\/p>\n
Putra Jaya, the chairman of the festival's organizing
\ncommittee, said the festival would feature rowing, beach
\nvolleyball, a kite competition and a motorcycle race, among other
\nevents.<\/p>\n
The festival is aimed at promoting Ranau Lake and other
\ntourism spots in the regency. It is also hoped that it will
\nprovide extra money for local residents from tourism. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nPalu-focus-vaccine-anthrax<\/p>\n
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Govt to distribute
\nanthrax vaccines<\/p>\n
PALU, Central Sulawesi: In a bid to stave off an anthrax
\noutbreak, the Central Sulawesi Animal Husbandry Agency has
\ndistributed 10,000 anthrax vaccines to local governments across
\nthe province. The vaccines were distributed over the past few
\ndays after an anthrax outbreak occurred last week in the
\nneighboring province of South Sulawesi province.<\/p>\n
Anthrax had previously struck Central Sulawesi province in
\n1931 and again in the 1960s.<\/p>\n
Central Sulawesi province is a major cattle producer in the
\neastern part of Indonesia, with some 1,000 cows exported to other
\nregions annually, said Abdul Halim Madali, a senior official with
\nthe Central Sulawesi Animal Husbandry Agency. -- Antara<\/p>",
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