Palembang gets new sultan after 182 years<\/p>\n
PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The council of the Palembang Customary
\nCommunity has installed Raden Muhammad Syafei Prabu Diraja as
\nsultan of Palembang Darussalam with the title of Sultan Mahmud
\nBadaruddin III after the throne had lain vacant for 182 years.<\/p>\n
The coronation of the sultan took place on Tuesday at the
\nLawang Kidul Mosque, close to the tomb of Sultan Mahmud
\nBadaruddin I (1724-1756), who was also known as Kawah Tengkurep.<\/p>\n
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III is the first traditional ruler of
\nPalembang since Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II, who died in Ternate,
\nNorth Maluku, in 1821, after he was jailed by the Dutch
\nauthorities, who administered the archipelago at the time and had
\ntaken control of his palace, the Benteng Kuto Besak.<\/p>\n
\"It's just the beginning. I will conduct an inquiry as to the
\narea of the sultanate, its customs and traditions, descendants
\nand the sultanate accoutrements after the council of the
\nPalembang Customary Community approves me as the valid heir to
\nthe sultanate throne,\" the newly installed sultan said.<\/p>\n
\"The role of sultan which I will have will not be the same as
\nthat of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II, as I will only be a
\ncustomary leader now that Palembang is controlled by the Republic
\nof Indonesia,\" he said. --Antara<\/p>\n
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\nAcross-Mataram-Afghan
\nNTB sends home 18 Afghan immigrants
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NTB sends home 18 Afghan immigrants<\/p>\n
MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: At least 18 Afghan immigrants
\nhave been repatriated from West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), where they
\nhad been staying for more than one year.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for the province's police, Adj. Sr. Comr. H.M.
\nBasri, said here on Wednesday that the illegal immigrants had
\nbeen sent back to Afghanistan on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n
\"The immigrants, who had been accommodated over one year in a
\nnumber of places across NTB, were repatriated voluntarily. It was
\nfunded by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),\" he
\nexplained.<\/p>\n
Basri said another 140 illegal immigrants were being
\naccommodated in the Wisata Hotel, Nusantara Hotel and Tambora
\nSumbawa Hotel in the provincial capital of Mataram.<\/p>\n
The IOM was covering the daily living expenses of the stranded
\nimmigrants during their stay in NTB, he added. It was not clear
\nwhen they would join the voluntary repatriation program. --Antara<\/p>\n
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\nAcross-Pontianak-Sarawak-terorism
\nW. Kalimantan, Sarawak discuss terrorism
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W. Kalimantan, Sarawak discuss terrorism<\/p>\n
PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: West Kalimantan police and their
\ncounterparts in Malaysia's Sarawak state will hold a one-day
\nmeeting here on Thursday to discuss terrorism and boundary
\nissues.<\/p>\n
\"The meeting will discuss these two issues, as well as
\ntransnational crimes,\" spokesman for the West Kalimantan police,
\nComr. Suhadi S.W., said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the two police forces would draw up a work program,
\nhe added without elaborating further. --Antara<\/p>\n
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\nAcross-Yogyakarta-protest
\nAnti-U.S. protests continue
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Anti-U.S. protests continue<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: Protest continued on Wednesday against the United
\nStates' plans to attack Iraq, which it accuses of developing
\nweapons of mass destruction.<\/p>\n
In Yogyakarta, around 100 student activists marched from the
\nGadjah Mada University campus in Bulaksumur to the Tugu
\ncrossroads, carrying posters and banners condemning the planned
\nstrikes.<\/p>\n
\"The U.S. has no legal basis to launch an attack. Iraq has
\nnothing to do with the Sept. 11 tragedy. Why is the U.S. being so
\nobstinate about this?\" asked Hafidz Zaini, the protest organizer.<\/p>\n
He said the world should use other alternatives to rid Iraq of
\nits alleged weapons of mass destruction.<\/p>\n
\"There is still another way of dealing with the issue of Iraq.
\nNegotiation!\" Hafidz shouted.<\/p>\n
Most Indonesians and many other people around the world oppose
\nthe possible attacks.<\/p>\n
\"The U.S. knows well that war will not gain them sympathy. We
\nhave to further spread the word that war is wrong. We have to
\nreveal the truth,\" Hafidz asserted, asking for the public's
\nsupport for the anti-U.S. protest.<\/p>\n
A similar demonstration also took place in Bali, where dozens
\nof students and other youths burned flags U.S. and British flags.
\n--JP<\/p>",
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