Quake jolts Central Sulawesi<\/p>\n
PALU, Central Sulawesi: A strong earthquake measuring 5.7 on
\nthe Richter scale rocked Central Sulawesi on Sunday, Antara
\nreported.<\/p>\n
\"So far, there is no report of casualties or damage to
\nbuildings,\" Tolitoli police chief Sr. Adj. Comr. Mustar Manurung
\nsaid as quoted by the news agency.<\/p>\n
He would however keep on monitoring the development of the
\ntemblor, particularly from North Tolitoli subdistrict and Buol
\ndistrict which are close to the epicenter which was located in
\nthe Sulawesi sea some 100 kilometers under the sea bed.<\/p>\n
The tremor hit Central Sulawesi at 8 a.m. and was felt in
\nthree main towns in the province -- the capital Palu, Tolitoli
\nand Donggala -- at the same strength of III on the Mercalli
\nscale. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nResidents return police rifles following Thursday's unrest
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Residents return police rifles<\/p>\n
JAMBI, Jambi: Angry residents of Brembeng village in the Jambi
\nregency of Muara Jambi returned two stolen rifles to the
\nBatanghari police precinct.<\/p>\n
The weapons belonged to two police officers caught in the
\nmiddle of violent unrest on Thursday, following an overnight
\nescape of 12 inmates from a nearby penitentiary.<\/p>\n
Batanghari police precinct chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Suedi Hussein
\nsaid on Sunday the two police officers had been assigned to
\nescort an undisclosed amount of money belonging to the Muaro
\nSabak Provincial Development Bank (BPD) in the Tanjung Jabung
\nBarat regency, when they came upon the angry masses.<\/p>\n
Police managed to rescue the officers, but the money, which
\nreportedly amounted to Rp 1 billion, was missing. The police have
\nquestioned nine witnesses over the matter.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, 12 inmates from the Kuala Tungkal Penitentiary
\nescaped. One of three inmates who were recaptured, Saiful of
\nBrembang village, died, sparking unrest over speculation that he
\nhad been tortured by the police.<\/p>\n
Also attacked during the rampage were crews of RCTI, SCTV and
\nTPI private televisions, who were covering the incident. --
\nAntara<\/p>\n
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RI named forest fire monitoring center<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: A recent international conference has
\nnamed Indonesia a center for information and monitoring of forest
\nfires worldwide, officials said here on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The World Land and Forest Fire conference, held in Kuala
\nLumpur, was attended by ministers from members of the Association
\nof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a number of developed
\ncountries.<\/p>\n
In attendance were also experts from the United States,
\nAustria, Britain and Canada.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for North Sumatra's provincial administration Eddy
\nSofyan said the forum admitted that forest fires were a threat
\nnot only to developing countries but also to developed ones.<\/p>\n
The participating countries pledged to hold training courses
\non how to deal with forest fires, enforce the law on forest
\npreservation and monitor such natural disasters, he added.
\n--Antara<\/p>\n
Forest rangers accused of illegal logging<\/p>\n
PALU, Central Sulawesi: Environmental activists here have
\naccused local forest rangers of being involved in rampant illegal
\nlogging at Lore Lindu National Park (TNLL) in Central Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
They claim to have evidence to back up the accusation.<\/p>\n
\"That's what we have seen openly in the field,\" said Mohamad
\nYamin of Katopasa Indonesia, a local environmental group.<\/p>\n
He said the allegation was based on the fact that illegal
\nlogging had been taking place for dozens of years despite tight
\nsecurity in the protected park.<\/p>\n
\"It is extremely alarming because every gate to the TNLL is
\ntightly guard by forest rangers,\" Yamin added.<\/p>\n
He said that based on findings by a joint investigative team
\nfrom Katopasa and the Indonesian Forum for the Environment
\n(Walhi), at least 10 trucks carried between three and four cubic
\nmeters of logs out of the park per month. --Antara<\/p>",
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