Refugees seek permanent homes<\/p>\n
ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: One hundred and twenty-five East
\nTimorese refugee families want homes in a new housing complex to
\nbe built in the Manleten subdistrict here, an Indonesian official
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The modest housing complex, which will be built on 800
\nhectares of land, will have 350 houses, said Lt. Col. Ganip
\nWarsito, the Indonesian official in charge of refugee affairs in
\nthe area.<\/p>\n
The housing complex will be built using funds from the United
\nNations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), he said, adding
\nit was scheduled to be completed by December this year.<\/p>\n
"As of Thursday, 125 East Timorese refugee families have
\nregistered for houses in the complex," Ganip said on Friday.<\/p>\n
Those families are currently taking shelter in the Tulamale
\nrefugee camp in Belu regency here, Ganip said, adding that more
\nrefugee families could register for spots in the housing complex.<\/p>\n
The families fled East Timor in 1999 to escape the violence
\nbefore and after the independence referendum there. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nHamzah-office-Kutai
\nHamzah to open Rp 1t regent office
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Hamzah to open Rp 1t regent office<\/p>\n
EAST KUTAI, East Kalimantan: Vice President Hamzah Haz is
\nscheduled on Saturday to inaugurate the offices of the East Kutai
\nadministration in Bukit Pelangi, Sangatta, East Kutai regency.<\/p>\n
The offices, standing on 600 hectares of land, cost Rp 1
\ntrillion (US$125 million), sources within the East Kutai
\nadministration said on Friday.<\/p>\n
The inauguration of the new offices will take place
\nconcurrently with the fourth anniversary of East Kutai regency on
\nOct. 12.<\/p>\n
The office complex includes the official residence of the East
\nKutai regent, the regent secretariat, the East Kutai legislative
\ncouncil secretariat and a multipurpose hall.<\/p>\n
East Kutai is a relatively wealthy regency, raising revenue
\nfrom the operation of several multinational companies in the
\narea, including coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal. --
\nAntara<\/p>\n
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\nAcross-Archipelago-police
\nTeenagers trained to defuse bombs
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Teenagers trained to defuse bombs<\/p>\n
KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Kendari Police held a one-day
\ncourse on Friday to teach 60 junior high school students about
\nthe different duties performed by the police, including defusing
\nbombs.<\/p>\n
The course was aimed at increasing appreciation for the work
\nof the police, a police officer in charge of training, Sr. Comr.
\nJohnny Arjil, said.<\/p>\n
Besides a lesson in defusing bombs, the students also learned
\nhow to manage traffic, do intelligence work and deal with riots.<\/p>\n
"The training will increase the students sense of belonging to
\nthe police force," said Adj. Sr. Comr. A. Rakhman, the chief of
\nthe Southeast Sulawesi Police's elite Mobile Brigade unit. --
\nAntara<\/p>\n
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\nAcross-Coffee-Medan
\nN. Sumatran coffee hits foreign markets
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N. Sumatran coffee hits foreign markets<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: Coffee exports from North Sumatra have
\npenetrated 41 countries, mostly in Europe.<\/p>\n
According to information from the North Sumatra industry and
\ntrade office in Medan, almost 47,000 tons of coffee -- 34,591
\ntons of arabica, 11,848 tons of robusta and 1,230 tons of instant
\ncoffee -- were exported to 41 countries from January to August
\n2003.<\/p>\n
The export value of the coffee was US$32.547 million.<\/p>\n
North Sumatra's coffee exports during this period increased
\nnearly 20 percent from the same period in 2002.<\/p>\n
An official from the foreign trade department in North
\nSumatra's industry and trade office predicted that the export
\nvalue would continue to increase through the end of the year,
\ndespite recent fluctuations in prices on the international coffee
\nmarket.<\/p>\n
"Overseas market demand for Sumatran coffee is still high,"
\nsaid Suharil Latief.<\/p>\n
The strength of the coffee market will help farmers in
\nproduction centers located in the regencies of Dairi, South
\nTapanuli, Karo, Deli Serdang, Labuhan Batu and Mandailing Natal
\n(Madina).<\/p>\n
There are 62,708 hectares of coffee plantations in North
\nSumatra, 62,000 of which are privately owned. -- Antara<\/p>",
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