Rehab center opens in Yogyakarta<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: Police in Yogyakarta have established a
\nrehabilitation center in Kalasan, Sleman, some 15 kilometers east
\nof downtown Yogyakarta to cope with the increasing number of drug
\naddicts.<\/p>\n
Yogyakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Sudirman said on Saturday
\nthat the rehabilitation center was built to help users overcome
\ntheir addiction.<\/p>\n
Sudirman said the police would cooperate with Sardjito General
\nHospital, a local Islamic boarding school and leaders of
\ndifferent religions.<\/p>\n
Sardjito hospital will provide medical treatment while
\nreligious leaders will counsel the patients, the officer said.<\/p>\n
Sudirman did not mention the number of drug addicts in the
\nprovince, saying only that drug abuse in the province was
\nrelatively high.<\/p>\n
Half of the drug cases in the province involve high school and
\nuniversity students, he said. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nAcross-Palu-rice-distribution
\nRice distribution scam probed
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Rice distribution scam probed<\/p>\n
PALU, Central Sulawesi: The Central Sulawesi Supervisory
\nAgency has been instructed to probe alleged irregularities in the
\ndistribution of some 170 tons of rice to poor families in Central
\nLore district.<\/p>\n
Poso Regent Abdul Muin Pusadan had ordered the probe after
\nreceiving reports from former Central Lore district secretary
\nYusack Mentara.<\/p>\n
Poso regency spokesman Abdul Haris Rengga said on Sunday that
\na special team was investigating the allegations. The result of
\nthe probe will be compared with Yusack's report.<\/p>\n
According to Abdul Haris, Yusack alleged that irregularities
\nhad occurred involving the Central Lore district head who, he
\nsaid, colluded with six heads of nearby villages.<\/p>\n
A forum of villagers in Central Lore district had complained
\nabout alleged irregularities since early April to the regent, but
\nthere was no immediate response.<\/p>\n
A source said officials with the local logistics agency were
\nalso involved in the alleged collusion. - Antara<\/p>\n
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\nAcross-CKalimantan-fields
\nFields remain untilled
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Fields remain untilled<\/p>\n
MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: Hundreds of thousands of
\nhectares of fields in North Barito regency, Central Kalimantan,
\nhave been deserted by would-be investors.<\/p>\n
Head of the regency's plantation office Esganda Wangi said on
\nSaturday that only 28,712 of 280,570 hectares designated as
\nplantation fields were being cultivated.<\/p>\n
At least 21 investors have applied for business licenses since
\n1996, but only two have started business.<\/p>\n
The investors intended to invest in oil palm plantations and
\nrubber plantations, Eganda said without revealing the total value
\nof the investment plans.<\/p>\n
According to the head of local agrarian office, Budi, only 11
\nof the 21 investors had been awarded business licenses, nine of
\nwhich had expired.<\/p>\n
Budi said the remaining nine would have to reapply if they
\nwanted to continue business there. --Antara<\/p>\n
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\nAcross-Jambi-project-rejected
\nSubstandard projects to be rejected
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Substandard projects to be rejected<\/p>\n
JAMBI: Governor Zulkifli Nurdin pledged on Sunday that he
\nwould reject any road projects in the province that did not meet
\nrequired standards.<\/p>\n
He made the statement after realizing that most roads, be they
\nintercity or interprovince roads, in the province were in bad
\ncondition.<\/p>\n
The governor told the provincial office of settlement and
\ninfrastructure to improve its control over road construction to
\nensure that they meet required standards.<\/p>\n
Zulkifli emphasized that roads were vital for the
\ntransportation of humans, commodities and to facilitate
\ndevelopment projects.<\/p>\n
The governor also promised to punish contractors who built
\nsubstandard roads. --Antara<\/p>\n
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Schools in Cianjur damaged<\/p>\n
CIANJUR, West Java: Hundreds of elementary students in
\nCugenang district, Cianjur, have been unable to attend classes
\nbecause their school buildings are damaged.<\/p>\n
At least 23 out of 53 school buildings are in total disrepair
\nwhile three others have collapsed, leaving many students without
\nclasses.<\/p>\n
Some parents regretted on Sunday that the government was slow
\nin addressing the problem.<\/p>\n
The head of the local education office, Bodin, acknowledged
\nthat some school buildings were in poor condition.<\/p>\n
Bodin said he had sent a letter to the regental government,
\nbut had received no response.<\/p>\n
Students of the collapsed schools -- SD Jamaras, SD Sukajaya
\nand SD Sindangjaya -- were having combined classes in limited
\nspace. Many of them have no chairs to sit on. -- Antara<\/p>",
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