Thai fishermen invade RI waters<\/p>\n
CIREBON, West Java: Indonesia loses about US$4 billion a year
\nto illegal fishing by Thais, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime
\nAffairs Rokhmin Dahuri says.<\/p>\n
"Thai fishermen control nearly 80 percent of Indonesian waters
\nusing vessels that fly the Indonesian flag," Rokhmin told
\nreporters on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Data from his ministry shows that every year around 3,200
\nvessels flying the Indonesian flag enter the country's waters.<\/p>\n
Next to Thailand, poachers come from the Philippines, Taiwan,
\nChina and South Korea.<\/p>\n
Rokhmin said that Indonesia's vast ocean made it susceptible
\nto foreign poachers. Last week the Navy captured two foreign
\nvessels carrying crew members from Thailand.<\/p>\n
Fish poaching remains rampant despite the government's tougher
\nmeasures. The Navy has occasionally sunk fleeing foreign vessels.
\n-- JP<\/p>\n
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Ex-soldier linked to bank robbery<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: Medan Police suspect a former member of
\nthe Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) played a role in a recent
\nbank robbery that claimed three lives.<\/p>\n
Maj. M. Ginting, a senior officer at Bukit Barisan Military
\nCommand overseeing the province, said on Saturday that he was
\ninformed by police that a sketch of one of the suspects resembled
\nthat of a soldier identified as Somson.<\/p>\n
"However, the suspicion must be verified through further
\ninvestigation by the police," Ginting said.<\/p>\n
Police named four suspects in the robbery of the Lippo Bank
\nbranch office in Medan early this month. None of the suspects
\nhave been captured.<\/p>\n
The robbers shot three security officers of the bank and took
\nRp 113 million. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nMillions to attend national exams
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Millions to attend national exams<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Around 4 million junior high school students
\nnationwide begin national final examinations on Monday, a senior
\ngovernment official said.<\/p>\n
Indra Djati Sidi, the director general for elementary and high
\nschool education at the Ministry of National Education, said on
\nSunday that three subjects, namely Indonesian, English and
\nmathematics, would be mandatory during the exams.<\/p>\n
The materials of the remaining subjects were made by the
\nrespective schools, Indra said.<\/p>\n
Indra said students who failed the exams were eligible to
\nrepeat the tests one week after the final exams.<\/p>\n
He said the government had spent Rp 217.5 billion for the
\nexaminations and was therefore no reason that schools should
\ncharge students to take the tests. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nProtesters march on to Jakarta
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Protesters march on to Jakarta<\/p>\n
BANDUNG: At least 300 people, mostly students, workers,
\nfarmers and fishermen from Bandung, West Java, continued on
\nSaturday their long march to Jakarta, where they intend to stage
\na rally.<\/p>\n
The demonstrators, who left Bandung -- about 120 km east of
\nJakarta -- on Thursday, planned to arrive in Jakarta on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
After holding public speeches in Cianjur, mid-way between
\nBandung and Jakarta, the protesters edged toward the capital,
\ncarrying banners with messages deploring the administration of
\nPresident Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz,
\nwhom they called upon to resign.<\/p>\n
They urged the government to reduce the prices of staple foods
\nand bring corruptors to court.<\/p>\n
A leader of the demonstration said the march aimed to
\ncommemorate the fifth year of the reform movement and the
\nresignation of former president Soeharto.<\/p>\n
They are expected to arrive in Jakarta on May 21, the day
\nSoeharto stepped down five years ago following mass pro-reform
\nrallies involving tens of thousands of people, mostly students.<\/p>\n
In Jakarta, they will stage a demonstration in front of Istana
\nMerdeka and the legislative assembly building. --Antara<\/p>",
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