Thousands suffer from malnutrition<\/p>\n
BOGOR (JP): Almost 8,300 babies in Bogor, West Java, have
\nsuffered from malnutrition, an official said here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Bogor's administration secretary, Itoch Tochija pointed out
\nthat last year the government found 698 babies, or one percent of
\nthe total babies, suffered from severe malnutrition and the other
\n7,600 or 12.8 percent had mild malnutrition.<\/p>\n
\"We've been trying to tackle this problem by providing them
\nadditional food free of charge. Hopefully we can reduce their
\nnumber this year,\" said Itoch.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Bogor's health office chief Triwanda Elan said that
\nBogor administration had committed itself to freeing the regency
\nof the malnutrition problem next year.(21)<\/p>\n
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\nFocus-Tarakanita-protest
\nTarakanita staff stage protest
\nJP\/3\/FOCUS 2<\/p>\n
Tarakanita staff stage protest<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): About 50 lecturers and staff of the Tarakanita
\nSecretarial College (LPK Tarakanita), Pondok Kelapa, East
\nJakarta, staged a demonstration at the Legal Aid Foundation here
\non Tuesday, protesting their suspension by the Tarakanita
\nFoundation.<\/p>\n
The dispute has been going on for a year, ever since the
\nprotesters asked for better working conditions and a pay rise.<\/p>\n
According to A.J Lumban Gaol, a lecturer at the college, a
\nnumber of staff members were still being paid less than the
\nprovincial minimum wage of Rp 426,250 (US$ 37,51) per month.<\/p>\n
The management of the college had refused to meet and discuss
\nthe matter with them and instead had suspended those who
\nparticipated in the protest action, he said.<\/p>\n
In response to their demands, the Tarakanita Foundation had
\nissued a simple ultimatum: Keep working for the Tarakanita
\nFoundation or resign. (06)<\/p>\n
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\nFocus-Education-Korea-aid
\nS. Korean govt donates computers
\nJP\/3\/FOCUS 3<\/p>\n
S. Korean govt donates computers<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The South Korean government has donated 50
\ncomputers with photoscanners and digital cameras to a number of
\nsenior high schools in Jakarta and Yogyakarta.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Education said in a statement received by The
\nJakarta Post on Tuesday that the donation was provided through
\nthe APEC Cyber Education Network (ACEN), a project of the Asia
\nPacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) under the South Korean
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
It said that the Korean government would also donate three
\nlaser jet printers to three senior high schools to use for
\ncomputer training.<\/p>\n
ACEN, an international organization on education proposed by
\nthe South Korean government, was approved during the 22nd working
\ngroup meeting on human resources development last May.<\/p>\n
It is aimed at setting up a cyber education network to reduce
\nthe digital divide among APEC member countries.<\/p>",
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