Archive: 15 December 1995
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Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Crime rate in Jakarta down over past 6 months
Crime rate in Jakarta down over past 6 months JAKARTA (JP): The capital's crime rate has dropped by 13 percent over the past six months, with assault and vehicle theft down by 50 percent and 70 percent respectively, police said yesterday. Police records indicate that 1,844 crimes were committed in June and 1,761 in July. In August 1,707 cases were recorded and in September the number dropped further to 1,687. In October and November there were 1,645 and 1,602 cases respectively.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Government speeds up foreign debt repayment
Government speeds up foreign debt repayment JAKARTA (JP): The government will accelerate its repayment of high-interest foreign debts with the proceeds from the recent international public offerings of state-owned companies PT Tambang Timah and PT Telkom, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad said yesterday. Mar'ie said the debts to be repaid are those owed to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which carry interest rates exceeding 10 percent per annum.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN summit begins with new commitment
ASEAN summit begins with new commitment By Riyadi BANGKOK (JP): The seven leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began their fifth two-day summit here yesterday, committing themselves to broadening cooperation among members to maintain the competitiveness of the region.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Who's got the right flag
Who's got the right flag BANGKOK (Reuter): Thai organizers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit scrambled yesterday to find the right Cambodian flag after they wrongly hoisted the flag of the hated Khmer Rouge. Flags of the 10 Southeast Asian countries attending the two- day summit were flying over Government House, the prime minister's office, ready for a meeting of the leaders.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Briquette plant in Gresik
Briquette plant in Gresik JAKARTA (JP): State-owned coal producer PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam will begin operating a new coal briquette plant in Gresik, East Java, early next year. The plant will have an annual capacity of 120,000 tons, company president R.A. Soenardi said yesterday, as quoted by Antara. "We will also operate a similar plant, with an annual capacity of 10,000 tons, in Tanjung Enim, South Sumatra," Soenardi said in Palembang, South Sumatra.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Security agreement gives new dimension to RI-Australia links
Security agreement gives new dimension to RI-Australia links By Richard Breeze SYDNEY (AFP): The surprise announcement yesterday of a security agreement with Indonesia gives Australia's relationship with its neighbor a new strategic dimension, analysts said. It capped a week of Asian policy initiatives by Prime Minister Paul Keating.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Local firms urged to tap Tokyo Exchange
Local firms urged to tap Tokyo Exchange JAKARTA (JP): A Japanese official called on Indonesian companies yesterday to tap the new Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) as investors there have already changed from being parochial and concentrating only on Japanese stocks to being broadminded, displaying an interest in Asian stocks. "There has been a change of interests among Japanese investors.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Traffic gripe
Traffic gripe The traffic jams in Jakarta are getting worse. They occur at all hours and in any part of the city. Various regulations have been implemented, but the problems persist. When my office was located in Pancoran, South Jakarta, I did not bother with the 3-in-1 regulation, but as soon as I moved to a new office on Jl. Gatot Subroto the traffic became a headache. Like many people, I began leaving home at 6:00 a.m. in order to enter Jl. Jend.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Triple decker project expected to start in 1997
Triple decker project expected to start in 1997 JAKARTA (JP): PT Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada confirmed yesterday that the company will start the construction of a Rp 2.7 trillion (US$1.2 billion) three-level transportation system linking Bintaro and Kota downtown in 1997. Bambang Suroso, the chief executive of the company said that a consortium for the project will be set up in May next year, and the funds will be made available next year as well.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Experts warn of natural disasters
Experts warn of natural disasters JAKARTA (JP): Experts are predicting that it will get even wetter in Indonesia before it gets dryer and say the public should be prepared for the floods and landslides that may result. Chief of the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, Karjoto Santokusumo, said yesterday that rainfall between this month and February would be "above normal" in most parts of Indonesia.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Hooligans in Medan
Hooligans in Medan From Kompas The Kompas report about hooligans' activities (Nov. 17 and 18, 1995) gives the impression that hooliganism exists only in Jakarta and its surroundings. In Medan today, medium-scale businessmen also feel uncomfortable. Hooligans frequently go to offices and ask for contributions to various functions, like conferences, installation ceremonies, national day celebration or even for dedicating a guard post.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Irian tribesmen resettled
Irian tribesmen resettled JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Starting next year, the Ministry of Transmigration will resettle the tribesmen of the Baliem valley at a transmigration site currently being developed in the Jayawijaya regency. Head of the local office of the ministry, J. Sudarmadi, told Antara that the prospective resettlers currently live in areas which are difficult to reach and prone to natural disasters. Most of the tribesmen are slash-and-burn farmers.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Party to set up legal unit
Party to set up legal unit SURABAYA, East Java: The provincial branch of the United Development Party (PPP) will establish a legal aid body to help it better prepare for the 1997 general elections. Chairman H.M. Syumli Sadly told Antara yesterday the branch is currently making an inventory of members who are law school graduates.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Dubbing films
Dubbing films From Forum Keadilan Some people want the dubbing of foreign films and television shows stopped (Forum No.16/IV/1995). The stoppage would run counter to fostering and developing the Indonesian language. It is even more saddening that the more frequent use of Indonesian as a result of the dubbing of foreign languages, is seen as a scapegoat for the decline in domestic film production. We long for the use of our national language for all foreign mass media products in Indonesia.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thailand asserts supremacy in regional sports
Thailand asserts supremacy in regional sports By Dwiatmanta CHIANG MAI, Thailand (JP): Indonesia threw in the towel yesterday in the battle to defend its title as the region's number one sport nation against Thailand, with officials accepting defeat on the sixth day of the Southeast Asian Games. Thailand continued to lead in the chase for gold, leaving Indonesia and the eight other contestants to pick up the crumbs.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
UI denies media reports
UI denies media reports JAKARTA (JP): The University of Indonesia has dismissed media coverage of a trial between one of its students and the dean of its school of medicine as erroneous. Tjiptaningsih Hadisuryo, the spokesperson for the university, said the trial's coverage by five newspapers and one private television station early this month had been imbalanced and inaccurate. "The reports might have misled readers and viewers," she said in a written statement made available yesterday.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia against interference in ASEAN
Malaysia against interference in ASEAN BANGKOK (Agencies): Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he objected to outside powers interfering in ASEAN and Asia-Pacific security, economic and human rights affairs. Speaking at a summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders in Bangkok, Mahathir said ASEAN's booming economy carried enough clout to counter this kind of interference, but unity was the key to achieving the objective.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
District head detained for fraud
District head detained for fraud BEKASI (JP): The Bekasi Prosecutors' Office arrested the former heads of the Muara Gembong district and Pantai Harapan Jaya village for allegedly selling 800 hectares of state land. Chairuman Harahap, head of the Bekasi Prosecutors' Office, announced yesterday that a warrant, dated Dec. 12, was issued for IOC, the former district head, and MShl, the former village head. "They are now being held at the Bulak Kapal correctional institution," Harahap said.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Many Hindu, Buddhist marriages illegitimate
Many Hindu, Buddhist marriages illegitimate JAKARTA (JP): Many marriages among Hindu and Buddhist communities in Indonesia may be illegitimate because they are not listed with the civil registry office, an official of the Ministry of Religious Affairs said. "They have no marriage certificates which are important and a must for every married couple in this country," I Gusti Agung Kade Suthayasa of the Directorate General for the Guidance for Hindu and Buddhists, told reporters on Wednesday.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lippoland reports 45% profit increase
Lippoland reports 45% profit increase JAKARTA (JP): PT Lippoland Development reported yesterday a 45 percent increase in its net profit to Rp 31.2 billion (US$13.5 million) in the 1994/1995 fiscal year which ended in June, from Rp 21.5 billion in the previous year. Lippoland's president, Roy Edu Tirtadji, told journalists after the company's annual shareholders meeting that the profit increase was supported by the sharp growth of the company's revenues to Rp 217.4 billion from Rp 44.2 billion.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Security treaty eliminates mutual suspicions
Security treaty eliminates mutual suspicions JAKARTA (JP): International relations experts welcomed yesterday the announcement of a new security agreement between Indonesia and Australia, saying that the treaty should eliminate any remaining mutual suspicions between the two neighbors.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Slowing down to see the towers in Southeast Asia
Slowing down to see the towers in Southeast Asia By Victor Wongso JAKARTA (JP): There are two schools of architecture. The first is a group of architects who look to the past for inspiration and the other camp comprises several diverse sub-groups who are moving away from this first backward-looking group. Architecture is thriving in Southeast Asia.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mitsubishi wins order
Mitsubishi wins order TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. together won a 2 billion yen (US$20 million) order to supply 24 carriages for Indonesia's public railway, Mistubishi said. The two Japanese companies would start deliveries in 1997, with four carriages shipped complete from Japan and the other 20 to be made locally by state-run train maker PT INKA with Hitachi technology, the trading house said.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 14, 1995: Shares Close Change Trading Volume ---------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo 850 -175 54,000 AHAP Insurance 3,200 0 0 Alumindo Perkasa 1,150 0 0 Andayani Megah 1,650 -25 67,000 Aneka Kimia Raya 6,000 0 0 Anwar Sierad 1,025 0 0 Aqua Golden Mississippi 1,750 0 0 Argha Karya Prima Industry 1,975 -50 348,000 Argo Pantes 2,075 0 0 Asahimas Flat 2,275 0 78,500 Asiana IMI Indusrties...
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
A lasting partnership
A lasting partnership Yesterday's announcement by Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating that a new security agreement between Indonesia and Australia will be signed in Jakarta on Monday came as a surprise to many here. Only months ago relations between the two countries were perceived to have reached a low ebb during the "Mantiri Incident".
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Running gets tough for Indonesian athletes
Running gets tough for Indonesian athletes Chiang Mai (DPA): The spicy food at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai had 21 Indonesian athletes running the wrong kind of race this week. The SEA Games doctor caring for the Indonesian team said food gave 21 of their 472-member team diarrhea. The food was tested and found to be not contaminated. Officials, in fact, stressed that the food had been kept clean and healthy. But the doctor said the athletes were not used to so much spice.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Vendors face eviction for littering area
Vendors face eviction for littering area JAKARTA (JP): As many as 150 street vendors operating in Muara Baru, North Jakarta reported to the City Council yesterday that they have been evicted for ignoring rudimentary hygiene. Fifty-seven people representing the vendors asked the Council's help to find a new business site. The vendors had usually opened their stalls close to the office of Perum Perikanan Samudra Indonesia, a state firm controlled by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Nurfitriyana has trouble focusing
Nurfitriyana has trouble focusing CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AFP): Nurfitriyana Lantang has trouble focusing as she ponders Indonesia's first Olympic gold in archery. Inferior opposition -- at least on paper -- stand in the way of the Southeast Asian Games women's team title.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Face defeat with a smile, says Wismoyo
Face defeat with a smile, says Wismoyo CHIANG MAI, Thailand (JP): A tide of defeats is sweeping in, but there is always a consolation. It is a heart of a lion that keeps Indonesian sports chief Wismoyo Arismunandar hanging around the 700th Anniversary sports complex for his daily tour during the 18th Southeast Asian Games here, only to watch his athletes fumbling all the way. Host Thailand's triumph, and correspondingly Indonesia's defeat, is now inevitable.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Thailand demands solution to killings
Thailand demands solution to killings BANGKOK (AFP): Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa yesterday gave his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad two weeks to free three Thai fishermen and resolve a dispute triggered by the killing of two others in Malaysian waters.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
CASH to submit new Barito deal plan
CASH to submit new Barito deal plan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Construction & Supplies House Bhd. (CASH) said yesterday it will soon submit a new proposal to Malaysia's Securities Commission for its takeover by Indonesia's Barito Group chairman Prajogo Pangestu. "We have a proposal done up and it has been submitted to all parties for agreement," CASH's controlling shareholder Joseph Ambrose Lee said in a telephone interview from his office in Kota Kinabalu, in Sabah.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Foreign crossers to compete in Pan Pacific championship
Foreign crossers to compete in Pan Pacific championship JAKARTA (JP): Five leading foreign motocross riders will take part in the Pan Pacific Supercross Championship 1995 at the Pulau Tundo circuit in Tulungagung, East Java this weekend. The five crossers are Japanese Jun Ciba, Australian John Des Stevana, New Zealander Andrew Ardisti, and Filipinos Chankit Ronggavana and Joivy Soulog.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Medal Tally
Medal Tally Gold Silver Bronze Total Thailand 96 64 60 220 Indonesia 45 37 52 134 Philippines 27 36 37 100 Malaysia 18 28 43 89 Singapore 15 14 26 55 Vietnam 5 12 20 37 Myanmar 2 11 25 38 Brunei 0 1 5 6 Laos 0 0 6 6 Cambodia 0 0 2 2
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Better protection of child workers urged
Better protection of child workers urged JAKARTA (JP): Leading activist Mrs. Kardinah Soepardjo Rustam called for better protection of the growing number of Indonesian child workers on Wednesday. The former head of the internationally-recognized Family Welfare Movement said the government should translate its commitment to protect the rights of children into wide-ranging actions. Indonesia ratified the international convention on the rights of the child in 1990.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * Hotel Arya Duta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48,Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Los Morenos, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m to 11 p.m. - The Tavern Pub: Yeah Yeah Boys, Sunday and Thursday, 9.30 p.m to 1 a.m ; Geometrics Band, Monday to Saturday from 9:30 p.m to 2 a.m.; Yeah yeah Boys Thursday 9 p.m. to a.m.: Front line Band, Friday from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. * Century Park Hotel, Jl.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lippo to set up bank in RP
Lippo to set up bank in RP MANILA (AFP): Lippo Group has signed an agreement with the Philippine Exporters' Confederation (Philexport) to jointly establish a Philippine Export-Import Bank, a Filipino official said yesterday. Philexport president Sergio Ortiz-Luis said the agreement was signed by the exporters confederation and Medco Holdings Inc., which represented the Lippo Group.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
A never-ending job
A never-ending job In discussing human rights we cannot confine ourselves to the universal concept only. Neither, however, can we stubbornly hold on solely to our own perception. The protection of human rights is guaranteed by several articles of our national Constitution. The problem -- as is also true for many other countries, including the one in which the 1948 declaration of human rights was first proclaimed -- is in the implementation.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:30 p.m. Wajah Negeriku: Padang 2:35 TV Series: Amazing 3:05 Students' Quiz: Cerdas Cermat 4:00 Regional News 4:05 SEA Games XVIII Report: Badminton 4:55 Filler/Trailer 5:00 Regional News 5:15 SEA Games XVIII Report: Swimming Finals 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country: West Nusa Tenggara 6:15 Village Program 6:45 SEA Games XVIII Report: Swimming Finals 7:00 Evening News 7:15 Garuda Pancasila/Filler/Trailer 8:05 SEA Games XVIII Report: Badminton, Singles 9:00 World News 9:15...
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
House approves law on medium, small businesses
House approves law on medium, small businesses JAKARTA (JP): The House of Representatives approved a bill yesterday empowering and protecting small and medium-size enterprises. Minister of Cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya said yesterday that the new law will provide a more conducive business climate for small firms to work with larger firms and to become independent businesses.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
ASEAN to hold informal meeting in December '96
ASEAN to hold informal meeting in December '96 BANGKOK (JP): The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to hold an informal Summit meeting in Indonesia next year to help keep pace with rapid regional and global developments. Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono told journalists here yesterday that the leaders had asked Indonesia to hold next year's ASEAN informal meeting.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Reserve requirement raised to slow down credit growth
Reserve requirement raised to slow down credit growth JAKARTA (JP): Bank Indonesia raised yesterday the bank reserve requirement to 3 percent from the present 2 percent in a fresh move to slow down the excessive growth in credits. Paul Sutopo, the central bank's managing director for the money market and foreign exchange, announced that the rise in the reserve requirement, the first since 1988, will become effective in February next year.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Five die as boats sink
Five die as boats sink JAKARTA (JP): Five people died when two boats sank in rough seas in Bone Bay, South Sulawesi, on Monday, officials said yesterday. Natsir, an official of the Kolaka regency administration, told the Post that rescue workers managed to save most of the other passengers of the two boats. He did not give a precise number, but Antara said 117 passengers were rescued.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indictments in Acan case valid
Indictments in Acan case valid JAKARTA (JP): The Bekasi District Court cleared the way for prosecutors in the Acan gang rape and robbery case yesterday, when the court rejected the objections of the defense. Presiding judge Pieter Poerba said the indictments brought against the defendants are valid and in accordance with criminal law.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Eye disease rife in Kalimantan
Eye disease rife in Kalimantan BANJARMASIN, Kalimantan: Navy doctors have reported a high number of eye diseases among the residents of Tabunganem district, Barito Kuala regency, presumably caused by bathing in the contaminated Barito River. Lt. Col. Dr. Beny Mintara, the deputy commander of a unit of the Navy currently performing community health service in the area, told Antara yesterday that out 1,300 Tabunganem residents who visited the unit's clinic, 274 suffer from various eye diseases.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Letter critical of transprot ministry sparks ruckus
Letter critical of transprot ministry sparks ruckus JAKARTA (JP): Golkar called for an end to the controversy over a letter reportedly written by a senior official to President Soeharto over irregularities at the Ministry of Transportation. Moestahid Astari, chairman of the ruling grouping faction at the House of Representatives (DPR), also called on the public in general and others to let the government resolve the issue.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Bali:
Where to go in Bali: Music and entertainment * Sheraton Lagoon Nusa Dua Beach: Poolside Terrace - Janger Cultural Performance, Friday. Pasar Ikan Seafood Market, Saturday. Frog Dance Cultural Show, Wednesday. Cafe Lagoon Restaurant - Yodel Group Entertainers, Friday/Sunday/Monday/Thursday. Indonesian Hot Pot Night, Friday. Batak Trio Entertainers, Tuesday. * Grand Hyatt Bali, Nusa Dua: Pasar Senggol - Balinese Arts & Crafts, daily. Sunset Procession, daily. Ramayana Dance, Thursday.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI to sign treaty with Australia
RI to sign treaty with Australia BANGKOK (JP): Indonesia and Australia next week will sign a historic agreement which, for the first time provides a formal framework in which they can address common security problems, Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono announced here yesterday. Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating made a simultaneous announcement in Canberra on the Agreement on Maintaining Security, which will be signed in Jakarta on Monday by the two countries' foreign ministers.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia rules the road, winning team time trials
Indonesia rules the road, winning team time trials By Dwiatmanta CHIANG MAI, Thailand (JP): Indonesia pedaled its way to a golden double in the 18th Southeast Asian Games cycling competition yesterday, winning both the men's and women's team time trial. Nurhayati, who triumphed in the individual pursuit on Tuesday, spurred the Indonesian women's quartet to the best time of one hour, 11 minutes and 50.733 seconds, ahead of a struggling Thailand team which clocked 1:12:44.088.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Revamp bus fare system
Revamp bus fare system From Media Indonesia The traffic jams of Jakarta are complex. Public transportation, which cannot meet the increasing population, is poorly managed and congestion has become a major obstacle to investment in the transportation sector. Poorly disciplined drivers and illegal levies are prevalent. Part of the problem is our system of bus fares, which are far too low.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia state of 'contradictions'
Indonesia state of 'contradictions' JAKARTA (JP): Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating described Indonesia yesterday as a country of contradictions and one that Australia needs to understand better. During a press conference announcing the plan to sign a defense agreement with Indonesia in Jakarta next week, Keating in Canberra reiterated his long standing view that "no nation is more important to us than Indonesia".
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bank employee faces jail term
Bank employee faces jail term JAKARTA (JP): Public prosecutor has demanded that the South Jakarta District Court jail a staff member of the Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) of Jl. Gatot Subroto branch office to five years for embezzling Rp 1.7 billion (more than US$770,000). Prosecutor T.S. Limbong also asked the court on Wednesday to fine Kamal Pahsyah Rp 20 million for the offense.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
Bintang wins legal battle over travel ban
Bintang wins legal battle over travel ban JAKARTA (JP): Controversial politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas won yesterday his legal battle against Attorney General Singgih for slapping an overseas travel ban on him last April. The Jakarta State Administrative Court ruled that the attorney general's decree prohibiting Bintang from traveling abroad, was "unlawful". The court ordered that the decree be revoked.
Fri, 15 Dec 1995, 00:00 WIB
107 hospitalized for diarrhea
107 hospitalized for diarrhea KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: One hundred and seven residents of the Katobu district, Muna regency, were treated for diarrhea during an outbreak which started last week. No fatalities were reported and doctors have released most of the patients. The Antara news agency quoted Mohammad Ali, head of the local Ministry of Health office, as saying yesterday that the disease spread because most of the water sources in the area had been contaminated during recent floods.