On public telephones With reference to the letter from Ms. Sinta Wijayanti (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 18, 2000: Public telephone). It is correct that most of the unusable public telephones in the Bogor area have been rendered so because of vandalism, especially that associated with robbery. However, the Bogor management of the District Telephone Office is determined to continue to operate public telephones at suitable locations.

Holland provides $30.4 million grant for local schools BOGOR (JP): The Netherlands agreed on Friday to extend a whooping US$30.4 million grant to finance the development of around 4,000 schools, in particular those in areas that have been disrupted by social unrest and natural disasters. "Education is essential to a nation. Therefore most of the grant is going toward basic education. We want to help Indonesia build its future," Dutch Ambassador to Indonesia S.