24 resettled in East Timor

SEMARANG: The Central Java provincial government plans to relocate another 10 families to East Timor under the state- sponsored transmigration program.

The 10 families will follow 24 Central Java families moved to the youngest province last year, provincial transmigration office chief Sunyoto said yesterday.

Sunyoto said Central Java had planned to send 70 families to East Timor this fiscal year.

Over the past 30 years, 76,755 people from Central Java have been moved to outer islands under the transmigration program, Antara reported.

At present 2,165 families from the province are seeking relocation under the program. Most want to go to Sumatra. (pan)