Agus reelected Bogor regent
Agus reelected Bogor regent
BOGOR: Incumbent Bogor regent Agus Utara Effendi was reelected
for the second period of 2003-2008 on Wednesday with Albert
Pribadi as his deputy.
Agus, nominated by Golkar Party, won 25 of 45 votes, leaving
two other contenders, Yus Juhaer and Endang Kosasih, behind with
16 and three votes respectively. One vote was invalid.
His victory was colored by the protest of supporters of
Endang, who was nominated by the United Development Party (PPP)
along with deputy regent candidate A. Mohamad Haris.
The protesters -- positioned in front of the Bogor Regency
Council building -- accused the party's faction chairman, Rachmat
Yasin, of "betraying the party's policy to support Endang."
Endang, the incumbent spokesman of the council, responded to
the protest by calling upon Bogor residents to accept the vote.
The Indonesian Journalists Association's (PWI) Bogor branch
chairman Khoirul Azwar said that Agus had not been a good source
of news during his first tenure.
"We can only hope that he will do a better job in providing
information to the public," he said. -- JP
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KPUD secretary dismissed
Sutiyoso fires official for graft
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Sutiyoso fires official for graft
JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso fired City General Election
Commission (KPUD) secretary Ismet Hasan on Tuesday over
allegations of corruption. Ismet was replaced by Abdul Ahmad,
former deputy head of the City Sanitary Agency.
Sutiyoso declined to comment on the decision but only said
that it was made based on information about his track record from
various parties.
A reliable source at City Hall said that the governor's
decision was made after getting the investigation result from the
City Audit Agency (Bawasda).
Chairman of the commission M. Taufik refused to comment on the
dismissal, saying that it was the governor's right to dismiss
Ismet. -- JP
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Woman arrested for Rp 2b heist
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Woman arrested for Rp 2b heist
JAKARTA: A woman, identified as Sri Sulastri, 38, was arrested
for stealing jewelry and cash valued at Rp 2 billion (US$235,294)
in at least three separate incidents in South Jakarta.
She was arrested by police on Tuesday afternoon at a house
owned by Sri Cahyani Diah in Lebak Bulus, Cilandak, South
Jakarta, when the suspect attempted to apply for a job as a maid
in the victim's home.
Apparently, the victim's father, Sumarso, had previously been
robbed by the suspect. Sulastri, who worked for only two hours as
a maid for Sumarso had managed to steal jewelry worth Rp 1
billion.
The victim, recognized the suspect from her father's
description. Her suspicion increased as the suspect had arrived
in a rented Toyota Kijang van.
She then contacted the police.
At the Cilandak police subprecinct, the suspect was identified
by her other victims, Samsul and Mubasaroh, a Pakistani. They
suffered losses of Rp 400 million in jewelry and RP 50 million in
cash respectively.
Police seized from the victim three ID cards under different
names. -- JP
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Ship youth program docks in city
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Youth program ship docks in city
JAKARTA: The Nippon Maru, part of a Southeast Asian youth
program, will be docked at the Tanjung Priok Port in North
Jakarta from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19.
A press release from the Japanese Embassy said over 300 youths
from 10 ASEAN countries and Japan -- including 29 Indonesians --
were taking part in the program.
The ship began its journey in Singapore on Sept. 14. It will
leave Indonesia on Sept. 19 and continue to Malaysia, Thailand,
the Philippines and Japan. -- JP