Bali Police

Bali Police
launch hot line

DENPASAR, Bali: Residents of Bali are now able to contact the
police by texting a message to 0361-7476574.

With this new service, residents of the island will be able to
file a report with the police or request assistance.

In cooperation with phone company Telkom, the Bali Police
introduced the service on Friday during the commemoration of the
National Police's 59th anniversary.

Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. I Made Mangku Pastika said the
service was intended to give residents a quick and easy way of
contacting the police. -- JP

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Dead turtles
in Derawan

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Some 114 out of 160 turtles snared
in a drifting fishing were found dead in Derawan Island
conservation area, Berau regency, recently.

"To date, officials are still trying to find out who owned the
net, which was some 1,000 meters long," said Berau's Marine and
Fisheries Office director, M. Hatta Arsyad, on Friday.

He said the report of dead turtles came from local people, who
had found the bodies of turtles after being alerted by the putrid
smell.

Derawan Island district head Iramsyah, along with activists
from the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Nature Conservancy
visited the place where the fishing net was found.

"The turtles that were still alive were freed and the fishing
net was destroyed," Hatta said. -- JP