C. Sulawesi councillors inaugurated

PALU, Central Sulawesi: New Central Sulawesi provincial councillors were inaugurated on Saturday amid noisy protests by students outside the council building in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi province.

Two out of the total number of 45 councillors were absent from the inauguration ceremony. One died recently while the other was barred from serving as a councillor after being found guilty of producing a fake diploma while running for the council in the April 5 legislative elections.

During their protest, the students demanded that the councillors elected for the 2004-2009 term work to root out corruption in the province. -- JP