Caltex to host physics Olympiad

Caltex to host physics Olympiad

PEKANBARU, Riau: Caltex Polytechnic will host the Sixth Asia
Physics Olympiad in April this year, an official at oil and gas
company PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia has said.

Djati Susetya, the spokesman of the company, said on Thursday
that the company would provide any facilities needed to host the
Olympiad, including facilities related to the competition and
communication facilities such as internet access.

Riau Caltex Polytechnic was appointed by the Riau provincial
government to host the competition as it is thought to have the
best facilities in the province, including its laboratory. The
Asian Olympiad was first held in Indonesia in 2000. Over 130
senior high school students from 20 countries across Asia are
slated to participate in this year's competition. -- JP