Central Kalimantan closed to migrants

Central Kalimantan closed to migrants

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: An official here declared
the province was closed for immigrants from other provinces due
to the lack of funds in the 2000 local budget.

Chief of the regional office of the State Ministry of
Transmigration and Population Lesmono said here on Tuesday that
the local administration could only afford a reduction from the
previous budget.

Lesmono said as quoted by Antara that his office would focus
the funding on the existing 74 transmigration areas and to
support 2,100 families currently involved in a peat land project
for the next three to 10 months.

However, in contrast to Lesmono's statement, an official from
Palangkaraya has made a demand for new migrants in the Mungku
Baru area. (dja)