Chinese seaman drowned in Merauke

Chinese seaman drowned in Merauke

JAYAPURA, Papua: A Chinese citizen was found dead in the Maro
river in Merauke, Papua, on Tuesday after being swept away by the
strong current, police said on Wednesday.

The victim is believed to have been fleeing arrest as police
were in the process of seizing his ship at the time for illegal
entry into local waters.

Merauke Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Hendrian Muntazar said the
man, Zhou Waiguo, 40, was found floating face down in the river
behind the Kuper terminal in Kuprik village. He was dressed only
in his underpants

Fa Chu Ming, 43, a crewmate of Zhou's on the KMN Kompak 026
now lying at anchor in the Maro river after being detained by
police, said he and Zhou had been attempting to swim on Saturday
to the harbor, which was only some 500 meters away from the
vessel, when they had been overwhelmed by the current.

"Our men have been searching for the missing alien since then,
but he was only found yesterday (Tuesday) by a local villager who
was traveling to Kuprik village. His body was then taken to
Merauke hospital for an autopsy," added Muntazar. --JP

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IAIN students on hunger strike
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IAIN students on hunger strike

PEKANBARU, Riau: Around 700 students of the Sultan Syarief
Qasim State Islamic Institute (IAIN Susqa) in Pekanbaru, Riau,
refused to attend classes, and 13 of them went on hunger strike
on Wednesday to protest against the college's policies.

The protesters, who are students of different schools in the
institute, questioned the status of the institute's general
affairs department and its diplomas, and demanded a financial
audit of the parents association.

The strikers also urged the college senate to replace Amir
Luthfi as rector for his alleged incompetence in running the
institute.

They also demanded that the student field study program be
terminated as they claimed it was uncompetitive.

In his response, the rector said he was ready to arrange an
audit at his own expense and to accept the consequences if any
irregularities were found.

Three of the 13 students on hunger strike -- Ismi (psychology
student), Teguh (communications student) and Jurnalis (Islamic
education student) -- are reported to be growing weaker. --Antara