City to build dorm for street children

City to build dorm for street children

JAKARTA: The city administration plans to build a dormitory in
Rawabuaya, West Jakarta, for street children, an official said.

The head of psychological services at the City Welfare Agency,
Syarifuddin Mahfudz, said the dormitory would be able to house
between 600 children and 1,000 children.

"We hope construction of the dormitory will be completed by
the end of this year," Mahfudz said.

He said the administration also would pay to send the children
to school, the city-owned news portal beritajakarta.com reported
on Thursday.

Mahfudz also said the children's parents would be given Rp
500,000 (US$58.80) each in start-up capital for their own home
businesses.

Many street children were forced to drop out of school so they
could find work to help support their families. -- JP

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Fire razes houses in Kebon Kacang
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Fire destroys homes at Kebon Kacang

JAKARTA: Fire destroyed dozens of slum houses in Kebon Kacang,
Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Thursday. No fatalities were
reported.

Officer in charge at the Central Jakarta Fire Department,
Zaenal, said the fire occurred at about 10 a.m. in one of the
houses.

He said his department deployed 12 fire trucks to the scene
and managed to extinguish the fire in about three hours.

He added the police were still investigating the cause of the
fire.

Last week, a fire ravaged hundreds of houses in Karet Tengsin,
Central Jakarta, leaving more than 1,000 people homeless.-Antara

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'Putaw' dealer arrested
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Suspected 'putauw' dealer arrested

BEKASI: Police arrested a man on Thursday accused of dealing
putauw (low-grade heroin) in a soccer field in Bintara Jaya, West
Bekasi.

Bekasi Police chief of detectives Adj. Comr. Rasino said the
suspect, identified as Dody Chandra, was arrested after police
received a report from local residents.

Rasino said residents told police Dody, 25, was dealing drugs
in the field.

He said the police officers who arrested Dody found eight
packages of putauw on the suspect. -- Antara

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Rice supply decreased in Cipinang
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Decrease in market's rice supply

JAKARTA: Rice supply at the city's main market, Cipinang, in
East Jakarta has reportedly decreased -- from 30,000 tons a month
to 25,000 tons a month -- due to the prolonged dry season, an
official said on Thursday.

"Main rice suppliers in Kerawang and Cirebon, West Java could
only supply 25,000 tons a month due to the dry season," the
market's manager, Nasion Baktiono, said.

However, Nasion claimed the decrease in rice supply had been
covered, with extra rice imported from Thailand, Vietnam and
China amounting to 5,630 tons this month.

Due to the decrease in the rice supply the price of various
kinds of rice had increased between Rp 50 and Rp 100 per
kilogram, he added. -Antara