Civil servants get Idul Fitri bonuses

Civil servants get Idul Fitri bonuses

SURABAYA: Some 1,400 East Java provincial administration civil
servants, often criticized for their poor performances, have
received Idul Fitri bonuses totaling Rp 1 billion (US$117,647).

The bonuses are equivalent to one month's pay, an official
said.

Mohammad Munir, the head of the personnel department at the
provincial administration, said Monday that the bonuses, paid for
by the taxpayer, were intended to increase the welfare of civil
servants.

It is the second year civil servants have been paid bonuses.
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Navy to build security posts in Maluku
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Navy to build security posts in Maluku

AMBON, Maluku: The Indonesian Navy is to build naval bases to
monitor security on the borders with East Timor and Australia.

Eastern Fleet Command chief Rear Adm. Slamet Subiyanto said
Monday that the small bases would be built on Wetar and Kisar
islands, hundreds of kilometers South West of Ambon, the capital
of Maluku province.

Subiyanto said construction of the bases was also aimed at
protecting Maluku's territorial waters from encroaching foreign
fishing vessels. -- JP

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UGM to present Awards
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UGM to present Awards

YOGYAKARTA: Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Indonesia's oldest,
will give Hamengkubuwono IX Awards to figures with outstanding
achievements in their respective fields.

The awards will be bestowed in conjunction with UGM's 54th
anniversary, which falls on Dec. 19.

Rector Sofian Effendi said over the weekend that the awards
would be given to, among others, a student with the highest
academic achievements and a lecturer with the best research
outcome this year.

Sofian said candidates would be announced just prior to the
awards ceremony.

As part of the anniversary celebrations from Dec. 12 to Dec.
21, a number of events were planned, including a Japanese art
performance, a parade from Yogyakarta Palace to the UGM campus,
and a gala dinner at the Yogyakarta Palace, where the awards
would be given.

Previous winners include the late sociologist Selo Sumardjan,
historian Sartono Kartodirdjo, former UGM rector Herman Johannes
and former minister of foreign affairs Mochtar Kusumaatmaja.-- JP