Dengue fever kills four in Majalengka
Dengue fever kills four in Majalengka
MAJALENGKA, West Java: At least four people have died in an
outbreak of dengue fever in the West Java regency of Majalengka,
hospital sources said on Wednesday.
They said the latest fatality was a five-year-old girl who
died at a local hospital on Wednesday.
The sources said the number of sufferers treated at the
hospital now stood at 76, with 20 people from Cibolerang village
in Jatiwangi subdistrict the latest to be admitted.
The outbreak has covered the four subdistricts of Sumberjaya,
Ligung, Dawuan and Jatiwangi. --Antara
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Raid nabs illegal foreign workers
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Raid nabs illegal foreign workers
SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Fifty-two foreigners were netted
in a raid by the Balikpapan municipal administration in East
Kalimantan for failing to show their work permits and temporary
identity cards.
Most of them were netted at major companies in the provincial
capital of Balikpapan, local public order officer Marwan Pribadi
said on Wednesday.
He said the 52 foreigners were not detained but were obliged
to complete their required documents, including temporary ID
cards, with the relevant authorities.
Citing reasons for not possessing the documents, the suspects
claimed they were not notified of the need to possess them, said
Marwan.
He said that most of the foreigners in question only showed
documents issued by the immigration office in Jakarta.
Marwan said such raids targeting foreigners would be conducted
regularly in East Kalimantan to enforce the prevailing law.
The joint raid was carried out by the local police, the
immigration office, the manpower and transmigration office and
the military.
Data from the Balikpapan immigration office shows that there
are about 1,600 foreigners working in Balikpapan. Most of them
come from Australia, the United States and France. --JP
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Supporters occupy PDI-P office
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Supporters occupy PDI-P office
KLATEN, Central Java: Hundreds of supporters of the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) occupied and seized the
party's local office in Klaten regency, Central Java, on
Wednesday.
The incident was in protest against the dismissal on Dec. 13
of the chief of the party's security, Haryanto Wibowo, by Harry
Purnomo who chairs Klaten's PDI-P office.
The protesters arrived at about 1 p.m. on motorcycles and
trucks.
While slamming Harry as arrogant and urging him to resign, the
protesting supporters of Haryanto seized and blockaded the
party's office there.
The decision by Harry, who is also the regent of Klaten, to
fire Haryanto was unacceptable because it was only made in favor
of the regent, protest leader Sratu said.
"The dismissal of the commander of the PDI-P security unit
clearly reflects the interests of a certain person," he said,
apparently referring to the regent. Sratu did not elaborate.
The noisy protest ended peacefully at 3:30 p.m. --JP
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Ex-policeman arrested for car theft
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Ex-policeman arrested for car theft
BANDUNG: A former policeman, from Darmaraja village in
Darmaraja subdistrict, Sumedang regency, was caught on Wednesday
by the West Bandung Police for his alleged role in a car theft
network.
The police said the suspect, AT alias Gunawan, was arrested at
his house in Darmaraja while trying to sell a Toyota Kijang van.
The van with plate number D-1322-CV was stolen by a group led
by Cecep, 29, alias Maman, from Babakan Lewo village, Limbangan
subdistrict in Garut regency. Maman was also arrested.
The police said they were searching for the key suspect,
Nandang alias Grandong, 30.
The arrest of Gunawan followed a tip-off from a local resident
who notified the police that the suspect had offered him a Kijang
minivan without ownership and registration documents for only Rp
12 million (US$1,411) in Sumedang regency.
The suspect had been discharged from the police force in 2001
for a similar case. --Antara