Don't be provoked by rumors: Surjadi

Don't be provoked by rumors: Surjadi

JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja is urging Jakartans
not to be easily provoked by rumors and false information about
things happening in the capital.

The governor said yesterday at the State Institute for Islamic
Studies in Ciputat, south of here, that the public should help
the administration create a safe and secure atmosphere in
Jakarta.

"Don't just believe any information which contradicts
reality," he said.

The governor also urged the institute's students and lecturers
to share their knowledge with the public.

"I hope you can become models for society and implement your
knowledge in the real life," he said.

Surjadi handed over a donation of Rp 100 million (US$43,478)
for restoration of the campus mosque. (yns)