Earthquake jolts Kendari city

Earthquake jolts Kendari city

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A mild earthquake shook Kendari city
on Friday night causing panic across the town.

Residents fled out their homes in droves after the 4.0 Richter
scale jolt rattled the city for several seconds. "We are afraid
that we will suffer the same fate as those who live in Nias,"
said Suheriah, a housewife, referring to 8.3 magnitude quake in
Nias, North Sumatra, that claimed the lives of more than 500
people.

The earthquake was felt more strongly than 3.2 Richter scale
quake felt in the city on Wednesday. -- JP

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WFP distributes 1,000 tons of rice
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WFP distributes 1,000 tons of rice

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The World Food Program (WFP) has supplied 1,000
tons of rice to earthquake victims in Aceh, Simeulue and Nias
islands in North Sumatra, an official says.

The WFP's Jean-Jacques Graisse promised on Saturday the
organization would continue operating in the area after the
latest major earthquake in the area on March 28.

The WFP estimates that about 200,000 people in the area still
need essential food aid.

Graisse said the WFP would remain present in Aceh to help at
least 650,000 people affected by the tsunami disaster. -- JP

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Kalimantan police need more cash
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Kalimantan police need more cash

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan:
The recently opened Rp 68 billion (US$7.5 million) provincial
police headquarters in East Kalimantan is only the first building
in a planned Rp 118 billion project, a police spokeswoman says.

Adj. Sr. Comr. Enny Astuti said on Friday the building was the
main office premises in the complex and did not include support
facilities.

"We have allocated total of Rp 118 billion to build the main
building and other buildings, including an arsenal storage
facility and a mosque, in the 82,000 square-meter wide provincial
police headquarters," she said.

Enny said she expected the project would be completed soon.

However, East Kalimantan provincial administration spokesman
Jauhar Effendi questioned the amount police were spending on the
project. -- JP