Fish bombers ruining fishing areas
Fish bombers ruining fishing areas
KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Fishermen in North Buton coast in
Muna regency have called on the provincial government to take
action against fish bombers which has been rapidly depleting the
fish supply.
La Dunima, one of the fishermen, said the bombings were
allegedly committed by fishermen from nearby Kendari, whose
modern equipment and boats enabled them to escape from the law
enforcers.
The bombs, which contain ammoninum nitrate and potassium
cyanide, have destroyed coral reefs and mangroves, Dunima said.
He said he and his fellow fishermen in North Buton could only
earn some Rp 75,000 per day only, significantly down from Rp
200,000 per day before the arrival of the fish bombers. --
Antara.
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Across-university-scholarship
Diponegro Univ. gives 5 scholarships
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Diponegro Univ. gives 5 scholarships
SEMARANG: The state-owned Diponegoro University awarded
scholarships to five newly enrolled students here over the
weekend.
Rector Eko Budihardjo said the university was also seeking
"foster parents" for the students to cover their living expenses.
The five were part of 6,903 students admitted by the
university for 2003/2004 academic year.
Each new student must pay Rp 1 million in "education fees"
plus tuition of Rp 500,000 per semester.
Sudharto Prawoto Hadi, the deputy rector for academic affairs,
said all the new students would attend an orientation program
slated to take place from Sept. 1 to Sept. 5. -- JP
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Across-E.Java-police-security
East Java police tighten measures
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East Java police tighten security
SURABAYA: The East Java Police declared on Sunday a red alert
status across the province for an indefinite period as they were
trying to deter possible terror attacks, officials said.
East Java Police Chief Insp. Gen. Heru Sutanto said that
the stern measures were aimed at stopping terrorists from
launching an attack in the province.
"The order came from the National Police chief. The police
will guard all public facilities as well as offices which could
be vulnerable to attack," he told reporters over the weekend.
Heru also said that the heightened security was consistent
with the order from the Coordinating Ministry for Political and
Security Affairs not to allow any opportunity for terrorism to
spread across the country.
The police has also tightened security in hotels, increased
patrols and told Islamic boarding school's to screen their
students.
Provincial police spokesman, Sr. Comr. Sad Harunantyo said
that bomb hoaxes had been escalating in the province following
the blast at the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta on Aug. 5.
Last week alone, the police recorded five bomb threats, up
from two in the previous week, Harunantyo said.
The JW Marriott Hotel in Surabaya, as well as a McDonald's in
Surabaya, were among those which received bomb threats. -- JP
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Across-piracy-vendors
Vendors continue to sell pirated VCDs
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Vendors continue to sell pirated VCDs
PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Vendors here have resumed the sale
of pirated VCDs despite several raids conducted by the police
following the enactment of a copyright law two weeks ago.
Most of the vendors said that they had to sell the VCDs as
they had nothing else to sell.
"Raid the (pirated VCDs) producers first, before targeting us.
We won't sell them if they don't produce them," said Sutono, a
vendor at a shopping complex here.
The Banyumas Police, covering the towns of Purwokerto,
Cilacap, Purbalingga and Banjarnegara, has conducted a series of
raids and rounded up thousands of illegal VCDs.
"We only seized the illegal products. We don't prosecute the
vendors," Banyumas Police Chief Insp. Gen. Natakesuma said.
The vendors sell pirated VCDs at between Rp 4,000 and Rp 7,000
each. Selling a pirated product carries a maximum sentence of
five years in jail according to the new law. -- JP