Four districts want own regency

Four districts want own regency

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Four districts in the Kutai
regency are demanding the formation of their own regency, saying
that the existing administration had paid scant attention to
their needs, Antara reported on Monday.

Syaifuddin -- who heads a team assigned to campaign for a new
regency covering Muara Jawa, Sanga-Sanga, Anggana and Samboja --
said the people were ready because the area, to be called Pantai
regency, was endowed with oil and gas reserves.

Pantai also had the potential to attract tourists, he said.

The team met with Governor Suwarna AF on Monday to make their
case, complaining that under the present Kutai administration,
the four districts have not seen much development of basic
infrastructure and social services.

The governor cautioned the team that to set up a regency, the
four districts had to fulfill many requirements and follow the
lengthy procedures through the provincial legislative council and
the national legislature. (04)