Fragments in rice rations

Fragments in rice rations

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Deputy Governor Zainuddin A.G. was not
amused to hear reports that local administration employees have
been returning their rice rations because they were found to
contain stone fragments and sand.

Zainuddin summoned the general-secretary of the Governor
Office's cooperative, Fachruddin, and requested that he return
the rice immediately to Dolog, the local logistic agency which
supplied the commodity, and ask for a replacement supply.

Fachruddin said some 300 kg of the 13 tons of rice distributed
to government employees at the start of the year have been
returned to his office.

Manan Zainuddin, the chief of Aceh's logistic agency, told
Antara that this month's rice rations were imported from India at
a cost of Rp 1 billion. (emb)