Governor installs new regent in Buton

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi Governor La Ode Kaimoeddin installed La Ode Muh. Syafe'i Kahar and Kasim on Sunday as Buton regent and deputy regent respectively in the regency capital of Baubau.

Sjafe'i Kahar was nominated by the United Development Party faction of the regency legislature. As a career official of the agriculture ministry, he was previously deputy head of the local office of fisheries and marine resources.

Kasim, a native of Buton proposed by the same faction, is a constitutional law expert whose most recent position was as head of the personnel department in the Maluku national education office in Ambon.

The governor in his inaugural message stressed the importance of avoiding over indulgence in the euphoria of regional autonomy, which could lead to distortions and actions beyond the limits of authority. --Antara