ICMI has new facilities

ICMI has new facilities

JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Moslem Intellectuals (ICMI) B.J. Habibie inaugurated yesterday a new community health center and library at the association's Sawah- Kota branch office and launched a new social foundation.

Minister of Health Sujudi and deputy governor in charge of people's welfare RS Museno attended the ceremony.

"All people, regardless of their religion and faith, are invited to this community health center for medical services which are not expensive because the center was established for the public at large. In certain instances the center will even serve poor people free of charge," Habibie, who is also minister of research and technology, said.

He expressed the hope that the library would be useful to people from all walks of life as a means for them to improve their general knowledge.

"And especially for Moslems -- they can use the library to get closer to Allah because the library has a lot of books on Islam in its collection," Habibie said.

The foundation, called the Abdi Bangsa Foundation, will provide various social services and activities, Habibie said.

The facilities are located in the densely-populated Kali Angke sub-district. "Kali Angke was chosen as the site for the facilities mainly is it still lagging behind other areas in terms of economic, educational and health facilities," said Siti Ainomi R. Lengkong, who chairs ICMI's Sawah Besar-Kota branch.

The ICMI was established in Malang, East Java, on Dec. 8, 1990.(31/bas)