IPB accepts

IPB accepts
856 new students

BOGOR: The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) will admit 856
new students for the 2004/2005 academic year through its regular
selection process, an increase from the 803 students who were
accepted the previous year.

IPB spokeswoman Henny Windarti said on Wednesday the institute
would also admit 2,043 new students outside of the selection
process, due to their high school academic achievement. Last
year, 2,287 were admitted in this category.

The institute will also accept 90 additional students from
outside Java, which is a separate admittance category.

Student enrollment officer M. Prayitna Sobari said high school
graduates could obtain registration forms for a nominal fee
beginning June 21 at the IPB Baranangsiang campus. The deadline
for completed forms is July 10.

Entrance exams are scheduled for July 14 and July 15, with the
list of passing students to be published on Aug. 13 in select
dailies. -- Antara

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Great-fire-department
Fire dept records 1,000 fires yearly
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Fire dept records
1,000 fires yearly

JAKARTA: The Jakarta Fire Department recorded an annual
average of 800 to 1,000 fires over the last five years that have
resulted in material losses of Rp 552.23 billion (US$58.75
million) and killed 132 residents and 15 firefighters.

Fire chief Johnny Pangaribuan said during a media gathering on
Tuesday that most fires were caused by human error and
carelessness such as exploding gas stoves, short circuits,
candles and cigarette butts.

"Our limited equipment and human resources has made the
department unable to handle all fires immediately," he said as
quoted on the official city website, beritajakarta.com.

Johnny again stressed that firemen usually had great
difficulty accessing the site of fires, as they occur mostly in
densely populated areas with narrow alleys.

Johnny reiterated his call on businesspeople to help provide
fire extinguishers and other safety equipment. -- JP