Jambi paper about to close

Jambi paper about to close

JAMBI, Jambi: A local daily newspaper may lose its publishing
license because of its management's failure to find an interested
investor to pump in more money.

The Independent has not published for some time now because of
internal disputes and financial difficulties and the Jambi
Information Office has given two possible alternatives: revoke
the license or turn it into its original form as a weekly paper,
the Antara news agency reported.

Independent had been the province's only newspaper, but it
only lasted six months because of difficulties in recruiting
professional people. Its role as a source of information has been
replaced by two weeklies, Warta Massa and Ampera. (emb)