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Five Malaysians declared suspects

JAKARTA: Police are hunting five Malaysian nationals for their involvement in illegal logging activities along the Malaysia- Indonesia border in West Kalimantan.

"We are coordinating with Malaysian border police to find the five Malaysians still at large," deputy police spokesman Brig. Gen. Soenarko D.A. said on Monday.

Police already knew the identities of the Malaysians, he said.

"They were involved in illegal logging practices, either as buyers or suppliers," Soenarko said.

Police have detained 43 suspects since the campaign against illegal logging, codenamed "Wanalaga", began in January.

The police also confiscated evidence from the suspects, including 22,886 cubic meters of logs, 12 boats, 10 bulldozers, and five trucks. --JP

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Police reshuffle detective unit

JAKARTA: The National Police announced a reshuffle of five high-ranking officers in its detective and criminal divisions on Monday.

Spokesmen Brig. Gen. Soenarko D.A. told the press Insp. Gen Landung Soedjono would replace Comr. Gen. M.A. Erwin Mappaseng who would soon retire as chief of the police detectives unit.

Landung's position as deputy chief of detectives would be filled by Brig. Gen. Edi Darnadi, who would be replaced by Brig. Gen. Suharto as fifth director of the special crimes unit.

Sr. Comr. Marsudhi Hanafi will take over Suharto's position as bureau chief of planning and administration for the detective and crime divisions. --JP

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PNG military chief visits RI

JAKARTA: The Military chief of Papua New Guinea, Commodore Peter Ilau, paid a visit on Monday to the Naval headquarters in Surabaya, East Java.

Eastern Indonesia Navy Fleet spokesman Lt. Col Guntur Wahyudi said the visit came after three Indonesian Navy ships sailed to Papua New Guinea in January.

"His visit is also intended to introduce himself and explain his new role in Papua New Guinea," Guntur was quoted by Antara as saying on Monday.

After the visit, Ilau and his entourage stopped by state-owned ship producer PT PAL, Indonesia's biggest shipmaker. --Antara

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400 marines donate blood

SURABAYA: Some 400 sailors from the Surabaya-based Eastern Indonesia Navy Fleet donated blood on Monday to help dengue fever patients in East Java.

Fleet spokesman Lt. Col. Guntur Wahyudi Monday said the event was coordinated by a health agency in Surabaya and the Indonesian Red Cross.

Indonesia has been hit by dengue fever since early this year, which has killed at least 427 and infected over 35,000 people.

The event collected hundreds of blood bags of various blood types. -- Antara

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APEC holds talks on illegal logging

JAKARTA: Over 90 participants from 21 members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) gathered here on Monday to hold talks on illegal logging.

"The illegal trade of natural resources has disadvantaged the countries who take part and the real core of the issue is about supply and demand," the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hassan Wirayuda, said after opening the seminar.

Hassan said the seminar, which was initiated by Indonesia and was the first held by APEC members on natural resource issues, featured biodiversity experts from the United States, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

He hoped it could come up with recommendations and policies for APEC members of how to balance development concerns with the preservation of natural resources. -- Antara