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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