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City needs US$795m for flood projects
The government needs some Rp 1.7 trillion (US$795 million) to get rid the capital city from flood, says an official of the Directorate General of Irrigation.
Satrio Untung, head of the project for the dredging of Ciliwung and Cisadane rivers, said here Thursday that the huge budget is required to fiance land acquisition in the 18 hectare areas, which are affected by flood throughout the year.
"The huge amount of money is needed due to the soaring prices of land for land acquisition," Satrio told reporters during a visit to four dams in the city.
For example, he explained, the government spent Rp 100 billion ($46million) for the acquisition of a six-kilometer area in North Jakarta.(bsr)
Apartments for Bendungan Hilir
The municipal administration is now constructing a low-cost apartments for Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta, residents.
Central Jakarta mayor Abdul Kahfi said on Wednesday that the administration the 296 unit apartment building in the 8,600- square-meter plot in Bendungan Hilir, of which some 70 will be used to house former area residents whose houses were razed by fire several months ago.(09)
Coca-cola sponsors circumcision
PT Coca Cola Indonesia, a subsidiary of the giant American soft drink company, is sponsoring a program to circumcise 50 small boys from the poor families in West Jakarta.
The circumcision was held at the company's factory on Jl. Daan Mogot, West Jakarta, Thursday morning.(09)
Austrian tried for using stolen card
Klaus Mart, 25, an Austrian national, is on trial at the West Jakarta district court for using a stolen credit card originally issued by issued by PT Adipura Sumber Sedaya Finance.
Prosecutor Villa Darmawi told the court on Wednesday that Klaus along with his friends, Bambang, Santo and Budi, used the Silver Card belonging to Agustina Gunarsin at a department store at Citra Land shopping center in Grogol, West Jakarta, on Dec. 31, 1993.
Klaus, according to the prosecutor, selected the items they wanted to buy and forged the signature of the original owner, while the three other accomplices collected the goods worth a total of Rp 2.5 million.
The defendant and Budi were captured by security guards who had been informed by the cashiers the credit card was dubious. Their accomplices left as soon as they knew of the imminent arrival of the security guards. (has)
Student killed by brawlers
Ferry Maulana, 18, a senior highschool student, was stabbed to death by two students a technical senior highschool in Cideng Raya, Central Jakarta.
The victim was stabbed in the stomach by the two students whose identities were withheld by police as he watched a brawl between students from his school and another area school on Tuesday evening. (has)
Jakarta to host volleyball game
Jakarta will host "the First Jakarta Cup Sister Cities Volleyball Tournament" to be from June 16 to 22, Robert P. Silalahi, the head of the intercity and interprovincial cooperation bureau, said yesterday.
Participants of the tournament are scheduled to come from eight Jakarta's sister cities, including volley ball players from Tokyo, Seoul, Berlin, Casablanca, Los Angeles, New South Wales, Arkansas and Amsterdam.
According to Silalahi, the tournament is linked to the 467th birthday of Jakarta and will be staged at Istora Senayan, the national sport complex.
Participants will be divided into two pools determined by the result of lots to be drawn in the third week of April. The competition will apply the three winning set system. (06)
New film series on Betawi people
Karnos Film, a local film producer, will make another 26 episodes of the popular television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan in response to the public's positive favor given to the previous episodes.
"I am thankful to the public for their warm welcome to the previous six episodes and for their help for the production of the next episodes," Rano Karno, the producer and director of the series, said on Thursday.
"I will guarantee these new series will not be boring," Rano promised during a ceremony marking the beginning of renewed production at a housing complex in South Jakarta.
Rano said the shows will be aired on private television stations starting next September.
The production of the first phase, which will consist of 13 episodes, is expected to be completed next July, while the second phase will be finished in December.
Rano Karno, 34, added that the extended series will still use the concept of the initial series for which the Betawi (native people of Jakarta) dialect and culture served as the main theme.
The first six shows of the series, which were aired on the private TV station RCTI during the prime time, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Sunday in January and February, featured Rano Karno, Benyamin Suaeb, Suti Karno, Aminah Cendrakasih, Mandra, Cornelia Agatha and Adem.
The previous storyline featured the everyday life of a university student named Doel, a native of Jakarta, portrayed by Rano Karno.
Rano said that the new series, which will cost between Rp 40 million to Rp 50 million per episode, will present several guest stars from the Lenong Betawi traditional comedy group. (05)