KPU: Officials can be

KPU: Officials can be
installed as councillors

JAKARTA: The General Elections Commission (KPU) ruled on
Monday that active civil servants who were elected members of
local legislative councils can be sworn in.

But before being installed, the councillors-elect must show
three letters from their superiors stating that they were giving
up their positions, a KPU statement said.

"The civil servants concerned have to submit three letters
stating that, first, that they are in the process of quitting
their positions, second, they are no longer on their offices'
payrolls and, third, they are no longer active as civil
servants," the statement said. -- JP

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Fund-Road- Jambi

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Rp 27.86b allotted
for Jambi highway

JAKARTA: The Ministry of Settlement and Regional
Infrastructure has allocated Rp 27.86 billion (US$3.09 million)
for the building of a 59-kilometer-long highway in Jambi
province, an official said on Monday.

The Jambi-Talang Duku road will connect Jambi city with Muara
Sabak and Talang Duku ports, said Dianatoro Murod, the ministry's
head of road and bridge maintenance, in Jakarta.

He said the road would go through Batang Hari regency, Jambi
city and Muara Jambi regency, adding that the money was being
provided by the state budget and the Asian Development Bank
(ADB).

"The road will link the central and eastern highways on
Sumatra island -- something that is badly needed by motorists in
Jambi," Murad said. --Antara

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Aceh-Bloodshed

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7 alleged rebels
killed in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: Troops shot dead seven
suspected separatist guerrillas in weekend violence in Aceh
province, the military said on Monday.

The suspected Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members were shot dead
during separate clashes in four districts on Saturday and Sunday,
said provincial military spokesman Asep Sapari.

Three other rebels surrendered in South Aceh on Sunday, Sapari
said. Troops seized five automatic rifle and some ammunition.
--AFP

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Crash-Suspect-Probe

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Driver charged
over fatal crash

SEMARANG, Central Java: Police here charged a driver as a
suspect on Monday after his container truck slammed into a
wedding reception in Ambarawa, Semarang, Central Java, killing at
least 16 people (not 17 as earlier reported by The Jakarta Post).

The suspect, Wawan, was among the 14 seriously injured victims
in the accident and is receiving medical treatment at the Ungaran
hospital.

Semarang Police chief Adj. Comr. Kusnoto said his office was
searching for Wawan's assistant, Toha, who fled the scene after
the fatal crash on Sunday. --JP