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in the process of quitting their positions, second, they are no longer on their offices' payrolls and, third, they are no longer active as civil servants," the statement said.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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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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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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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