Legislature told to avoid tours

Legislature told to avoid tours

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Governor Herman Musakabe has asked
the provincial legislature not to include comparative studies
abroad on its agenda because they are too costly.

"We are now facing a monetary crisis, therefore we had better
make comparative studies which we can afford and which will
benefit development in this province", he said here while giving
directives to newly elected Provincial Legislative Council
members.

The governor was quoted by Antara as saying Monday that
efficiency measures were the key to reducing spending during a
crisis.

In addition, the governor asked the council to keep abreast of
the public's demands as it was increasingly anxious about the
province's exclusion from development. (mds)