Lemhannas chairman

Lemhannas chairman
to be replaced

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is seeking a replacement of
National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) chairman Ermaya
Suradinata, a top government official says. State Secretary Sudi
Silalahi said on Thursday the President was preparing a decree on
the change of guard in the government think tank agency. "Let's
wait for the replacement which will take place in the near
future," Sudi said when asked about Ermaya's successor. Former
state secretary and justice minister Muladi has been touted as a
candidate for the Lemhannas top post. Sudi said the President
deemed Ermaya's length of service sufficient and the institute
needed "rejuvenation". -- Antara

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Five children die
in measles outbreak

An outbreak of measles has killed five children and infected
more than 700 others on the island of Sumba, the United Nations
Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. The outbreak hit 12
isolated villages in the West Sumba district of East Nusa
Tenggara province this month, said Anton Susanto, an official
with Indonesia's UNICEF office. "The current figure shows that
711 children have been infected and five others have died," he
said. Frans Salem, a provincial social affairs official, was
quoted by Antara on Wednesday as saying that children in the
villages were in dire need of vaccinations. He urged the
government to send more vaccine to stop the outbreak spreading.
-- AFP