Malaria hits Riau's regency

Malaria hits Riau's regency

PEKANBARU, Riau: Malaria has claimed 31 lives in the last two
months in Indragiri Hilir regency, Riau province, sparking fear
among people in the regency.

Of the total fatalities, 27 died last month in Belaras village
and the other four died this week in Kualaselat and Simbar
villages.

Besides the deceased, 80 other people in the regency have also
reported suffered Malaria.

Indragiri Hilir regent Rusli Zainal said on Thursday that the
regency health office was trying to stop the spread of malaria to
other areas.

"We have sent health teams to the villages hit by malaria. We
have also been spraying the areas with mosquito repellent," he
said.

He hoped that people with malaria symptoms would report to the
nearest health post. Other areas in Riau are also reportedly
prone to malaria attack.

Malaria symptoms include high fever, headache and vomiting,
for nine to 14 days. -JP.

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10,000 schools seriously damaged
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10,000 schools seriously damaged

BANDUNG, West Java: 10,000 of 35,000 elementary school buildings
in West Java are in a damaged state due to their age.

Head of the West Java office of the Ministry of National
Education Iim Muasliman said on Thursday that it was not unusual
to find them seriously damaged, as most had been built in the
1970s.

"We have only a minimal budget to repair school buildings, so
we can only start by renovating 217 elementary school buildings
in 14 regencies in West Java," he said.

He added that the West Java administration had allocated Rp
900 million for the repair of 217 damaged school buildings.

Iim hoped that school committees, which include students'
parents, would assist financially in the renovation of damaged
school buildings. - Antara.

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Violence on reporter to be probed
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Violence on reporter to be probed

JEMBER, East Java: The Jember Police will start investigating a
complaint by a local journalist of violence and slander committed
by a state prosecutor on June 24.

"We will follow up the complaint. We shall hold as evidence a
tape recorder, as well as question witnesses and the prosecutor,"
Jember Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Setyo Prihadi said on
Thursday. He did not indicate the timetable for the prosecution.

The June 24 incident occurred when the prosecutor refused to
answer the journalist's questions. The attorney even swore and
brushed aside the tape recorder so that it dropped and was
broken. - Antara

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Buildings near airport unauthorized
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Buildings near airport unauthorized

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The West Nusa Tenggara office of the
Ministry of Culture and Tourism demanded on Thursday the
provincial administration halt the construction of buildings on
the edge of Selaparang Airport.

"The presence of buildings there will hamper incoming and
outgoing airplanes when taking off and landing," head of the West
Nusa Tenggara Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Mahfud Achmad said.

Construction at the verge of the airport has been going on for
the past few days, although similar projects were stopped in the
past due to public objections.

"If the provincial administration does not stop the
construction now, it will continue until buildings have been
erected," he said, adding that the buildings in question were
against the provincial administration's plan to expand the
airport. -Antara