Man dies after preparing for polls

MAKASSAR: A public safety official in Bontonompo, Gowa, South Sulawesi died on Monday morning, allegedly from exhaustion.

According to local residents, Timoro, 67, died at 6:30 a.m. He had spent the previous day preparing for the election.

Neighbors said Timoro woke up at 4.00 a.m. to pray. He left his house but collapsed soon after. His neighbors managed to take him inside and he died in his bedroom.

Gowa General Elections Commission chairman Zainal Thahir proposed to the South Sulawesi General Elections Commission that Timoro be awarded for his services. -- Antara