Mega to inaugurate container seaport

MANADO, North Sulawesi: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is scheduled to visit Bitung municipality in North Sulawesi province to inaugurate a container port.

Monunutu, spokesman for the North Sulawesi provincial administration, said on Saturday Megawati would arrive in Manado on Monday and was scheduled to stay overnight, before inaugurating the port in Bitung municipality on Tuesday.

The President is expected to return to Jakarta immediately after the inauguration ceremony, Monunutu said.

The container port is expected to provide a boost to North Sulawesi's economy by improving the province's exports. -- Antara