Minister gives vehicles to NTB police

Minister gives vehicles to NTB police

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Minister of Tourism and Culture I Gde Ardhika gave 30 motorcycles and one car to West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Police on Tuesday to help them maintain security on Lombok island.

The 30 Yamaha RX Kings and one Kijang were symbolically presented to provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Sutomo Tjokro Atmodjo.

"NTB receives the vehicle assistance because it is one of the country's tourist destinations for foreign visitors. The region should therefore remain peaceful," Ardhika said in the province's capital of Mataram.

He said he hoped the aid would be useful for the local police to improve professionalism in protecting the people.

Aside from NTB, the minister also provided similar assistance to police in other tourist resorts, Bali, Batam in Riau and Yogyakarta. --Antara