Ministers to attend water meeting

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Four ministers will attend a national meeting of state-owned water utilities in Makassar on Nov. 28. The ministers in question are Minister of Public Works Joko Kirmanto, Minister of Health Fadhillah Supari, Minister of Home Affairs Moh Ma'ruf and Minister of Finance Yusuf Anwar.

The national meeting will elect a chairman of the National Water Utility Association. It will also discuss the future development of water business in the country, said Gazali, the chairman of the meeting's organizing committee.

The meeting will also be attended by some 1,500 participants from 350 branches in state water utilities nationwide, said Gazali. -- Antara