Monas not yet ready for deer
Monas not yet ready for deer
JAKARTA: The 10 deer from Bogor Palace expected to be
transferred to the city later this month will be placed in the
Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta, pending the completion of their new
home in the National Monument (Monas) park.
Maurits Napitupulu, head of the City Parks Agency, said only
80 percent of the 5.2 hectares being prepared for the deer had
been completed, Antara reported.
The 10 deer, two males and eight females, will be quarantined
at Ragunan for one month before being sent to Monas.
Their new home in Monas will include a pond where they can
drink and special grass for their meals.
Governor Sutiyoso's plan to release deer in the park has been
criticized by many, who are worried the animals will suffer from
stress if they are not handled properly.--JP
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Siamese twins born in Bogor
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Siamese twins born in Bogor
BOGOR: A pair of Siamese twins were born in the Atang Sandjaja
Navy Hospital in Semplak, Bogor, on Friday morning, to the
surprise of the doctor and the parents, none of whom had no
inkling that the twins were attached to each other.
Dr. Evans Tandireru, who handled the birth, said that the twin
boys weighed 6 kilograms and were delivered at 9:20 a.m. through
a cesarean section.
The babies were later transferred to the Cipto Mangunkusumo
General Hospital in Central Jakarta, which has better facilities.
"When I was performing the operation, I found it difficult to
take out the baby. It was only then that I found out that the two
babies were attached to each other at the stomach," the doctor
said.
An USG examination had revealed that the mother was carrying
twins, but the doctor did not realize they were Siamese twins.
The parents of the twins are Rika, 21, who is still receiving
treatment in the Atang Sandjaya hospital, and Ahmad Darmawan, 27,
an employee of Dunkin Donuts in Plaza Jambu Dua, Bogor.
They said they had no money to pay for the operation to
separate the twins. --JP
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Bank director arrested for graft
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Bank director arrested for graft
BOGOR: A bank director in Bogor regency was detained by the
police for allegedly embezzling Rp 143 million.
The suspect was identified as Benny Efendi, 33, the
operational director of Artha Kurnia Bank.
He is alleged to have carried out the crimes between September
2002 and January of this year, Cisarua Police chief Adj.Com.
Ahmad Ridwan said on Friday.
Benny told the police that he embezzled the money to pay off
his debts.--JP