More aid for Poso refugees

POSO, Central Sulawesi: The provincial social affairs office distributed on Saturday 716 tons of rice for some 72,000 refugees in the Poso area.

Head of the office Azikin Suyuti said they had distributed 96 tons in Donggala regency, 300 tons in Poso, 300 tons in Palu and 20 tons in Morowali.

Poso has been the scene of repeated ethnic flare-ups over the past year.

In the past fortnight the outlying areas of Tojo, Lage, Poso Peisir and North Lore districts have again been tense with sporadic violence.

However, Poso Police chief Adj. Snr. Comm. Djasman Baso Opu pointed out that the situation in the major towns remains calm and under control despite the flare-ups. (28)