Navy warship to bring supplies to Maluku

Navy warship to bring supplies to Maluku

TERNATE, Ambon: The Navy's warship and patrol ship under the
coordination of the eastern Fleet's Marine Security Task Force
(Guskamla) will help distribute election facilities, including
ballot boxes and papers, to 320 islands in the North Maluku
district.

"The North Maluku administration and the regional election
committees will coordinate with the commander of the Ternate
Naval Base to help distribute them to North Maluku's
subdistricts," Antara quoted Regent Abdullah Assagaf as saying
when Rp 270 million worth of election funds were extended for 27
parties here on Tuesday.

He said 78 percent of the 103,789 km square area of North
Maluku consists of a marine area which is the main obstacle in
the election.

"It is not easy to organize the election in Maluku as most of
the villages are located on both big and small islands, unlike
Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi which can be reached by land
transportation," he said.

Maluku has 21 sub-districts, consisting of 692 villages, most
of which are located in the coastal and isolated areas.