No electricity supply for illegal buildings
No electricity supply for illegal buildings
PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The provincial
administration will no longer supply water and electricity to
buildings constructed without proper permits.
Central Kalimantan Governor Asnawi Agani said here on
Wednesday that the move was aimed at curbing the unchecked spread
of buildings constructed without permits in the district and
enforcing the province's spatial zone ruling.
"The local administration has asked the state-owned
electricity company (PT PLN) and the tap water company (PDAM) to
cut off their supply to buildings without permits," he said.
"It is true that so far numerous buildings have been built in
areas prone to flooding and landslides without any building
permits from the local administration," he said.
In the meantime, Palangkaraya Mayor Selundik Gohong said that
the municipal administration fully supported the provincial
administration's policy.--Antara
Dengue hits Siompu island
KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Thirteen people have died and
dozens of others are still receiving medical treatment after an
outbreak of dengue fever on Siompu Island, some 20 kilometers
from Buton regency in Southeast Sulawesi.
Lawitri, a local resident, said the death toll was expected to
rise as many of the victims were being treated with traditional
medication and many of them lived far from local health centers.
Reliable sources reported that the people of the island were
expecting assistance from Buton regency to deal with the epidemic
as they did not consider the local health centers to be
adequately equipped to cope with the problem.
Buton Regent LM Syafei Kahar said he was yet to receive any
reports on the dengue outbreak but vowed to dispatch a team of
paramedics to the orange-producing island to prevent the spread
of the disease.
Jalal, a local health officer, said the fever had been
affecting Kendari and Kolaka regencies for three months without
any attention from the local administration. --Antara
Porn VCD owner jailed
BANDUNG: The Bandung district court on Tuesday sentenced Didi
Darmadi (27) to eight months imprisonment and fined him Rp 500
for possessing a pornographic VCD.
His bad luck began when a woman came to his VCD shop on Jl.
Sukajadi last January to buy a VCD entitled Bandung Lautan Asmara
(Bandung a wave of lovers).
As he did not have it in stock, Didi acquired a copy from a
business acquaintance but was arrested before he could give the
disc to the woman.
Didi, who was found guilty of possessing a pornographic VCD,
accepted the court's verdict. --Antara
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Police, street vendors clash in Sidoarjo
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Police, street vendors clash in Sidoarjo
SIDOARJO, East Java: Police clashed on Tuesday with hundreds
of street vendors protesting in the East Java city of Sidoarjo
against the local administration's move to evict them from stalls
in the Jl. Gajah Mada area.
Police fired warning shots at least ten times to disperse the
protesters, who fled the scene in panic toward Jl. Raden Patah.
There were no reports of casualties.
The clash, which erupted at 9:30 a.m., was sparked by vendors
beating plainclothes security personnel who were attempting to
park their cars in the area.
The protest also involved local residents living in the nearby
Kauman area.
On Monday night, city public order officers had attempted to
forcibly remove the street vendors from the Jl. Gajah Mada area
because it was to be converted into a parking lot.
The protesters prevented vehicles from parking in the disputed
area on Tuesday morning, including those belonging to the
plainclothes officers.
"Because we were worried that the situation would become more
chaotic, I instructed my members to fire warning shots. Their
(the protesters') actions led to the violence," Sidoarjo Police
Chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Budi Susilo said.
He said the police had arrested three people charged with
using violence during the protest. They had been detained and
would face questioning. --Antara