No poll monitors yet in Aceh

No poll monitors yet in Aceh

LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh: The Aceh General Elections Commission (Aceh
KPUD) stated on Saturday that no poll monitors, including foreign
observers, had yet registered with them, although the March 11
electoral campaign period was fast approaching.

Aceh KPUD member Ridwan Ishak expressed his concern that poll
violations would go unchecked in Aceh in the absence of poll
monitors.

Many parties have already expressed doubts that the upcoming
elections would be smooth, as the war-torn province was still
under martial law, he said.

Yusuf Ismail Pase, a Regional Representatives Council member,
said that poll observers were needed to show people that the
elections in Aceh would be smooth, free and neutral. -- JP

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Teachers protest late salaries
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Teachers protest late salaries

DONGGALA, Central Sulawesi: Some 40 teachers in Dolo district,
Donggala regency, protested on Friday and Saturday at the office
of the Dolo district head to demand their monthly salaries.

The teachers, hailing from several schools in the district,
said their salaries should have been paid last Tuesday, but they
still had not received any payment as of Saturday.

The protest has forced classes to be suspended at the expense
of the students. -- JP