NTB fighting for its rights

NTB fighting for its rights

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Speaker of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) legislative council HL Serinate said here on Saturday that some legislators would visit several ministries in Jakarta to fight for the province's rights.

"It often happens that the province receives what it is due very late," Serinate said, citing as an example the royalties from PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara, Batu Hijau, Sumbawa.

He said that the province received the 2000 royalties from Newmont only this year. "We have not yet received the 2001 royalties."

According to Serinate, the 2000 royalties should have been paid in 2000, while the 2001 royalties should have been paid in 2001.

"We also ask members of the House of Representatives (DPR) who hail from West Nusa Tenggara to fight for the province," he said. He did not disclose the amount of the royalties from Newmont. --Antara