Wed, 23 Jul 1997

Nuriana gets gold pen

BANDUNG: West Java Governor H.R. Nuriana received a Gold Pen award yesterday from the Association of Indonesian Journalists as a token of appreciation for his contribution to developing the national press.

Antara reported that association chairman Sofjan Lubis had presented the pin to Nuriana in a ceremony attended by association executives and hundreds of journalists.

Nuriana is the 17th person to receive the award, and the third West Java governor. The other two governors were Moch. Yogie S.M, now Minister of Home Affairs, and Aang Kunaefi. (swe)