PDAM extends payment deadline

PDAM extends payment deadline

PADANG, West Sumatra: The local water company PDAM has given
an extension until today for residents who have not paid this
month's water bill.

The extension was made following the recent wave of unrest
which hit many parts of the country.

"People who have not paid this month's bill, which was
actually due on May 20, have until May 25 without incurring a
fine," said PDAM's spokesman Edwar.

"This extension shows that we care about what is happening
around us and proves that we support the reform movement," he
said Saturday.

A similar extension is also apparently being given by the
state-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom, which extended
its deadline for paying telephone bills from May 20 to May 30.

According to Antara, several announcements were posted around
the city informing the public that no fines would be levied this
month if telephone bills were paid before May 30.