PLN blamed for baby boom

PLN blamed for baby boom

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Irritated by the uncontrolled
birth rate in her province, head of West Nusa Tenggara Family
Welfare Movement Siti Nur'aini Harun Al Rasyid blamed state
electricity company PLN.

Speaking to movement activists in East Lombok regency on
Monday evening, Siti said frequent electricity blackouts in the
evening had contributed to a rise in the number of births.

"Perhaps because the blackouts stop married couples from
engaging in other activities, they prefer to make babies," Siti,
the wife of Governor Harun Al Rasyid, joked.

However, she looked serious when she called on the electricity
company to improve its services to the public.

"The blackouts have not only disrupted the family planning
program, but school children's learning activities at home," Siti
said, adding that she would raise the matter with the local
government. -- Antara