Police arrest drug suspect
BEKASI: The police arrested a 25-year-old man at Pasar Kranji traditional market, West Bekasi, on Saturday, for possessing shabu shabu (crystal methamphetamine).
Bekasi Police narcotics chief Adj. Comr. Rasino said his men also confiscated Rp 300,000 (US$35.7) in cash from the suspect, who confessed he got the money from a buyer.
Rasino said the arrest was made after a tip off.
"His presence around the market had raised concern in the neighborhood," he said. -- Antara
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Scientists reach out to children
BOGOR: A professor of the school of forestry at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) shared his secret for staying fit and young to a child.
"I eat a termite queen once a week," said Dodi Nandika.
The professor is one of the institute's scientists who is taking part in a television program called Ta-Ti-Tu (Knowledge, Creativity and Adventure) which is aimed at introducing sciences to children.
"In one of the programs, we introduce the children to the life cycle of termites and how they can be useful to humans," IPB spokesman Agus Lelana told Antara on Sunday, on the sidelines of taping at the institute's campus in Dermaga subdistrict.
The production manager of Auvikomunikasi Media Prima (Avikom) -- the producer of the program, Iwan Perwira, said they started filming for the Termite episode on Jan. 19.
"The next episode to be filmed at IPB campus is Plants Need the Sun," he said. -- Antara
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Fire damages Ora Et Labora School
JAKARTA: A fire badly damaged Ora Et Labora School, one of the oldest in the capital, located on Jl. Cisadane in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Saturday night. No fatalities were reported in the fire.
Six fire trucks from the nearby Taman Ismail Marzuki fire station were deployed to extinguish the fire, which gutted the third and fourth floors of the school building.
"It's very likely that the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit. The fire is now being investigated by police," said Yogi, one of the firemen.
The fire started at about 11:30 p.m. Fortunately, the school is located on a relatively wide and quiet street, providing easy access for the fire trucks. The fire was extinguished an hour later.
Jakarta has seen many fires during the wet season. In January, at least three fires took place in the city, burning down hundreds of houses in densely populated areas. The fires were caused by either short circuits or exploding kerosene stoves. -- JP