Poor people to get cattle

Poor people to get cattle

DILI, East Timor: The provincial office of the Ministry of
Social Services is distributing cattle to 760 poor families in
nine regencies here, Antara reported on Saturday.

These regencies are Manatuto, Baucau, Lautem, Dili, Liquisa,
Aileu, Manufahi, Bobonaro and Kovalima.

"We hope that the recipients of this aid will be able to make
good use of it," office spokesman Dadang Nurmada said.

Last year, a similar aid package went to 680 families in the
regencies of Ainaro, Viqueque, Dili, Bobonaro and Ambeno. (swe)