Pro-integration figures honored
Pro-integration figures honored
DILI, East Timor: The government has provided Rp 104 million (about US$48,000) in donations for 85 people who have contributed to the struggle of integrating the former Portuguese colony into Indonesia in the 1970s.
The integration supporters consisted of 17 armed forces members, 13 civil servants, 52 volunteers and three militiamen, Antara reported yesterday.
Each supporter received various amounts of donations ranging from Rp 901,500 to Rp 3.3 million, handed over by Chief of the East Timor Military Command Col. Kiki Syahnakrie.(imn)