Refugees seek permanent homes
Refugees seek permanent homes
ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: One hundred and twenty-five East
Timorese refugee families want homes in a new housing complex to
be built in the Manleten subdistrict here, an Indonesian official
said.
The modest housing complex, which will be built on 800
hectares of land, will have 350 houses, said Lt. Col. Ganip
Warsito, the Indonesian official in charge of refugee affairs in
the area.
The housing complex will be built using funds from the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), he said, adding
it was scheduled to be completed by December this year.
"As of Thursday, 125 East Timorese refugee families have
registered for houses in the complex," Ganip said on Friday.
Those families are currently taking shelter in the Tulamale
refugee camp in Belu regency here, Ganip said, adding that more
refugee families could register for spots in the housing complex.
The families fled East Timor in 1999 to escape the violence
before and after the independence referendum there. -- Antara
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Hamzah to open Rp 1t regent office
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Hamzah to open Rp 1t regent office
EAST KUTAI, East Kalimantan: Vice President Hamzah Haz is
scheduled on Saturday to inaugurate the offices of the East Kutai
administration in Bukit Pelangi, Sangatta, East Kutai regency.
The offices, standing on 600 hectares of land, cost Rp 1
trillion (US$125 million), sources within the East Kutai
administration said on Friday.
The inauguration of the new offices will take place
concurrently with the fourth anniversary of East Kutai regency on
Oct. 12.
The office complex includes the official residence of the East
Kutai regent, the regent secretariat, the East Kutai legislative
council secretariat and a multipurpose hall.
East Kutai is a relatively wealthy regency, raising revenue
from the operation of several multinational companies in the
area, including coal mining company PT Kaltim Prima Coal. --
Antara
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Teenagers trained to defuse bombs
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Teenagers trained to defuse bombs
KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Kendari Police held a one-day
course on Friday to teach 60 junior high school students about
the different duties performed by the police, including defusing
bombs.
The course was aimed at increasing appreciation for the work
of the police, a police officer in charge of training, Sr. Comr.
Johnny Arjil, said.
Besides a lesson in defusing bombs, the students also learned
how to manage traffic, do intelligence work and deal with riots.
"The training will increase the students sense of belonging to
the police force," said Adj. Sr. Comr. A. Rakhman, the chief of
the Southeast Sulawesi Police's elite Mobile Brigade unit. --
Antara
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N. Sumatran coffee hits foreign markets
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N. Sumatran coffee hits foreign markets
MEDAN, North Sumatra: Coffee exports from North Sumatra have
penetrated 41 countries, mostly in Europe.
According to information from the North Sumatra industry and
trade office in Medan, almost 47,000 tons of coffee -- 34,591
tons of arabica, 11,848 tons of robusta and 1,230 tons of instant
coffee -- were exported to 41 countries from January to August
2003.
The export value of the coffee was US$32.547 million.
North Sumatra's coffee exports during this period increased
nearly 20 percent from the same period in 2002.
An official from the foreign trade department in North
Sumatra's industry and trade office predicted that the export
value would continue to increase through the end of the year,
despite recent fluctuations in prices on the international coffee
market.
"Overseas market demand for Sumatran coffee is still high,"
said Suharil Latief.
The strength of the coffee market will help farmers in
production centers located in the regencies of Dairi, South
Tapanuli, Karo, Deli Serdang, Labuhan Batu and Mandailing Natal
(Madina).
There are 62,708 hectares of coffee plantations in North
Sumatra, 62,000 of which are privately owned. -- Antara