Rehab center opens in Yogyakarta

Rehab center opens in Yogyakarta

YOGYAKARTA: Police in Yogyakarta have established a
rehabilitation center in Kalasan, Sleman, some 15 kilometers east
of downtown Yogyakarta to cope with the increasing number of drug
addicts.

Yogyakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Sudirman said on Saturday
that the rehabilitation center was built to help users overcome
their addiction.

Sudirman said the police would cooperate with Sardjito General
Hospital, a local Islamic boarding school and leaders of
different religions.

Sardjito hospital will provide medical treatment while
religious leaders will counsel the patients, the officer said.

Sudirman did not mention the number of drug addicts in the
province, saying only that drug abuse in the province was
relatively high.

Half of the drug cases in the province involve high school and
university students, he said. -- Antara

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Rice distribution scam probed
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Rice distribution scam probed

PALU, Central Sulawesi: The Central Sulawesi Supervisory
Agency has been instructed to probe alleged irregularities in the
distribution of some 170 tons of rice to poor families in Central
Lore district.

Poso Regent Abdul Muin Pusadan had ordered the probe after
receiving reports from former Central Lore district secretary
Yusack Mentara.

Poso regency spokesman Abdul Haris Rengga said on Sunday that
a special team was investigating the allegations. The result of
the probe will be compared with Yusack's report.

According to Abdul Haris, Yusack alleged that irregularities
had occurred involving the Central Lore district head who, he
said, colluded with six heads of nearby villages.

A forum of villagers in Central Lore district had complained
about alleged irregularities since early April to the regent, but
there was no immediate response.

A source said officials with the local logistics agency were
also involved in the alleged collusion. - Antara

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Fields remain untilled

MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: Hundreds of thousands of
hectares of fields in North Barito regency, Central Kalimantan,
have been deserted by would-be investors.

Head of the regency's plantation office Esganda Wangi said on
Saturday that only 28,712 of 280,570 hectares designated as
plantation fields were being cultivated.

At least 21 investors have applied for business licenses since
1996, but only two have started business.

The investors intended to invest in oil palm plantations and
rubber plantations, Eganda said without revealing the total value
of the investment plans.

According to the head of local agrarian office, Budi, only 11
of the 21 investors had been awarded business licenses, nine of
which had expired.

Budi said the remaining nine would have to reapply if they
wanted to continue business there. --Antara

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Substandard projects to be rejected
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Substandard projects to be rejected

JAMBI: Governor Zulkifli Nurdin pledged on Sunday that he
would reject any road projects in the province that did not meet
required standards.

He made the statement after realizing that most roads, be they
intercity or interprovince roads, in the province were in bad
condition.

The governor told the provincial office of settlement and
infrastructure to improve its control over road construction to
ensure that they meet required standards.

Zulkifli emphasized that roads were vital for the
transportation of humans, commodities and to facilitate
development projects.

The governor also promised to punish contractors who built
substandard roads. --Antara

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Schools in Cianjur damaged

CIANJUR, West Java: Hundreds of elementary students in
Cugenang district, Cianjur, have been unable to attend classes
because their school buildings are damaged.

At least 23 out of 53 school buildings are in total disrepair
while three others have collapsed, leaving many students without
classes.

Some parents regretted on Sunday that the government was slow
in addressing the problem.

The head of the local education office, Bodin, acknowledged
that some school buildings were in poor condition.

Bodin said he had sent a letter to the regental government,
but had received no response.

Students of the collapsed schools -- SD Jamaras, SD Sukajaya
and SD Sindangjaya -- were having combined classes in limited
space. Many of them have no chairs to sit on. -- Antara