Research on Jambi dwarves

JAMBI, Jambi: Deborah Martyr, is a British scholar conducting research on the existence of dwarf people living in Kerinci Seblat national park.

For many people in Jambi, the dwarves exist in fairly tales and some even claim to have seen them.

But Kerinci regent Bambang Sukowinarno said that Martyr, 36, was among the few who had discovered traces of their existence when she began her research on the dwarves early last year.

"Very recently, she saw several dwarves but they disappeared before she could film them with her video camera," he said as quoted by Antara.(pan)