RI breaks breast-feeding record

KEDIRI, East Java: Mothers in the East Java town of Kediri have reason to be proud. They broke the world record on Wednesday for the largest number of women ever to breast-feed their babies simultaneously.

The Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) says that over four hundred mothers took part in the event, eclipsing a similar attempt made by Australia some time ago as the Australian mothers had refused to perceive the event as a competition.

The founder of MURI, Jaya Suprana, said that to celebrate World Mother's Milk Week, 497 mothers in Kediri had simultaneously breast-fed their babies in a local contest.

"As far as the number is concerned, the record is undisputed," Suprana was quoted by Antara as saying.

MURI manager Paulus Angka said the organizers had intended to enlist at least 500 contestants.

"However, 497 was enough to break a world record," he said. Antara

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Govt officials to be summoned

JAKARTA: A minister will summon top government officials who have a double posting in private companies.

The Minister of State Administrative Reform, Feisal Tamin, said on Wednesday that among the officials to be summoned were the head of the National Land Agency (BPN), Lutfi Nasution and the secretary general of the Ministry of Resettlement and Regional Infrastructure, Djoko Kirmanto.

Feisal will also summon an Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (BPPN) official to clarify the two government official's status in the private sector.

"Based on the government regulation No 30/1980 on civil servants, it is illegal for government officials to become the directors or commissioners of private companies," he said.

Lutfi is now holding the post of commissioner chief, and Joko the vice commissioner chief, of property company PT Bumi Serpong Damai.

BPPN asked both officials to chair the posts. -Antara