Riau to recruit 8,000 civil servants

PEKANBARU, Riau: A senior government official announced on Friday that regional administrations in Riau province would recruit 8,000 new civil servants.

Some of the 8,000 new recruits will replace retired civil servants, while others will fill positions available at regental and municipal governments in the province, said assistant to Riau provincial secretary Tiolina Pangaribuan.

The government has announced that it will recruit 300,000 new civil servants nationwide this year. -- JP