Seminar to treat Maluku matters

AMBON, Maluku: Some 70 foreign scientists have confirmed their participation in the third International Maluku Research Conference (IMRC) which is scheduled to last from June 27 to July 4 at the campus of the University of Pattimura (Unpatti) here.

The experts come from the United States, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and England.

The conference was held by the university in cooperation with the University of Hawaii, the United States, Northern Territory University (North Australia) spokesman of the Unpatti, Prof. PJM Siwabessy said as quoted by Antara yesterday.

A similar conference was held in 1991 and 1992, at Hawaii University.

The forthcoming conference which will discuss 45 papers aims to reevaluate the previous anthropological, historical, linguistic, geographical and oceanological researches on Maluku to boost tourism here. (prs)