Shoot them boars, boys!

JAKARTA: Minister of Transmigration Siswono Yudohusodo bid farewell to an expedition team led by Herman Sarens Sudiro off to hunt wild boars in South Sumatra's forests.

The 10-day hunting trip in resettlement sites is jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Transmigration, the Association of Indonesian Shooters and the Jakarta Police.

The safari groups 193 sharpshooters, Antara reported.

In several settlement sites, wild boars have devoured as many as 75 percent of ready to harvest crops. (11)