Student sets himself on fire

Student sets himself on fire

BOGOR: A student in a nondegree program in Pakuan University's
economics department attempted to commit suicide by setting
himself on fire on Sunday evening, allegedly because of poor
grades, according to the authorities.

Muksin bin Miswan, 24, made the suicide attempt in a room he
rented in a house in Gunung Batu, West Bogor.

Yedi, an eyewitness, said he was near the house with several
friends when he saw smoke coming from the building. They rushed
into Muksin's room and found the victim on fire.

They put out the fire and brought the victim to the Indonesian
Red Cross Hospital in Bogor. Doctors there had Muksin transferred
to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta, which
is better equipped to handle serious burns.

Syahrum Agung, the head of the nondegree program at the
university's economics department, said the victim had failed a
number of tests over the past semester.

He said that last week, Muksin asked the university to return
his Rp 700,000 tuition for the current semester, which he had
just paid. --JP