TANGERANG: Two professional boxers who beat a pedicab driver
TANGERANG: Two professional boxers who beat a pedicab driver
were forced to flee for their lives after 200 less-than-happy
friends of the victim invaded a boxing training camp in Tangerang
on Thursday.
Samin, a becak (three-wheeled pedicab driver), said his
pedicab collided with a motorcycle driven by the boxers near the
Tangerang Benteng Sport stadium on Jl. TMP Taruna at 11 p.m. on
Wednesday.
"The boxers asked for money from me as compensation for the
damage to their motorcycle. As a pedicab driver, I certainly have
no money to pay for the compensation," he said.
The two boxers became angry and beat him up. They fled after
several other pedicab drivers intervened.
About two hours later, 200 angry pedicab drivers stormed the
stadium, forcing all the boxers to flee. There were no reported
injuries. --JP
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Greater-bazaar
Three embassies organize charity bazaar
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JAKARTA: The embassies of Algeria, Russia and Turkey are
organizing a joint charity bazaar at the residence of the Russian
Ambassador on Jl. Karet Pedurenan, Kuningan, South Jakarta, on
Nov. 28.
The bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to
the public without a cover charge, Antara reported.
Handicrafts, porcelain, jewelry and other products from the
three countries will be on sale during the charity event.--JP
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Greater-drilling
Drilling permit hampered by lack of bylaw
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TANGERANG: Illegal underground drilling is rampant in the
absence of effective bylaws in the Tangerang muncipality.
Chief of the municipal environmental agency, M. Akip, admitted
Thursday that hundred of industrial firms had illegally drilled
deep wells.
He said that though the agency could issue permits for
underground drilling, there were no bylaws that stipulated the
drilling permit application process.
The situation has confused contractors, who wish to abide by
the law.
"I want to abide by the law and that's why I applied for the
permit before taking contracts or ground water drilling
projects," drilling contractor Bambang Sumitro said.
He said the permits were issued by the Directorate of
Environmental Management Geology (GTL) in Bandung before regional
autonomy took effect in January 2000.
Unlike the municipality, the Tangerang regency has no problems
related to the issuance of ground water drilling permits.
Pahala Sirait, chief of ground water at the regional
environmental agency said the regency administration had issued
bylaw No. 6/2002 on ground water use.
"The bylaw was approved by the regency council in July and now
we are ready to serve contractors who want to apply for ground
water drilling permits," he said. --JP