Thousands suffer from malnutrition
Thousands suffer from malnutrition
BOGOR (JP): Almost 8,300 babies in Bogor, West Java, have
suffered from malnutrition, an official said here on Tuesday.
Bogor's administration secretary, Itoch Tochija pointed out
that last year the government found 698 babies, or one percent of
the total babies, suffered from severe malnutrition and the other
7,600 or 12.8 percent had mild malnutrition.
"We've been trying to tackle this problem by providing them
additional food free of charge. Hopefully we can reduce their
number this year," said Itoch.
Meanwhile, Bogor's health office chief Triwanda Elan said that
Bogor administration had committed itself to freeing the regency
of the malnutrition problem next year.(21)
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Focus-Tarakanita-protest
Tarakanita staff stage protest
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Tarakanita staff stage protest
JAKARTA (JP): About 50 lecturers and staff of the Tarakanita
Secretarial College (LPK Tarakanita), Pondok Kelapa, East
Jakarta, staged a demonstration at the Legal Aid Foundation here
on Tuesday, protesting their suspension by the Tarakanita
Foundation.
The dispute has been going on for a year, ever since the
protesters asked for better working conditions and a pay rise.
According to A.J Lumban Gaol, a lecturer at the college, a
number of staff members were still being paid less than the
provincial minimum wage of Rp 426,250 (US$ 37,51) per month.
The management of the college had refused to meet and discuss
the matter with them and instead had suspended those who
participated in the protest action, he said.
In response to their demands, the Tarakanita Foundation had
issued a simple ultimatum: Keep working for the Tarakanita
Foundation or resign. (06)
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Focus-Education-Korea-aid
S. Korean govt donates computers
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S. Korean govt donates computers
JAKARTA (JP): The South Korean government has donated 50
computers with photoscanners and digital cameras to a number of
senior high schools in Jakarta and Yogyakarta.
The Ministry of Education said in a statement received by The
Jakarta Post on Tuesday that the donation was provided through
the APEC Cyber Education Network (ACEN), a project of the Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) under the South Korean
government.
It said that the Korean government would also donate three
laser jet printers to three senior high schools to use for
computer training.
ACEN, an international organization on education proposed by
the South Korean government, was approved during the 22nd working
group meeting on human resources development last May.
It is aimed at setting up a cyber education network to reduce
the digital divide among APEC member countries.