Tribespeople to be resettled

Tribespeople to be resettled

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Donggala Regent Sjachbuddin Labadjo
has asked the provincial transmigration office to resettle 1,205
members of the Tomini tribe now facing a food shortage in Palasa
village.

Labadjo was quoted by Antara as saying the nomadic
tribespeople roamed the mountainous hamlets of Bambasing, Nasai
and Labani and used slash-and-burn methods.

The long drought this year has destroyed their crops, he said.

He said that difficult terrain and the long trek to the
village was one reason why development had not yet entered the
region.

The local administration has provided a 400 hectare plot of
land in the vicinity of Tomini district for the tribe's
resettlement. (swe)