World War II bomb found in Lombok
World War II bomb found in Lombok
MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A rocket-shaped bomb, probably
left behind after World War II, was discovered on Thursday in
Marde subdistrict, Central Lombok.
Bahar, 30, a Marde resident, found the bomb while he was
fishing in Tiwu Bara river.
The police have identified the bomb as Russian-made, weighing
10 kilograms, with a diameter of 30.8 centimeters and a length of
57 cms.
The discovery brings to three the number of bombs found in
West Nusa Tenggara in the past few months. -- JP
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Graft-Makassar
Eddy proposes his suspension
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Eddy proposes his suspension
MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: High-profile councillor Eddy
Baramuli has officially filed a request with the South Sulawesi
council head, asking to be suspended.
Eddy, who was accused of involvement in a Rp 18.2 billion
graft case, said his suspension would allow him to focus on the
graft case against him.
Eddy was named a suspect in November this year, along with 16
other councillors of the South Sulawesi provincial council. He
has been questioned by police three times since then. Eddy was
the chairman of South Sulawesi provincial council between 1999-
2004 and was reelected for this term. -- JP
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'Child traffickers most active in Batam'
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'Child traffickers most active in Batam'
INDRAMAYU, West Java: A woman activist disclosed on Thursday
that child traffickers are operating in at least 10 regions of
Indonesia. Some areas are located near the Malaysian and
Indonesian border, with Batam city tipped as the area with the
highest incidence of child trafficking.
Siti Soendjati, an activist with the Jurnal Perempuan
Foundation, said that the children -- mostly female and from poor
families -- were smuggled to neighboring countries, including
Malaysia and Singapore, and sold as prostitutes.
The 10 regencies/municipalities include Batam city, Indramayu
regency, Bandarlampung city, Pontianak and Sambas regencies,
Medan city, Wonogiri regency and Banyuwangi. -- JP
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Focus-Canada-Sulawesi
Canada to channel US$17m in aid
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Canada to channel US$17m in aid
MANADO, North Sulawesi: The Canadian government is planning to
channel some 20 million Canadian dollars (US$17 million) in aid
to the North Sulawesi administration.
The aid will be disbursed to finance projects that help
improve public services, according to Jeffrey Ong, a staff member
of the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta. -- JP
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Police conduct door-to-door search
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Police conduct door-to-door search
AMBON, Maluku: Maluku Police conducted a door-to-door search
on Wednesday in three subdistricts in Central Maluku, following
mysterious armed attacks in the area.
Police officers seized various types of rifles, ammunition and
homemade bombs from local residents, including 41 bullets, eight
homemade rifles and three homemade bombs, during the search.
Maluku Police deputy chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Suaidi said two
people were attacked and wounded last week in Namaea.
Such attacks have been common in Maluku following sectarian
clashes between 1999 and 2002 in the province, which left some
6,000 people dead and forced thousands of others to take refuge
in safer places. -- JP