Surabaya Kominfo-Newsroom- � Minister for Social Affairs Bachtiar Chamsyah, accompanied by East Java Governor Imam Utomo, handed over the keys of 100 houses to victims of the Lapindo hot mud at the Kahuripan Nirwana Village in Jati Sidoardjo.
He said the central and regional government and the Minarak Lapindo Jaya company are still trying to manage the problem of the hot mud victims.
�This is a good thing because Lapindo has given housing to the victims,� he said while presenting the keys to the residents Thursday (3/7).
He voiced the hope that victims not yet getting the cash and carry compensation would follow in the steps of the 100 families.
But compensation should conform to presidential regulation no 14 year 2007.
Evacuees in Pasar Baru Porong are expected not to resort to other regulations other than the above cited one.
Meanwhile, residents at bubble infested village will get new housing in safer areas, he added.
East Java governor Imam Utomo hoped that residents help solve the 20% compensation in order to accelerate the construction of an embankment north of site of gas bubbles, notably in Kedungbendo.
Improvement and repair of infrastructure, he said, should be given priority to revive the economy. Special attention should go to bridges and toll roads.
Lapindo will set up 1,072 housing units. Some are now under construction. And shortly 500 to 700 plots of land will likewise be ready for construction. The 36 sq m houses will be built on 144 sq m plots of land. Each unit has got three bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a living room, according to Andi Darussalam Tabusallah, general manager of Lapindo. (www.d-infokom-jatim.go.id/jul/toeb/ton)
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Jakarta - Kominfo-Newsroom - � Special anti terrorist police, including mobile brigade members, had arrested 10 suspects that are allegedly linked to a terrorist network in Semarang, led by Malaysia-born Noordin M. Top (39) .
MH(35), one of the suspects, was arrested June 28 at Sekayu, Musi Banyuasin regency, south Sumatera.
He is a member of the Jamaah Islamiyah organization and is a wanted man in Singapore.
MH was also allegedly involved in acts of terror led by Slamet Kastari, who recently escaped from a Singapore prison, according to Police Public Relations Chief Police Inspector General Abubakar Nataprawira here Thursday (3/7).
A English teacher, MH admitted having taught Palembang JI adherents how to make bombs.
The nine other suspects were arrested Tuesday (1/7) in Palembang.
They are AT(35), SG (22), AM (26), W (35), AG (36), HP (25), AMT (30), AH (42) and SA (28).
Of the 10, nine were transferred to the Police mobile brigade detention quarters at Kelapa Dua, Depok. One is still undergoing intensive interrogation in Palembang.
Police confiscated 20 Tupperware and pipe bombs. Of the total, 10 are ready for detonated. Items confiscated include chemicals and gadgets for the making of bombs.
Raids were conducted on July 1 and 2. (T.Dri/toeb/ton)
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Bandung 4/7/2008 (Kominfo-Newsroom) � The Bandung Creative City three-year program will start Aug. 2008, supported by the central government and world institutions.
�Program�s aim is how creative industry develops and how to develop it,� said Ichwan Asri, deputy of marketing, ministry for cooperatives, small and medium enterprises, in Bandung Thursday (3/7) at the opening of the Bandung cooperative fair 2008.
Bandung was selected the best East Asia city to create and develop products, notably those based on local cultures.
The selection of Bandung was taken at a meeting in Tokyo, Japan, last year.
Creative industry has progressed tremendously during the last three years, making it the number four after agriculture, industry and information.
Bandung is expected to be center of creative people as the world attention will be focused on the West Java capital city after the declaration of the Bandung Creative City program.
Asri said he hoped the BCC could help alleviate poverty and reduce the number of the unemployed, particular as creative industry does not demand huge budgets to develop.
There are 14 major sectors in creative industry, among them architecture, design, fashion, handicraft, music. Most are small and medium businessmen, thereby stepping up efforts to develop UKM (small and medium enterprises) in Bandung.
The local community are expected to buy products of creative industries. (www.jabar.go.id/dd/toeb/ton)
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