General Indonesian News - 14 January - 23 June 2008

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The VACCINE MOPV1 overcame the SPREADING of the POLIO
VIRUS

The single polio vaccine (mOPV1) better be used as the immunisation of the addition to overcome quickly the spreading/the transmission of the polio virus when the extraordinary incident happening (KLB), as happening in Indonesia in 2005.
This vaccine could interrupt the spread link of the polio virus quickly.
Now in the immunisation of the routine, continued to be used the trivalent polio vaccine (tOPV).
"the single polio Vaccine apart from causing high immunity of the intestines mucosa, also to stimulate the increase in antibodies antipolio 1 more fast and high in blood compared with the trivalent polio vaccine," said Dr. Kusnandi Rusmil, Sp.A. (K), M.M., in his dissertation the doctor Unpad Medicine, on Monday (5/5) in the Conference Room of PPs Unpad, Street.
Dipati measured Bandung.
The single polio vaccine, said Kusnandi, the first time was used in Indonesia simultaneously the Imunisasi Nasional Week (the PIN) the 5, in November 2005 because of several months beforehand happened KLB polio.
Giving of this vaccine pointed the country's American experience, Yemen, and India that succeeded in overcoming KLB the polio illness.
Areas of the place of the occurrence of the case of the spread of the wild polio virus, were given the single polio vaccine, whereas the other area without the case of the wild polio virus continued to be given the polio vaccine trivelen.
"Penyebab of the plague in Indonesia was the polio virus 1, then giving of one groove of the virus of the polio vaccine 1 would more imunogenik compared with giving of three grooves of the vaccine virus," he said.

The condition khusus

Kusnandi added, the single polio vaccine was only used in the special condition, that is if having KLB the polio illness or during PIN. Pasalnya, this vaccine had a function of interrupting the spread link of the polio virus quickly.
Now for the immunisation of the routine, continued to be used the functioning trivalent polio vaccine increased individual immunity.
" Indonesia must prepare the single reserve of the polio vaccine considering the virus of type polio 1 still bertransmisi in several countries.
On the other hand, there was the threat importasi the polio virus to countries that had the high risk," he said.
Kusnandi explained also about the global commitment to destroy the polio illness before the earth that experienced revision.
Originally, was estimated was reached in 2005 and currently to 2009.
Indonesia carried out the program eradikasi polio with the immunisation program of polio intensively since 1980.
"Ternyata in 2005, three countries that were free polio for several years, suddenly experienced KLB, was begun from Yemen, Sudan, and afterwards Indonesia.
The first KLB case was in Indonesia found in Sukabumi, afterwards spread to the other province in the Javanese Island and Sumatra," he said.

http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/index.php?mib=beritadetail&id=21506

 

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The understanding of the Bekasi City community of the danger of the bird flu virus was still low.

This was seen when they intentionally maintained the animal of the poultry kind in the environment around housing.
"In fact we already often menyosialisasikan to the resident of the dangerous poultry kind, like birds, the chicken, entok, the duck, and soang.
This poultry was very susceptible was attacked by the virus, so the resident was not permitted to maintain him in the area of housing.
But they like did not want heeded.
If be hit by, they also would that was busy, X the Perekonomian Service headword of the People and the Co-operative, Noviar to the reporter, on Monday (5/5) in his office.
Acknowledged by Noviar, the community's participation in the alleviation of the bird flu virus was very low.
Although claiming fatalities, continue to the resident who maintained the chicken, the duck, and birds, insisted did not want menyembelih their kept animal.
According to Noviar, the community might maintain birds, the chicken or the duck that had the value of art or sounded beautiful, as well as often joined the race.
However must divaksin first and must bersertifikat.

Unfortunately, in his implementation still many frightened residents his kept animal divaksin, because they thought will be picked up the cost.
"Saya Jamin, the vaccine was free.
If there are those that was picked up the cost, immediately reported to me," he said.
The same thing was acknowledged by Section Head Kesehatan of the Bekasi City, Wirda Saleh.
According to him, for 2008, bird flu in Bekasi claimed two fatalities.
"last February the resident Perumnas Ii positive terjangkit and was brought to RS Mitra the Family," he said.
It was related that the incident, said Wirda, his side took the preventive action by means of cleaning all the poultry belonging to casualties and casualties's neighbour that be at a distance 200 metre.
Moreover, in order to forms the awareness of the community, the Kesehatan Service of the Bekasi City co-operated privately, held training for training (TOT).
"Maksudnya, the doctors were trained to understand the sign of bird flu since early.
They who were trained to have the obligation to train the colleague of the other doctor.
In Bekasi this many doctors who were assigned in clinics, so was not possible completely was trained by us," he revealed.

http://www.klik-galamedia.com/indexcari.php?edisikode=20080506&kolomkode=20080506050557

 

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Questioned, Dana Bencana Alam Rp 5,2 M.

DPRD Wonogiri Ir Joko Purnomo Vice Chairman pointed out the use of the control fund of the natural disaster of Rp 5.2 billion in his area were not transparent.
According to him, there was the indication of the bureaucracy rank of the Wonogiri Regional Government took the step personally in managing this natural disaster fund apart from the DPRD foreknowledge.
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But, some same budgets for the handling of the case of bird flu or AI (Avian influenza), dengue fever (dB) and chikungu him that also happened in the Wonogiri area.
"Meskipun has taken place five months but the program (the handling of the impact of the natural disaster) that was not yet finished all of them so as indeed did not yet report results to the management of the council, this only mis-communication," Suprapto words while added the executive's side did not have the intention took a step personally or left what was severed with the council.
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[So reports find the residents in both West Java (Bekasi) and Central Java (Semanggi) are not caging, or restricting their poultry, and in Bekasi are eating the dead poultry. This is important, only in the fact that this will give the virus more chances to infect humans, and thus giving the virus more chances to mutate.]

From an earlier post in this thread:

Semanggi:

I did not like that understand what happened to chickens belonging to the resident in RT 06 that, really was affected by bird flu or not.
But because the other poultry was also destroyed was significantly quite true bird flu.
If like that should from the related service or Chairman RW carried out the socialisation to residents around it, including the resident in our territory that his location was neighbouring.
So as the resident could make preparations and increase vigilance.
If necessary the resident around also was given by counselling about the disinfection and was given disinfectant to prevent the spreading of the bird flu virus.
Just frank, although often has been given by the socialisation by the official from the Community Health Centre, the resident in this region many that have an attitude did not care.
The proof is, still many residents who left the chicken and the poultry that were maintained by him wandering in the settlement.
Officially Pertanian (Dispertan) Solo and the RT side or RW that was relevant ought to at once carry out the socialisation to the resident around it, including our RT territory.
Therefore, the resident will not feel restless and wondering, that in the long run even provoked the speculation that unnot.
Many right the resident in this territory that did not know what in fact the bird flu?
How his effect, the method detected him, and how also steps in his prevention.
The resident here most had an apathetic attitude.
If not yet having casualties who fell because of the illness near them, they not yet would really believed.

 

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It was not in Bekasi but in Sidowarno (Central Java), that the residents are still eating the dead poultry.

Sidowarno

According to him in his village was gotten around 30 poultries died suddenly and alleged positive AI. After received this information of Rujito claimed warned to his resident in order to be on the alert and not reckless if finding the poultry that died suddenly.

"We have indeed reported to the resident if having the poultry that died suddenly or was sick better be not consumed.
Because uptil now the resident was that still was determined to consume this poultry despite that very much the danger," flat he.

 

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http://www.antara.co.id/en/print/?i=1210090983

05/06/08 23:23
Bill Gates to explore bird flu vaccine development in Indonesia



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"The Indonesian government and Bill Gates will talk about cooperation in developing bird flu vaccine," Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Aburizal Bakrie said here on Tuesday.

Indonesia, Bakrie said, had advance talks on the development of bird flu vaccine with Gates but no conclusion had been reached.(*)<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

COPYRIGHT ? 2008

 

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Questioned, Dana Bencana Alam Rp 5,2 M.

DPRD Wonogiri Ir Joko Purnomo Vice Chairman pointed out the use of the control fund of the natural disaster of Rp 5.2 billion in his area were not transparent.
According to him, there was the indication of the bureaucracy rank of the Wonogiri Regional Government took the step personally in managing this natural disaster fund apart from the DPRD foreknowledge.
-snip-[did not read it]
But, some same budgets for the handling of the case of bird flu or AI (Avian influenza), dengue fever (dB) and chikungu him that also happened in the Wonogiri area.
"Meskipun has taken place five months but the program (the handling of the impact of the natural disaster) that was not yet finished all of them so as indeed did not yet report results to the management of the council, this only mis-communication," Suprapto words while added the executive's side did not have the intention took a step personally or left what was severed with the council.
http://222.124.164.132/web/detail.php?sid=162308&actmenu=38

Not all the funds recovery for the handling of the flood and the landslide

DPRD Wonogiri Vice Chairman, Joko Purnomo, questioned the fund with a value of Rp 5.2 billion that his plan was used for help of flood casualties and the landslide late last 2007.
His article, this Regional Government program up to now is not yet seen by his realisation in the field.
Moreover, Joko began to sense the existence of the indication ran him the unclear fund.
Joko explained the fund for the handling of the flood disaster with a value of Rp 5.2 billion were discussed with DPRD incessantly.
In these discussions, he continued, DPRD and the executive together knew programs that will be brought about.
However that became the Joko question, why did this program be not yet realised till at this time.


Responded to that, the Secretary of the Wonogiri Area Ir Suprapto MM when being met Expose in Wonogiri, on Monday, acknowledged the fund with a value of Rp 5.2 billion this not all of them for the handling of the natural disaster.
Some funds for the handling of matters that happened predictably that entered the category of the extraordinary incident (KLB).
Nevertheless, added Suprapto, this matter substantively did not violate the rule.
His article, uptil now the handlings that were not expected also a part of recovery.
"For example the existence of the DBD illness attack, chikungu him, bird flu and all the rest that could not be expected that.
Nah, we will also need the fund for the handling all that.
In fact, this also a part of handling the disaster," he explained.
According to Suprapto, uptil now had the understanding that the program recovery that was always identical to physical matters.
In fact, physical matters, also became part of the program recovery.
"Namun, in the near future recovery that was linked with physical matters would quick was undertaken by us.
The matter of the delay that was questioned earlier, because all of them would must through the process of long administration," he said.
http://www.solopos.co.id/sp_search_tamu.asp?keyword=flu#
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MICROSOFT GLF
Presence Bill Gates Lift Image Indonesia

The presence and the work were the same as Bill Gates (Chairman Microsoft) very positive in order to increases the Indonesian image in the future.
Bill came to Jakarta related the Microsoft Goverment Leaders Forum implementation (GLF) Asia 2008.
The activity will be held in Jakarta on May 8-9 2008.
This matter it was stressed the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare (the Co-ordinating Minister Kesra) Aburizal Bakrie opposite several reporters in Jakarta, on Tuesday (6/5).

Explained, GLF was the global Microsoft agenda that was held every year, to facilitate the leaders in the Asia-Pacific region, so as to be able to change mutual information and to discuss rumours that were linked with countries's future in Asian Pesifik.
Therefore, GLF focussed itself on the role of technology and information in supporting the success in various development fields, like education, the health, and UKM empowerment.

"Attendance at the same time also supported Visit Indonesia Year.
Because of this, he (Bill Gates-Red) will get the Visit Indonesian Year pin," Ical words, the Aburizal Bakrie nickname.
GLF personally his plan was attended by 2,500 people from various components, the representative of the government, the student, the student, the non-governmental organisation, et cetera.

Moreover, Bill Gates, the owner Microsoft Corporation at the same time the founder Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in his visit to Jakarta, also will hold discussions with the Indonesian government about the development plan of the bird flu vaccine.
"Government Indonesia and Bill Gates will discuss the co-operation in the handling field of bird flu, especially towards the development of his vaccine," he said again.
He mentioned, at this time did not yet have the bird flu vaccine for humankind, available was the bird flu vaccine for the animal.
Nevertheless, he said, these discussions were still being limited by the program, not yet arrive at the value of help.

In the other part, when appointing the Head of the Nasional Penanggulangan Body of the Disaster (BNPB) Syamsul Ma`arif, in Jakarta, on Tuesday (6/5), the Co-ordinating Minister Kesra suggested, in time extension of three till four months, all the regional government in the Motherland obligatory completed the production of the rule in the form of Regional Regulations that was adopted from regulations (UU) No 24 in 2007 about the Control of the Disaster.
He also entrusted to BNPB, all of Satkorlak and Satlak in the level of the province and the regency/the city changed the form became the Penanggulangan Body of the Daerah Disaster (BPBD)

http://www.suarakarya-online.com/news.html?id=199059

 

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Hmmm - Is Bill Gates a flubie?

 

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Bill is a humanitarian and a businessman so, it isn't surprising he is also keyed into flublogia. He may just save our bacon. (American slang for protect us.)

 

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05/07/08 10:36
Global Inter-media Dialog being held in Bali

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - About 100 editors and journalists from all over the world have been invited to the third Global Inter-Media Dialog, which takes place in Bali, from 7 to 8 May 2008, according to the official website of the Global Inter-Media Dialog.

The theme for this years conference is Ethical Journalism in Extreme Conditions: The Challenge of Diversity. The key note address will be Dealing with Changing Media Landscape.

There will be panel discussions about Covering Conflict, Reporting Minorities and Challenges in Reporting Global Issues. The last question will be dealt with in parallel sessions about for example War on Terror and Inconvenient Truths: Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Poverty.

Indonesian and Norwegian editors, journalists and representatives from international NGOs met in Oslo February 4 and 5 to plan the third Global Inter-Media Dialog. The planning session resulted in a preliminary program and a list of suggested names for each of the sessions.

The first Global Inter-Media Dialog was initiated by the Indonesian president and the Norwegian prime minister after the first cartoon controversy in 2006. Last year the participants met in Norway. (*)

http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/5/7/global-inter-media-dialog-being-held-in-bali/

 

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The RESIDENT who will buy lpg gas queued as far as tens metre in Jln. Emong Bandung, on Wednesday (7/5).

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This site, that I found so full of information in the past few weeks, has not opened for me in the last 48 hours. I'll keep trying everyday....http://www.solopos.co.id/

 

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This site, that I found so full of information in the past few weeks, has not opened for me in the last 48 hours. I'll keep trying everyday....http://www.solopos.co.id/

It is up now. . . .

http://www.solopos.co.id/sp_search_detail_tamu.asp?id=61730

Dozens of employees PT BPTS were forbidden to come home
[May 9, 2008]
Tuntang Espos

Dozens of employees in Livestock Breeding of PT Bina Prima Tunas Satwa (BPTS) that was located in the Tlogo Village, Kecamatan Tuntang, Kabupaten Semarang was forbidden to come home they were their respective, following the virus threat avian influenza (AI) or bird flu that attacked several poultries belonging to the resident in the Krajan Village, the local village.
The management side of PT BPTS worried, his employees will bring this bird flu virus to the livestock breeding if being permitted to come home, because they will threaten the death of thousands of poultries in the livestock breeding.
The confirmation was sent by the Secretary of the Village (Sekdes) Tlogo, Dawam Ubaidillah when being met Expose, on Wednesday (7/5), in his office.
According to him, dozens of employees were asked by the management of PT BPTS to continue to spend the night in the livestock breeding since the number of cases of the death of the poultry of two last week.
He explained, the government side of the village did not yet carry out stocktaking of several chickens that died suddenly that.
The village head Tlogo Endang Gati Sukeksi added, was related to the case of the death of the poultry, his side already the report to the Peternakan Service (Disnakan) the Semarang Regency.
He made a plea, so that chickens that still were living to be penned.
Was based on the agreement with the resident, for the chicken belonging to the resident who was left wild will become property of the public.

 

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INDONESIA: Helping poor communities secure clean water and adequate sanitation

Yogyakarta, Indoenesia

JAKARTA, 8 May 2008 (IRIN) - For a poor farming family in central Java, supplying the prized cow or goats with drinking water takes priority over washing themselves.

Although the island is famed for its heavy rainfall, lush tropical forests and humid climate, the dry season in Klaten district, central Java, can last up to six months and families are often forced to buy their water from private companies at a price so high they cannot afford to waste it on bathing themselves.

"The first priority is water for cooking and drinking. The second is providing water for their cattle and other livestock. They don't have money to spend on water for toilets or washing," said Claire Quillet, a water and environmental sanitation specialist with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), in central Java.

Typically a family might spend as much as 30,000 rupees (US$3.20) per week to buy drinking water, a significant portion of an average monthly income of between 70,000 to 300,000 rupees ($ 7.70-$33).

Cows and goats are an insurance policy, which is why they are given special care. If crops fail, or a family needs to pay for a wedding or circumcision ceremony, a cow is sold.

Infections abound

Up to 75 percent of people in Klaten lack private toilets or washing facilities. The effects on their health is disastrous, say officials.

The first priority is water for cooking and drinking. The second is providing water for their cattle and other livestock. They don't have money to spend on water for toilets or washing.
"Diarrhoea, skin infections, eye infections - because they don't wash their hands, and, yes, typhoid, as well as malaria and dengue. Everyone gets these diseases," Quillet told IRIN.

Dengue and malaria are endemic, because during the dry season farmers store rainwater for irrigation in underground tanks, which are easily contaminated and are fertile breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which carry the diseases, said Quillet.

Most residents use fields or rivers as public latrines, said UNICEF field officer Dheni Ardhian. "I think they know that if they use rivers they are polluting them and can get sick," Ardhian said, "but they believe nothing like that will happen to them."

UNICEF is building rainwater catchment tanks for 1,500 families in seven villages in Klaten to provide them with a safer, closed water storage system. But as part of the project, the families involved must agree to build their own private toilets.

Joint effort

"We say to them, we're building you a water catchment tank so you don't spend [money] on buying water, and so with this bit of money you save, you should build a latrine," Quillet told IRIN.

UNICEF is also educating residents in seven villages in Klaten as well as residents in another 32 villages in the neighbouring province of Yogakarta about the importance of proper hygiene.

About one-third of Indonesia's population of approximately 220 million, or 69 million people, lack access to adequate sanitation. In addition, an estimated 55 million people cannot access proper water supplies, according to a World Health Organization/UNICEF study.

The UN has declared this the year of sanitation. It points out that providing clean water and proper sanitation reduces poverty and has the potential to drastically improve health standards.

According to UNICEF, proper sanitation lowers child mortality rates, increases the number of girls who go to school and reduces malnutrition and infection rates.

Improved sanitation also has a significant impact on economic growth and poverty reduction. A recent WHO study found that every dollar spent on improving sanitation generates an average economic benefit of $9.10.

In Indonesia, lack of access to water and sanitation affects not just to rural communities and poor people's homes, but schools across the archipelago, according to UNICEF. It said most Indonesian schools do not provide access to clean toilets, with water. A study found only 55 percent of schools have hand-washing facilities, and only 9 percent of schools supplied soap.

Promoting good hygiene

To counter the poor conditions and educate children about the importance of good hygiene, UNICEF launched a Wash in Schools Programme in 2006, which runs until 2010.

In 2007 the programme provided hygiene education to 600 schools and helped schools to provide 70,000 elementary school students with proper water and sanitation facilities in Aceh Province, Central Java and the islands of southeast and southwest Indonesia, including Bali, Lombok, Flores, Sumba and Sumbawa.

In Klaten, UNICEF is helping schools to build rainwater tanks to provide students with proper sanitation. But to ensure "buy-in" or involved support from the community and the department of education, the schools must also contribute to the construction of the water facilities.

"We pay for most of the rainwater tanks but the schools must also give some money, and they have to provide some labour for the construction," said Quillet.

Complementing the construction of sanitation facilities is a hygiene education campaign. UNICEF is working with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Welfare, USAID, WHO, Johns Hopkins University/Centre for Communication Programme (CCP) and International Relief and Development (IRD) on the campaign.

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In the 570 's the Resident did not yet take help

The task force (the Task Force) BUMN Peduli Kantor Pos Besar Solo asked for the resident of flood casualties who did not yet take the help to immediately take him.
His article, till several days after the taking limit, on Wednesday (30/4), still were having around the 570 's the recipient that did not yet take.
Satgas BUMN Peduli Kantor Pos Besar Solo Chairman, Tati Nurhayati, when being contacted Expose, on Monday (5/5), said his side has tried find out by telephoning the district side, what caused his resident to not yet take the help.
But, the answer that was obtained by him also more unclear.
X Saya did not know why they have not still taken the help.
Was thought by me possibly because of many help recipients who thought the taking schedule has been closed.
So they reluctantly came to the post office to take him, X clear Tati.
In fact, Tati said his side was still giving the opportunity to the help recipient BUMN Peduli that did not yet take this aid fund.
Only, his side could not indeed be waiting too long.
The village head Semanggi, Agus Santoso when being asked by his response to say his side did not know menahu if still had the resident in his territory that did not yet take help that ought to become his right.

He stressed that was clear his side has distributed the letter from the Ministry of the BUMN Country to take the help to all the residents of flood casualties who were appointed as the help recipient.
He admitted among the resident Semanggi the help recipient could indeed have the transfer of several names of the recipient.
However, that necessarily did not become the problem, because the transfer was carried out was based on the repeated verification by the RT side and RW.
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Eleven farmers and one pre-schooler were forced to be run off with to the Daerah Blambangan Public Hospital, Banyuwangi, East Java.
They complained was sick after fighting for fate by spending the night in the DPRD Office local.
Their complaint generally has a headache, the fever and the cough.
While spending the night in the council's building, they slept only was based on the mat and the blanket an existence.
The saint Datul, pre-schoolers were 11 months old that also was run off with to the hospital evidently suffered diarrhoea.
He was forced to spend the night with his two parents because his house was destroyed.
The existence of dozens of farmers Margo Rukun Lestari in the Building of DPRD Banyuwangi to ask for the protection of the law.
Beforehand they were expelled from the Malangsari Plantation belonging to PT Perkebunan Indonesian Archipelago XII. Mereka was accused of claiming plantation private property.

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ANTICIPATION of the FATAL INCIDENT IN the HOSPITAL; Disperindag dismissed the Purchase Recommendation of FUEL OIL

SOLO - Officially Perindustrian and the Trade or Disperindag, recommended the purchase of fuel oil for the hospital or the government agency, followed the ban on the purchase of FUEL OIL used the jerrycan.
"If the hospital did not have the FUEL OIL reserve, could result in fatal, because if electricity from PLN went out, wanted did not want must use genset to operate all hospital equipment, including equipment in the operation installation," clear the Executive the Task (Plt) the Head of Disperindag Drs Joko Pangarso.
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05/09/08 11:32
China to become important country to Indonesia

Beijing (ANTARA News) - China will become an important and strategic country for Indonesia, which has become apparent in view of the fact that many Indonesian high-ranking government officials had been visiting China to expand cooperation in many sectors.

"China has become an important and strategic country for Indonesia, and likewise, China sees Indonesia as having a strategic significance," Indonesian Ambassador to China Sudrajat said during an introductory meeting with Indonesian embassy personnel in Beijing on Thursday.

He said that one of the indications that China is important to Indonesia is the planned visit of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Beijing on October 24 and 25, 2008. Actually, the President has already visited China several times, which is an indication that China is important and strategic for Indonesia.

Another situation in which China is now under the spotlight of the world community, Sudrajat said, is the Olympics which will be held there from August 8 to 24, 2008.

He also said that with the growing importance of China as a country to be seriously reckoned with by Indonesia in particular, and the world in general, the Indonesian embassy in Beijing needs to promote its professionalism in performing its tasks.

He said the tasks of the Indonesian embassy are carrying out instructions form Jakarta, and to take iniatiatives by each of the embassy personnel themselves.

In this context, he told the diplomats to visit various regions in China to explore cooperation prospects with Indonesia.

"If I receive a report that a given diplomat of the embassy is very rarely visiting other parts of China, and merely sitting behind his or her office desk, he or she had better go home to Indonesia," he said.

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05/10/08 14:57
Tens of school children poisoned by milk in C Java



Purwokerto, C Java, May 10 (ANTARA News) - Tens of elementary school students in Purwokerto, Banyumas, Central Java, were poisoned on Saturday after consuming fresh milk produced by a local cattle breeding farm.

Data gathered by ANTARA on Saturday indicated that up to 11.30 am local time, at least 36 students were rushed to the Wijaya Kusuma (RSWK) hospital in Purwokerto. Ten of the school children had to receive intensive treatment.

Fifth-grade student Novi Anggraeni of the Bancarkembar I elementary school said she had bought the milk through her school at Rp1,000 per pouch.

"I consumed the milk at 8.30 am but half an hour later I began to feel queasy and dizzy," she said.

The 36 school children came from the Bancarkembar I and Bancarkembar II elementary schools.

Spokesman of the farm R Basuki said the milk had been distributed to school children in the framework of a national program to make them accustomed to consuming milk.

"We have had no problem so far. But today, a problem arose after we distributed 1,050 pouches of milk each containing 120 cc to eight elementary schools and one kindergarten. The problem happened with those sent to the Bacarkembar I and Bacarkembar II elementary schools," he added

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