Home Ministry requests suspension of Bengkulu governor

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 01/13/2011 1:10 PM | National

Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi on Wednesday asked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to suspend Bengkulu Governor Agusrin M Najamuddin, after the latter was named a defendant in a corruption case being heard at Central Jakarta District Court.

“The home minister signed a letter to the President requesting the suspension of the now-defendant Governor Agusrin Nadjamuddin,” ministry spokesman Reydonnyzar Moenek said Thursday as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

Reydonnyzar said the letter was sent to Yudhoyono on Wednesday evening. Central Jakarta District Court named Agusrin a defendant on Jan. 10.

Reydonnyzar said the ministry had received a case register from the court as evidence that Agusrin’s status had been changed from suspect to defendant.

The suspension ruling, Reydonnyzar said, was in line with the the 2004 Law on Regional Administrations and Government Regulation No. 6/2005 on the Election, Installment and Dismissal of Regional Leaders.

Pamekasan requests 10,000 face masks

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 12/27/2010 11:40 AM | Archipelago

Pamekasan administration has ordered 10,000 face masks from East Java Health Agency to protect residents from harmful volcanic ash that has been erupting from Bromo since Wednesday.

Pamekasan Health Agency chief Ismail Bey said the local supply of masks had run out and some districts, including Pakong, Pegantenan, Proppo and Palengaan, had not received any yet.

“Hopefully the additional masks will be approved so tomorrow we can begin distributing them,” Ismail said Monday, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

Since Wednesday, the agency had distributed 1,200 masks to residents in two districts, Larangan and Kadur.

“We need to prevent respiratory infections caused by inhaling the ash,” Ismail said.