Internews' French Radio Technician Asked to Leave Aceh

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Internews' French Radio Technician Asked to Leave Aceh
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Friday, 24-June-2005, 00:58:02

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A French radio station technician, Aleksander Lebugle, which assist
rehabilitation of a radio station in Blang Pidie, Soutwest Aceh
district, has been asked to leave Aceh because has no working permit.
Lebugle, who works for Internews, NGO specializing in radio station,
entered Aceh using tourist visa.

Banda Aceh, Serambi Indonesia - A French radio station technician,
Aleksander Lebugle, which assist rehabilitation of a radio station in
Blang Pidie, Soutwest Aceh district, has been asked to leave Aceh
because has no working permit. He entered Aceh using tourist visa.

Head of Soutwest Aceh Police, Kompol Sumardi, told reporter on Friday
that he has issue an order for Lebugle to leave Aceh. Lebugle came to
Blangpidie as invited by Internews, an NGO specializing in radio
station, to rehabilitate radio Fatalie. The radio is part of French
project to create a network of tsunami early warning system.

Sumardi said he invited Lebugle to his office on Sunday night and ask
his working permit. As Lebugle could only show his tourist visa,
Sumardi asked him to complete his immigration paper. ''We didn't
arrest him,'' he said.

The police said, despite his present in Aceh is for humanitarian
work, Lebugle still have to abide immigration laws. On Wednesday,
Internews staffs (Mita, Erik and Tedy Wahyu) pick Lebugle and brought
him to Medan to complete his immigration documents. © ant

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France Start Construction of Sumatra's Tsunami Early Warning System
Wednesday, 22-June-2005, 21:28:59
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Jakarta, Indonesia-Relief - The government of France rehabilitates
Fatali radio station in Blang Pidie, Southwest Aceh district. The
$130,000 project will be completed this month and the radio will back
on air early Juliy. The station could reach audience in radius of 120
km, including audience in Blang Pidie and Meulaboh.

''We rehabilitate Fatali because Blang Pidie and its surrounding area
is still a blank spot,'' said Pierre Devoluy told reporters in
Jakarta on Wednesday. In implementing the project, French cooperation
with Radio Republik Indonesia (Indonesia public radio) and Ministry
of Communication and Information.

Rehabilitation of the radio station is first phase in French effort
to rebuild communication sectors in Aceh. In second phase, Devoluy
said, French will hold training for radio technician in the areas.

In third phase, French will build satellite communication system
which will become part of Indonesia's tsunami early warning system.
The system will be connected to 37 radio station in west coast of
Sumatra. The satellite communication will be build in Padang, capital
of West Sumatra, and will be completed in November 2005. © lan