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BIN abandons construction of int'l intelligence school in Batam Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has said it is unable to complete the construction of its international school of intelligence in Batam. BIN chairman Syamsir Siregar made the remarks Monday on the sidelines of the informal meeting between Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Australian Prime Minister John Howard. The construction of the school project on a 15-hectare plot of land was launched by former president Megawati Soekarnoputri on July 9, 2003, and was scheduled to be completed within 10 months. At that time A.M. Hendropriono was BIN's chairman. The school was intended to be managed jointly by BIN and the University of Indonesia, which was to assist in the design of the school's curriculum. "Managing only one school is already difficult for us, let alone being burdened with another one. Just leave the condition (of the building) as it is," Syamsir said, referring to the school's unfinished steel foundations. The abandoned school project is located near a junior high school in Nongsa district. Syamsir declined to discuss the reasons for BIN's inability to continue the construction of the school. When Megawati launched the construction of the building she said the funds for the project, including lecturers' wages and other operational costs, would be taken from the state budget, although the amount of money involved was not mentioned at the time. Syamsir also denied the involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in managing the school. "Who said there was any assistance from them (the CIA)? It is baseless. Just believe us." Syamsir said. The launch of the school's construction coincided with the opening of the State Intelligence Institute in Sentul, Bogor, West Java. The school in Batam was intended to produce intelligence experts with master's degree-level qualifications, while the one in Sentul provides students with bachelor's degrees. print [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
