JAYAPURA, Indonesia — Indonesia has some of the highest rates of maternal mortality in Southeast Asia, and one of the biggest factors affecting the rate of maternal deaths is a lack of access.

Lombok Tengah, W Nusa Tenggara, Oct 10 (Antara) - At least 13 foreign and domestic investors are interested in building facilities to support tourism development in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK) in Lombok Tengah District, West Nusa Tenggara.

General Affair Executive of Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) I Gusti Lanang Bratasuta, said some of the investors had signed LUDA (Land Utilization Development Agreement) and Memorandum of Understanding.

"Of the 13 investors, six had signed LUDA, and the rest signed MoU," he said in Mandalika, on Tuesday.

The North Lombok regency administration in West Nusa Tenggara plans to conduct building inspections of 143 hotels, bars and restaurants for violating coastline building regulations.

"The inspection will be jointly conducted by the TNI [Indonesian Military] and Polri [National Police] on Feb. 24," Hermanto, assistant II of the North Lombok economic and development administration said in Mataram on Tuesday.

Hermanto said that 143 hotels, bars and restaurants on Gili Trawangan were built only 5 to 10 meters from the coastline.

Ambon, Tribun-Maluku.com : Sejumlah kepala daerah di Maluku menyepakati dan menandatangani lima rekomendasi yang dihasilkan dalam rapat koordinasi (rakor) penanggulangan kemiskinan, guna menekan tingginya angka kemiskinan di provinsi tersebut.

Rekomendasi yang dihasilkan di Ambon, Rabu (18/10), ditandatangani oleh Wakil Gubernur Maluku, Zeth Sahuburua bersama enam Wakil Bupati dan Wakil Wali Kota dari 11 Daerah di provinsi itu sebagai penanggung jawab program penanggulangan kemiskinan di masing-masing daerah.