Cement maker PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk has set its production target for 2016-2017 at 25 million tons to meet growing domestic demand. The company’s production currently stood at 18.6 million tons and would be raised by 7 million tons to 25 million tons in 2016-2017, Indocement Corporate Secretary Sahat Panggabean said on Saturday.
The addition of 7 million tons would among others come from a new plant in Cirebon, West Java. The construction of the plant with a production capacity of 1.5 million tons per year was underway, he said.
"The remaining 5.5 million tons will be produced by the company’s two plants to be built in Central Java. The two plants will have a production capacity of 2.5 million tons and 3 million tons each," he said.
Built in 2010 the new plant in Cirebon was making preparations for trial production. The two plants in Central Java would be built in 2016 and 2017.
He said Indocement’s sales in the first half of 2011 reached 7.1 million tons, a 14.1 percent increase compared to 6.3 million tons in the same period last year.
Indocement held a 31.1 percent share of the domestic cement market in the first semester of 2011 compared to 31.2 percent in the same period last year. He attributed the increase in cement sales to the increasing number of development projects particularly in Java.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Indonesia's Plastic Product Imports Up Significantly
North Sumatra’s plastic and plastic product imports in the first semester of 2011 almost doubled to US$107.449 million from US$55.99 million in the same period last year.
"The imports mostly came from China," Head of the North Sumatra Provincial Statistics Office Suharno said here on Saturday.
In the first half of 2011 North Sumatra also imported plastics and plastic products from Malaysia, Thailand and Saudi Arabia, he said. The plastic and plastic product imports from China consisted of daily needs, ranging from plates, drinking apparatuses to toys.
"Plastic and plastic product imports from China have shown an upward trend particularly since the Indonesia-China free trade accord was put into force," he said. Azmuni, a trader at Petisah market in Medan, added the plastic products including plate, glass and toys were in great demand.
"The imports mostly came from China," Head of the North Sumatra Provincial Statistics Office Suharno said here on Saturday.
In the first half of 2011 North Sumatra also imported plastics and plastic products from Malaysia, Thailand and Saudi Arabia, he said. The plastic and plastic product imports from China consisted of daily needs, ranging from plates, drinking apparatuses to toys.
"Plastic and plastic product imports from China have shown an upward trend particularly since the Indonesia-China free trade accord was put into force," he said. Azmuni, a trader at Petisah market in Medan, added the plastic products including plate, glass and toys were in great demand.
Special Warning for All Indonesian Corruption Suspects
Minister of Law and Human Rights Patrialis Akbar said the government would keep chasing all corruption suspects on the wanted list.
"We will chase all that have been able to flee abroad," he said here on Saturday.
He said the government would hunt for not only Neneng Sri Wahyuni but also others that have fled and "we have instructed the Directorate General to set up a team to hunt for Neneng Sri Wahyuni and other wanted corrupters."
He said to find graft suspect Neneng, who is also the wife of graft suspect Nazaruddin, he would cooperate with the police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as well as the foreign ministry.
"The four institutions are currently still studying the possibility of working together in a joint team like they did when they caught Nazaruddin," he said.
He said the hunt for Neneng Sri Wahyuni would be done like when arresting Nazaruddin abroad recently. "We believe Neneng Sri Wahyuni and her children are now still in Malaysia," he said.
He said the immigration office had not detected Neneng moving to other countries after July 25, 2011. "It is very likely that Neneng Sri Wahyuni is now still in Malaysia," he said.
He said he had held her passport after she was officially declared an Interpol wanted person. Neneng has been banned from traveling abroad since May 31, 2011 and named suspect.
"She has been given a travel ban and this includes the revocation of her passport," the minister said.
The immigration office, he said, has already coordinated with its representative offices abroad to anticipate the possibility of Neneng using the passport to move to other countries. Unlike Nazaruddin who has used other person’s passport to travel abroad Neneng is still using her own passport.
"Foreign representative offices will be informed about it," he said. Neneng has been named suspect in a corruption case linked to procurement at a solar power project in the ministry of manpower and transmigration in 2008.
"We will chase all that have been able to flee abroad," he said here on Saturday.
He said the government would hunt for not only Neneng Sri Wahyuni but also others that have fled and "we have instructed the Directorate General to set up a team to hunt for Neneng Sri Wahyuni and other wanted corrupters."
He said to find graft suspect Neneng, who is also the wife of graft suspect Nazaruddin, he would cooperate with the police and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as well as the foreign ministry.
"The four institutions are currently still studying the possibility of working together in a joint team like they did when they caught Nazaruddin," he said.
He said the hunt for Neneng Sri Wahyuni would be done like when arresting Nazaruddin abroad recently. "We believe Neneng Sri Wahyuni and her children are now still in Malaysia," he said.
He said the immigration office had not detected Neneng moving to other countries after July 25, 2011. "It is very likely that Neneng Sri Wahyuni is now still in Malaysia," he said.
He said he had held her passport after she was officially declared an Interpol wanted person. Neneng has been banned from traveling abroad since May 31, 2011 and named suspect.
"She has been given a travel ban and this includes the revocation of her passport," the minister said.
The immigration office, he said, has already coordinated with its representative offices abroad to anticipate the possibility of Neneng using the passport to move to other countries. Unlike Nazaruddin who has used other person’s passport to travel abroad Neneng is still using her own passport.
"Foreign representative offices will be informed about it," he said. Neneng has been named suspect in a corruption case linked to procurement at a solar power project in the ministry of manpower and transmigration in 2008.
Explosions, Gunfire Rock Tripoli as Rebels Advance
Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli overnight, after days of battlefield defeats left Muammar Gaddafi’s government and troops penned ever more tightly in the besieged capital by a rebel advance. Rebels said the fighting marked a final push in an uprising against the long-time leader that has raged in the North African oil-producing nation for six months, while Gaddafi dismissed it as an ill-fated attempt by “rats”.
“Those rats ... were attacked by the masses tonight and we eliminated them,” Gaddafi said in a live audio message over state television. “I know that there are air bombardments but the fireworks were louder than the sound of the bombs thrown by the aircraft.”
An official at the rebel National Transitional Council said the fighting was the beginning of the end for Gaddafi. “The zero hour has started. The rebels in Tripoli have risen up,” Abdel Hafiz Ghoga, vice-chairman of the rebel National Transitional Council, based in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, told Reuters.
The clashes inside the city triggered celebrations among Gaddafi opponents elsewhere in the country and in the capital of neighbouring Tunisia, and fed widespread speculation Gaddafi’s 41-year rule was sliding towards collapse. Gaddafi’s information minister said the rebel incursion into Tripoli had been quickly put down, though sounds of gunfire and explosions continued into the early morning.
Fighting was still raging after midnight around Mitiga airbase in Tripoli’s Tajourah district, an area said to be under rebel control, an opposition activist told a Reuters journalist outside Libya. The gunbattles had left a number of rebels dead in the suburb of Qadah and elsewhere, along with at least three pro-Gaddafi soldiers in the Zawiyat al-Dahmania district of Tripoli, he said.
A Tripoli resident told Reuters that imams, or Muslim clerics, in parts of Tripoli called on people to rise up, using the loudspeakers on minarets. The resident said the call went out around the time people were breaking their Ramadan fast.
Earlier on Saturday evening, residents told Reuters of gunfire and street protests in several parts of Tripoli. “We can hear shooting in different places,” one residents said.
“Most of the regions of the city have gone out, mostly young people ... it’s the uprising... They went out after breaking the (Ramadan) fast.”
“They are shouting religious slogans: ’God is greatest!’" This week’s rebel advances on Tripoli have transformed the war by cutting the capital off from its main road link to the outside world and putting unprecedented pressure on Gaddafi.
Defections
Washington says his days are numbered, and reports have emerged of more defections from his ranks. President Barack Obama, on vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, was receiving regular updates on Libya, a senior White House official said.
“If Tripoli eventually falls to the rebels, Gaddafi’s already limited options become even more limited. Pressure on him and his shrinking circle of loyalists has to be taking a serious toll,” a senior White House official said.
The six-month-old war came close to the Tunisian frontier after rebels suddenly seized the coastal city of Zawiyah just 50 km (30 miles) west of Tripoli, surrounding the heavily fortified capital and severing its vital supply routes. In Tunisia, security sources said their forces had intercepted Libyan men in vehicles with weapons and fought them through the night in the desert.
They reported several casualties, but did not say whether the fighters were Libyan rebels or pro-Gaddafi soldiers cut off from Tripoli. Residents of the southern Tunisian desert town of Douz told Reuters by telephone that helicopters were swooping overhead and troops had been summoned from nearby towns to subdue the infiltrators, who rode in vehicles without number plates.
The imposition of a siege around Tripoli has trapped its residents and cut it off from fuel and food supplies. The International Organisation for Migration said on Friday it would organise a rescue operation to evacuate thousands of foreign workers, probably by sea.
Intense fighting continued in Zawiyah, home to an important oil refinery, on Saturday and rebels occupying the centre of the city said pro-Gaddafi forces showed no sign of retreat. “Gaddafi will try to take back Zawiyah at any price. He will keep shelling the hospital,” a rebel fighter said as he prepared for midday prayers in the mosque of Bir Hawisa, a nearby village where many civilians are sheltering.
“We will not let that happen. We will fight.”
East of Tripoli, fighting has been bloodier and rebel advances far slower. On Friday, opposition forces fought street battles in the city of Zlitan but suffered heavy casualties, a Reuters reporter said. A rebel spokesman said 32 rebel fighters were killed and 150 wounded.
NATO bombings
NATO warplanes have hammered Gaddafi military targets since March under a U.N. mandate to protect civilians. Gaddafi’s government has said the bombs have killed scores of innocent people, including 27 during a raid on Tripoli this week.
On Saturday, Libyan Prime Minister Al Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi spoke to U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-moon by telephone requesting an investigation into alleged abuses by NATO, Libyan state news agency JANA reported. JANA said Ban had promised to study the proposal.
In another potential blow to Gaddafi, a Tunisian source said Libya’s top oil official, Omran Abukraa, had arrived in Tunisia after deciding not to return to Tripoli from a trip to Italy. If confirmed, it would be the third apparent defection of a senior Gaddafi associate this week. A senior security official arrived in Rome on Monday, and rebels said on Friday that Gaddafi’s estranged former deputy Abdel Salam Jalloud had joined their side in the western mountains.
The siege of Tripoli and the prospect of a battle for the capital have added urgency to the question of Gaddafi’s fate. The leader repeatedly has vowed never to leave the country and rebels say they will not stop fighting until he is gone.
A senior U.S. official said on Saturday that the opposition must prepare to take over power soon. The United States is among more than 30 nations that have recognised the rebels’ National Transitional Council (NTC) as Libya’s legitimate authority.
“It is clear that the situation is moving against Gaddafi,” U.S. assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman told a news conference after meeting Libyan rebel leaders at their headquarters in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi. “The opposition continues to make substantial gains on the ground while his forces grow weaker.”
“Those rats ... were attacked by the masses tonight and we eliminated them,” Gaddafi said in a live audio message over state television. “I know that there are air bombardments but the fireworks were louder than the sound of the bombs thrown by the aircraft.”
An official at the rebel National Transitional Council said the fighting was the beginning of the end for Gaddafi. “The zero hour has started. The rebels in Tripoli have risen up,” Abdel Hafiz Ghoga, vice-chairman of the rebel National Transitional Council, based in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, told Reuters.
The clashes inside the city triggered celebrations among Gaddafi opponents elsewhere in the country and in the capital of neighbouring Tunisia, and fed widespread speculation Gaddafi’s 41-year rule was sliding towards collapse. Gaddafi’s information minister said the rebel incursion into Tripoli had been quickly put down, though sounds of gunfire and explosions continued into the early morning.
Fighting was still raging after midnight around Mitiga airbase in Tripoli’s Tajourah district, an area said to be under rebel control, an opposition activist told a Reuters journalist outside Libya. The gunbattles had left a number of rebels dead in the suburb of Qadah and elsewhere, along with at least three pro-Gaddafi soldiers in the Zawiyat al-Dahmania district of Tripoli, he said.
A Tripoli resident told Reuters that imams, or Muslim clerics, in parts of Tripoli called on people to rise up, using the loudspeakers on minarets. The resident said the call went out around the time people were breaking their Ramadan fast.
Earlier on Saturday evening, residents told Reuters of gunfire and street protests in several parts of Tripoli. “We can hear shooting in different places,” one residents said.
“Most of the regions of the city have gone out, mostly young people ... it’s the uprising... They went out after breaking the (Ramadan) fast.”
“They are shouting religious slogans: ’God is greatest!’" This week’s rebel advances on Tripoli have transformed the war by cutting the capital off from its main road link to the outside world and putting unprecedented pressure on Gaddafi.
Defections
Washington says his days are numbered, and reports have emerged of more defections from his ranks. President Barack Obama, on vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, was receiving regular updates on Libya, a senior White House official said.
“If Tripoli eventually falls to the rebels, Gaddafi’s already limited options become even more limited. Pressure on him and his shrinking circle of loyalists has to be taking a serious toll,” a senior White House official said.
The six-month-old war came close to the Tunisian frontier after rebels suddenly seized the coastal city of Zawiyah just 50 km (30 miles) west of Tripoli, surrounding the heavily fortified capital and severing its vital supply routes. In Tunisia, security sources said their forces had intercepted Libyan men in vehicles with weapons and fought them through the night in the desert.
They reported several casualties, but did not say whether the fighters were Libyan rebels or pro-Gaddafi soldiers cut off from Tripoli. Residents of the southern Tunisian desert town of Douz told Reuters by telephone that helicopters were swooping overhead and troops had been summoned from nearby towns to subdue the infiltrators, who rode in vehicles without number plates.
The imposition of a siege around Tripoli has trapped its residents and cut it off from fuel and food supplies. The International Organisation for Migration said on Friday it would organise a rescue operation to evacuate thousands of foreign workers, probably by sea.
Intense fighting continued in Zawiyah, home to an important oil refinery, on Saturday and rebels occupying the centre of the city said pro-Gaddafi forces showed no sign of retreat. “Gaddafi will try to take back Zawiyah at any price. He will keep shelling the hospital,” a rebel fighter said as he prepared for midday prayers in the mosque of Bir Hawisa, a nearby village where many civilians are sheltering.
“We will not let that happen. We will fight.”
East of Tripoli, fighting has been bloodier and rebel advances far slower. On Friday, opposition forces fought street battles in the city of Zlitan but suffered heavy casualties, a Reuters reporter said. A rebel spokesman said 32 rebel fighters were killed and 150 wounded.
NATO bombings
NATO warplanes have hammered Gaddafi military targets since March under a U.N. mandate to protect civilians. Gaddafi’s government has said the bombs have killed scores of innocent people, including 27 during a raid on Tripoli this week.
On Saturday, Libyan Prime Minister Al Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi spoke to U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-moon by telephone requesting an investigation into alleged abuses by NATO, Libyan state news agency JANA reported. JANA said Ban had promised to study the proposal.
In another potential blow to Gaddafi, a Tunisian source said Libya’s top oil official, Omran Abukraa, had arrived in Tunisia after deciding not to return to Tripoli from a trip to Italy. If confirmed, it would be the third apparent defection of a senior Gaddafi associate this week. A senior security official arrived in Rome on Monday, and rebels said on Friday that Gaddafi’s estranged former deputy Abdel Salam Jalloud had joined their side in the western mountains.
The siege of Tripoli and the prospect of a battle for the capital have added urgency to the question of Gaddafi’s fate. The leader repeatedly has vowed never to leave the country and rebels say they will not stop fighting until he is gone.
A senior U.S. official said on Saturday that the opposition must prepare to take over power soon. The United States is among more than 30 nations that have recognised the rebels’ National Transitional Council (NTC) as Libya’s legitimate authority.
“It is clear that the situation is moving against Gaddafi,” U.S. assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman told a news conference after meeting Libyan rebel leaders at their headquarters in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi. “The opposition continues to make substantial gains on the ground while his forces grow weaker.”
12 Dead in Plane Crash in Canadian Arctic
Twelve people were killed and three others injured Saturday when a passenger jet crashed in the Canadian Arctic, federal police said. A Boeing 737 operated by First Air with 15 people on board, four of them crew members, crashed a few kilometers (miles) from Resolute Bay in the Arctic territory of Nunavut, shortly before 1:00 pm (1800 GMT), police said.
The plane was en route from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay when it crashed. The jet was then scheduled to travel on to Grise Fiord on the southern tip of Ellesmere Island.
Doctors arrived quickly at the scene, according to emergency services at the Trenton military base in Ontario. “Our investigators are already working there. The black boxes have been located,” Transportation Safety Board of Canada spokesman Chris Krepski told AFP.
Investigators have so far refrained from speculating about the causes of the accident. Reports indicated there was fog in the area when the plane crashed.
Police and local officials in Resolute Bay — home to about 200 people — were not immediately available for comment on what may have caused the deadly crash or the identities of the victims. There was also no new information about the condition of the three people injured.
First Air links about 25 communities in Canada’s far north to major cities such as Ottawa, Montreal and Edmonton. The doomed plane was made in 1975, and purchased by First Air in 1989, according to Radio Canada.
Hundreds of military personnel were in the Resolute Bay area participating in military exercises codenamed “Operation Nanook.” Prime Minister Stephen Harper was expected there Monday as part of his annual trip to the Arctic, which coincides with the drills. Governor General David Johnston was also due in the area over the weekend.
The plane was en route from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay when it crashed. The jet was then scheduled to travel on to Grise Fiord on the southern tip of Ellesmere Island.
Doctors arrived quickly at the scene, according to emergency services at the Trenton military base in Ontario. “Our investigators are already working there. The black boxes have been located,” Transportation Safety Board of Canada spokesman Chris Krepski told AFP.
Investigators have so far refrained from speculating about the causes of the accident. Reports indicated there was fog in the area when the plane crashed.
Police and local officials in Resolute Bay — home to about 200 people — were not immediately available for comment on what may have caused the deadly crash or the identities of the victims. There was also no new information about the condition of the three people injured.
First Air links about 25 communities in Canada’s far north to major cities such as Ottawa, Montreal and Edmonton. The doomed plane was made in 1975, and purchased by First Air in 1989, according to Radio Canada.
Hundreds of military personnel were in the Resolute Bay area participating in military exercises codenamed “Operation Nanook.” Prime Minister Stephen Harper was expected there Monday as part of his annual trip to the Arctic, which coincides with the drills. Governor General David Johnston was also due in the area over the weekend.
Powerful Quakes Hit Near Vanuatu in South Pacific
A series of earthquakes struck off the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude-7.1 quake struck at 3:55 a.m. (1655 GMT Saturday) at a depth of 25.2 miles (40.6 kilometers). Its epicenter was 39 miles (63 kilometers) south-southwest of Vanuatu's capital, Port-Vila.
The temblor was followed by several aftershocks, including a magnitude-7.0 quake that struck at 5:19 a.m. (1819 GMT) at a depth of 17.7 miles (28.5 kilometers). Its epicenter was 42 miles (69 kilometers) south-southwest of Port-Vila. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no tsunami warning was issued.
Vanuatu, a chain of 83 islands, lies just over 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) northeast of Sydney. It is part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones stretching from South America through Alaska and down through the South Pacific.
A magnitude-7.3 quake struck near Vanuatu on Dec. 26, causing a tsunami a few inches high but no damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude-7.1 quake struck at 3:55 a.m. (1655 GMT Saturday) at a depth of 25.2 miles (40.6 kilometers). Its epicenter was 39 miles (63 kilometers) south-southwest of Vanuatu's capital, Port-Vila.
The temblor was followed by several aftershocks, including a magnitude-7.0 quake that struck at 5:19 a.m. (1819 GMT) at a depth of 17.7 miles (28.5 kilometers). Its epicenter was 42 miles (69 kilometers) south-southwest of Port-Vila. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no tsunami warning was issued.
Vanuatu, a chain of 83 islands, lies just over 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) northeast of Sydney. It is part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones stretching from South America through Alaska and down through the South Pacific.
A magnitude-7.3 quake struck near Vanuatu on Dec. 26, causing a tsunami a few inches high but no damage.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
No Need to be Indonesian Citizen to Respect The Country
B.D.K. Saldin, one of the Sri Lankan Malays, invited in the flag raising ceremony to commemorate Indonesian Independence day at the Indonesian embassy compound in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug.17, 2011, is Indonesian native
The flag raising ceremony to commemorate the 66th Indonesia's Independence day was held at the Indonesian Embassy's compound in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday. The ceremony chaired by Indonesian ambassador to Sri Lanka, Djafar Husein, was attended by the staff of embassy as well as their families and Sri Lankan Malays, some of them are native Indonesians.In his speech, Djafar stated the importance of Sri Lanka and Indonesia's diplomatic relations established in 1952. According to him, Indonesia as the third biggest democratic country in the world learned that economic and political development of Sri Lanka has grown rapidly since the end of Sri Lankan civil war in May 2009.
The ambassador added that Indonesia was struggling for achieving the target of being the tenth biggest economy in the world in the next 2 decades. Djafar Husein also stated the ceremony could be used as a moment to improve better diplomatic relations between the two countries.
A Sri Lankan Malay, BDK Saldin (83), who is Indonesian native and attended the ceremony expressed his impression of joining it. "It always reminds me of my real place of origin," said the 83 year-old grandfather of two sons and two grandchildren.
"I come from Batavia (the old name of Jakarta)," answered him when asked by Kompas.com on his place of origin.
Saldin admitted of not knowing exactly who his ancestors expelled by Dutch colonialists from Javanese island to Sri Lanka in 1790 were. However, the former staff of the Indonesian embassy in Colombo from 1954-1960 claimed of being always proud of becoming Indonesian native eventhough he is a Sri Lankan citizen.
The ambassador added that Indonesia was struggling for achieving the target of being the tenth biggest economy in the world in the next 2 decades. Djafar Husein also stated the ceremony could be used as a moment to improve better diplomatic relations between the two countries.
A Sri Lankan Malay, BDK Saldin (83), who is Indonesian native and attended the ceremony expressed his impression of joining it. "It always reminds me of my real place of origin," said the 83 year-old grandfather of two sons and two grandchildren.
"I come from Batavia (the old name of Jakarta)," answered him when asked by Kompas.com on his place of origin.
Saldin admitted of not knowing exactly who his ancestors expelled by Dutch colonialists from Javanese island to Sri Lanka in 1790 were. However, the former staff of the Indonesian embassy in Colombo from 1954-1960 claimed of being always proud of becoming Indonesian native eventhough he is a Sri Lankan citizen.
Indonesia Cuts Jail Terms of Australia Drug Traffickers
Two Australian drug traffickers jailed for 20 years on the island of Bali had their sentences cut Wednesday as part of Indonesia’s Independence Day celebrations, an official said.
Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence had their sentences reduced by five and six months respectively, the resort island’s Kerobokan prison chief Siswanto told AFP.
“The official letter has not been handed out due to a technical matter but it’s confirmed that Corby and Renae receive sentence cuts,” he said.
It’s the fifth time Corby, and sixth time Renae, have received sentence reductions, he said, adding the cuts total 22 months for Corby and 29 months for Lawrence. Well-behaved prisoners traditionally receive sentence reductions on Indonesia’s Independence Day.
Corby, 33, was found guilty of trafficking 4.1 kilograms (nine pounds) of marijuana in 2005. She has always maintained her innocence and claims international drug smugglers placed the marijuana in her luggage.
She submitted a clemency appeal to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in July asking for a sentence reduction. Her lawyers had asked that she be released on humanitarian grounds because of mental illness.
Lawrence, 33, is one of the so-called “Bali Nine,” a group of Australians convicted over a plot to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin from Bali into Australia in 2005.
Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence had their sentences reduced by five and six months respectively, the resort island’s Kerobokan prison chief Siswanto told AFP.
“The official letter has not been handed out due to a technical matter but it’s confirmed that Corby and Renae receive sentence cuts,” he said.
It’s the fifth time Corby, and sixth time Renae, have received sentence reductions, he said, adding the cuts total 22 months for Corby and 29 months for Lawrence. Well-behaved prisoners traditionally receive sentence reductions on Indonesia’s Independence Day.
Corby, 33, was found guilty of trafficking 4.1 kilograms (nine pounds) of marijuana in 2005. She has always maintained her innocence and claims international drug smugglers placed the marijuana in her luggage.
She submitted a clemency appeal to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in July asking for a sentence reduction. Her lawyers had asked that she be released on humanitarian grounds because of mental illness.
Lawrence, 33, is one of the so-called “Bali Nine,” a group of Australians convicted over a plot to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin from Bali into Australia in 2005.
World Population Will Reach 7 Billion This Year
The world population will reach seven billion later this year, with increases in the number of people in Africa off-setting birth rate drops elsewhere, according to a new French study published Thursday.
Looking much further ahead, the National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) predicts a continuing rise in the overall population figures until the total stabilises somewhere between 9-10 billion worldwide by the end of the century.
From six billion people, the figure estimated in 1999, the gap between the global birth and death rates has swiftly brought the total figure towards the next billion in just 12 years. INED expects it to take a further 14 years to reach eight billion people before the figures start stabilising, according to the study which pulls together research carried out by the United Nations, the World Bank and several major national institutes.
In historical terms the growth in the global population has been soaring since the 19th century. “It has increased seven-fold over the last two hundred years, topping seven billion in 2011, and is expected to reach nine or 10 billion by the end of the 21st century,” the report said.
Just seven countries now account for half the world’s population, and therefore their demographic shifts have a major effect. China tops the list with over 1.33 billion people, with another 1.17 billion in India.
The other five countries, in order, are the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Nigeria. INED estimates that between now and 2050 India will become the most populous nation, with Beijing’s one-child policy moderating the Chinese numbers.
While the overall numbers continue to grow, the rate of increase is already dropping, according to INED, standing at 1.1 percent this year from two percent 50 years ago.
This is due to the total fertility rate per women dropping to 2.5 children, half of the figure recorded in 1950. However regional differences are great, with an average of 4.7 children per woman in Africa compared with just 1.6 in Europe.
Looking much further ahead, the National Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) predicts a continuing rise in the overall population figures until the total stabilises somewhere between 9-10 billion worldwide by the end of the century.
From six billion people, the figure estimated in 1999, the gap between the global birth and death rates has swiftly brought the total figure towards the next billion in just 12 years. INED expects it to take a further 14 years to reach eight billion people before the figures start stabilising, according to the study which pulls together research carried out by the United Nations, the World Bank and several major national institutes.
In historical terms the growth in the global population has been soaring since the 19th century. “It has increased seven-fold over the last two hundred years, topping seven billion in 2011, and is expected to reach nine or 10 billion by the end of the 21st century,” the report said.
Just seven countries now account for half the world’s population, and therefore their demographic shifts have a major effect. China tops the list with over 1.33 billion people, with another 1.17 billion in India.
The other five countries, in order, are the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Nigeria. INED estimates that between now and 2050 India will become the most populous nation, with Beijing’s one-child policy moderating the Chinese numbers.
While the overall numbers continue to grow, the rate of increase is already dropping, according to INED, standing at 1.1 percent this year from two percent 50 years ago.
This is due to the total fertility rate per women dropping to 2.5 children, half of the figure recorded in 1950. However regional differences are great, with an average of 4.7 children per woman in Africa compared with just 1.6 in Europe.
Indonesia Cuts Terrorist's Prison Sentence
Indonesia says it has shaved two months off the five-year prison sentence of a convicted terrorist who was added this week to a U.S. blacklist.
Each Independence Day, Indonesia reduces sentences of inmates who have completed at least a third of their time. This year 53,400 inmates are eligible, including 26-year-old Muhammad Jibriel Abdul Rahman, who calls himself the "Prince of Jihad" on his web site.
Prison official I Wayan Sukerta says Jibriel will get two months off his five-year sentence begun in August 2009. He was convicted of terrorism after authorities said he met with conspirators in 2009 Jakarta hotel bombings that killed seven people.
Jibriel was among five people added Tuesday to a U.S. blacklist of terrorists who face financial sanctions.
Each Independence Day, Indonesia reduces sentences of inmates who have completed at least a third of their time. This year 53,400 inmates are eligible, including 26-year-old Muhammad Jibriel Abdul Rahman, who calls himself the "Prince of Jihad" on his web site.
Prison official I Wayan Sukerta says Jibriel will get two months off his five-year sentence begun in August 2009. He was convicted of terrorism after authorities said he met with conspirators in 2009 Jakarta hotel bombings that killed seven people.
Jibriel was among five people added Tuesday to a U.S. blacklist of terrorists who face financial sanctions.
Bus Plunges into Ravine in Malang, Three Killed
Three people were killed after the bus in which they were traveling plunged into a 60-meter deep ravine at Slatri village, Malang district, East Java, on Wednesday.
The accident occurred when the Jombang-bound bus tried to overtake another car at a bend in the village while at the same time a truck came from the opposite direction, the chief of traffic unit at Pujon police precinct, Superintendent Sugiman said. Consequently, the driver of the bus called Puspa Indah turned sharply the wheel to the left and the bus plunged into the ravine, he said.
Meanwhile, the head of traffic unit at the Malang police resort, Adj. Comr. Erwin Aras Genda SIK said the police were still looking into the cause of the accident. "The bus driver lost control so when the bus met with the truck at the narrow bend the bus ran off the road and plunged into the ravine."
He stated the accident also injured 15 other passengers and all of them were taken to a nearby hospital in Kediri district. Three of the 15 passengers sustained serious injuries and 12 others light injuries.
He said the accident occurred at around 12.00 western Indonesian time. The three dead victims were identified as Imam Sofii, M Mahsun and Taufik.
Sugiman said two of the three victims died at the scene and one died while he was being taken to the hospital.
The accident occurred when the Jombang-bound bus tried to overtake another car at a bend in the village while at the same time a truck came from the opposite direction, the chief of traffic unit at Pujon police precinct, Superintendent Sugiman said. Consequently, the driver of the bus called Puspa Indah turned sharply the wheel to the left and the bus plunged into the ravine, he said.
Meanwhile, the head of traffic unit at the Malang police resort, Adj. Comr. Erwin Aras Genda SIK said the police were still looking into the cause of the accident. "The bus driver lost control so when the bus met with the truck at the narrow bend the bus ran off the road and plunged into the ravine."
He stated the accident also injured 15 other passengers and all of them were taken to a nearby hospital in Kediri district. Three of the 15 passengers sustained serious injuries and 12 others light injuries.
He said the accident occurred at around 12.00 western Indonesian time. The three dead victims were identified as Imam Sofii, M Mahsun and Taufik.
Sugiman said two of the three victims died at the scene and one died while he was being taken to the hospital.
Nominees for BI Deputy Governors
Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Darmin Nasution said the central bank is in the process of preparing nominees for its deputy governors to replace their two predecessors whose term of office will expire in January 2012.
"Muliaman D Hadad and the late Budi Rochadi will end their term of office in January 2012. Before their term of office expires, we will propose nominees for the deputy governors to the President," he said here on Wednesday.
Although the late Budi Rochadi’s post had been vacant since July 2011, the central bank preferred to find his successor when his term of office ended in January 2012, he said.
"If we find his successor now he/she will end his/her term of office in January 2012 in accordance with the law on Bank Indonesia," he said. He added Bank Indonesia had set up a team of insiders and outsiders to select nominees for the post of deputy governors.
"The team will select a number of names and I will choose three of them to be proposed to the President. The President will later pick at least two of them to undergo a fit and proper test at the House of Representatives (DPR)," he said.
He said there was no regulation stating that the nominees must be insiders. "There is no regulation stating that nominees for the deputy governors must be Bank Indonesia officials. What is important is that they must be credible and have capacity."
In fact, the President could nominate non-Bank Indonesia official for the post because the highest authority in the nomination of individuals for the post rested with the President.
"Muliaman D Hadad and the late Budi Rochadi will end their term of office in January 2012. Before their term of office expires, we will propose nominees for the deputy governors to the President," he said here on Wednesday.
Although the late Budi Rochadi’s post had been vacant since July 2011, the central bank preferred to find his successor when his term of office ended in January 2012, he said.
"If we find his successor now he/she will end his/her term of office in January 2012 in accordance with the law on Bank Indonesia," he said. He added Bank Indonesia had set up a team of insiders and outsiders to select nominees for the post of deputy governors.
"The team will select a number of names and I will choose three of them to be proposed to the President. The President will later pick at least two of them to undergo a fit and proper test at the House of Representatives (DPR)," he said.
He said there was no regulation stating that the nominees must be insiders. "There is no regulation stating that nominees for the deputy governors must be Bank Indonesia officials. What is important is that they must be credible and have capacity."
In fact, the President could nominate non-Bank Indonesia official for the post because the highest authority in the nomination of individuals for the post rested with the President.
Nissan Boosts Annual Output Capacity in Indonesia
Despite the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the nation's eight passenger vehicle manufacturers are expected to assemble nearly 23 million units worldwide this fiscal year, almost tying the record set in fiscal 2007, The Nikkei reported early Thursday.
They plan to build a total of more than 13 million vehicles in the second half, marking a 20% year-on-year increase to beat the 12 million units of the six months ended March 2008, before the financial crisis hit.
The disaster and the resulting parts shortages forced the firms to reduce production by more than 1 million units in the first half. But their operations have returned to normal this summer.
Japanese carmakers' global market shares fell after the disaster because the companies failed to supply enough new vehicles. In the U.S., Toyota Motor Corp. dropped to No. 4 in May, falling behind Chrysler Group LLC. Honda Motor Co. ceded fifth place to Sough Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. Since consumers abroad tend to buy their cars off the dealership lot, production cutbacks meant lost sales for Japanese companies.
According to research firm Fourin Inc., overall global auto production will increase from 78.41 million in 2010 to more than 80 million units this year.
Toyota will make 4.5 million vehicles worldwide in the second half, up 23% on the year and on a par with the 4.53 million it assembled in the second half of fiscal 2007. Nissan Motor Co. will turn out 2.59 million units, up 18%, while Honda will produce 2.2 million, up 24%. Suzuki Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. will also build a record number of vehicles.
Toyota plans to raise daily output in Japan from slightly more than 12,000 now to 15,000 by next March. In the U.S., a plant in the state of Mississippi is expected to come onstream this fall. The company will also begin full-scale production of low-priced vehicles in India.
Honda will restore two shifts at a plant in the U.S. state of Indiana and a Canadian site in order to double production. In addition, a new plant will come onstream in the Chinese city of Guangzhou at year-end. The firm will also raise output at a factory in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, from October.
Nissan will boost annual output capacity at an Indonesian plant from 50,000 units to 100,000 next month. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will add a shift on minivehicle lines at a Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, plant and hire 800 more temporary workers. Mazda Motor Corp.'s second-half output is expected to surge 31% to 830,000 units. And Suzuki will increase output in India.
Japanese carmakers face pressure to lower costs further amid stiff competition with European and South Korean rivals, which are going on the offensive by drawing on the weakness of their currencies.
They plan to build a total of more than 13 million vehicles in the second half, marking a 20% year-on-year increase to beat the 12 million units of the six months ended March 2008, before the financial crisis hit.
The disaster and the resulting parts shortages forced the firms to reduce production by more than 1 million units in the first half. But their operations have returned to normal this summer.
Japanese carmakers' global market shares fell after the disaster because the companies failed to supply enough new vehicles. In the U.S., Toyota Motor Corp. dropped to No. 4 in May, falling behind Chrysler Group LLC. Honda Motor Co. ceded fifth place to Sough Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. Since consumers abroad tend to buy their cars off the dealership lot, production cutbacks meant lost sales for Japanese companies.
According to research firm Fourin Inc., overall global auto production will increase from 78.41 million in 2010 to more than 80 million units this year.
Toyota will make 4.5 million vehicles worldwide in the second half, up 23% on the year and on a par with the 4.53 million it assembled in the second half of fiscal 2007. Nissan Motor Co. will turn out 2.59 million units, up 18%, while Honda will produce 2.2 million, up 24%. Suzuki Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. will also build a record number of vehicles.
Toyota plans to raise daily output in Japan from slightly more than 12,000 now to 15,000 by next March. In the U.S., a plant in the state of Mississippi is expected to come onstream this fall. The company will also begin full-scale production of low-priced vehicles in India.
Honda will restore two shifts at a plant in the U.S. state of Indiana and a Canadian site in order to double production. In addition, a new plant will come onstream in the Chinese city of Guangzhou at year-end. The firm will also raise output at a factory in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, from October.
Nissan will boost annual output capacity at an Indonesian plant from 50,000 units to 100,000 next month. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will add a shift on minivehicle lines at a Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, plant and hire 800 more temporary workers. Mazda Motor Corp.'s second-half output is expected to surge 31% to 830,000 units. And Suzuki will increase output in India.
Japanese carmakers face pressure to lower costs further amid stiff competition with European and South Korean rivals, which are going on the offensive by drawing on the weakness of their currencies.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The Campaign For the Media
About the ad campaign
Developed in partnership with the Arthritis Foundation and Ad Council, the Fight Arthritis Pain campaign focuses on reaching adults 55+ who are currently living with or are at risk for osteoarthritis and empowers them to take simple steps that can change the course of the disease and improve the quality of their lives.Through dancing in grocery store aisles, simple iconic depictions, and move-time radio where arthritis is whirled, twirled, flipped, dipped, shimmied, shook and boogied, the Fight Arthritis Pain campaign demonstrates that "moving is the best medicine." In addition, the PSAs and campaign resources direct audiences to visit this new Web site where they can learn how to reduce pain, increase mobility and slow arthritis progression.
The Arthritis Foundation and the Ad Council want to increase the public's awareness that there are simple steps everyone can take to prevent and decrease the pain and disability of osteoarthritis. This new PSA campaign features fun ways that people can integrate movement into their lives.
About osteoarthritis
Expanding waistlines, inactivity and an aging population are contributing toward an arthritis epidemic that will impact the lives and wallets of all Americans. Already the nation's most common cause of disability, the impact of the disease is yet to be realized. Nearly one in five U.S. adults (46 million people) has arthritis and an estimated 67 million people will be affected by 2030.Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common type of arthritis, currently affects nearly 27 million people in the U.S. Moreover, because of the link between osteoarthritis and inactivity, more than half of adults with diabetes or heart disease also have arthritis, and these numbers are expected to increase as rates of osteoarthritis skyrocket.
DID YOU KNOW:
- Arthritis is not only a disease that affects the elderly. Symptoms of osteoarthritis can begin as early as age 40 and progress slowly.
- Being overweight and physically inactive can increase your risk of developing osteoarthritis by two-thirds in your lifetime.
- Even small amounts of weight loss and physical activity can decrease the pain and disability of osteoarthritis.
- For every one pound of weight loss, there is a four-pound reduction in the load exerted on each knee.
- Physical activity keeps joints flexible and maintains or improves muscle strength.
- Osteoarthritis typically affects only certain joints, such as the hips, hands, knees, low back and neck.
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Finding Sparkling Bali in Sri Lanka
The Indonesian Embassy in Colombo, in cooperation with Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel-Kuta, Sanggar Seni Indah Prima-Legian and Taj Samudra Hotel-Colombo, organize the 2011 Indonesian Food Festival on 12 – 21 August 2011 in the Latitude Restaurant, Taj Samudra Hotel.
The third festival, held to promote the culture and tourism, was officially opened by the Indonesian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Djafar Hussein. As of Monday, more than 350 visitors, mostly Sri Lankans and expatriates, have visited the festival.
This year’s Food Festival, incorporating the theme “Delightfully Bali”, is supported by a team of executive sous chef and kitchen artist, as well as professional dancers intentionally invited from Bali.
For 10 days, the public in Colombo and its surrounding have the opportunity to taste a buffet of signature Balinese dishes such as Ayam Sisit Sambal Bongkot (spicy shredded chicken), Kambing Menyat-Nyat (lamb stew), Kambing Sune Cekuh (lamb in white spice), Bebek Betutu (roasted duck), Tum Bepasih (steamed minced fish in banana leaf), Lawar Kacang (long beans in yellow spice), dan Pisang Rai (steamed banana in sweet rice).
Balinese ambiance is set with the support of room decorations from coconut leaves or janur craft as well as the head band Udeng and Balinese sarong worn by the serving team. The guests can enjoy the buffet with live Balinese dances as the main entertainment.
The Dance “Sekar Jagat” symbolizing the world’s harmony welcomes the guests at the entrance. The guests are also invited to experience romantic nuance of the Dance “Oleg Tamulilingan” performed by a couple dancers, as well as cheerfulness of the Dance “Joget” performed by lovely dancers.
The Dance “Baris”, symbolizing the chivalry of Balinese warriors, as well as the Dance “Jauk”, presenting impersonation of an imaginary demon, reveal the masculine side of Balinese dance. The rhythmic Balinese tunes “Rindik” and “Degung” between dance performances contribute in bringing out the ambience of Balinese village.
The guests coming to the Latitude Restaurant look enthusiastic, savoring the dishes and watching the dances. Besides promotional purposes, this Food Festival is held to share with Sri Lankans a sample of the rich cultures in Indonesia.
It is also aimed at showcasing successful Indonesian tourism, relying on cultural tourism without losing its identity and nationalism. Furthermore, Food Festival is considered an opportunity to promote friendship and people-to-people contact between Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Through the splendor of art in culinary, dance and music as one of universal languages of friendship, it is hoped that the notion of friendly and congenial image of Indonesia will last among Sri Lankans and international communities in Sri Lanka.
Indosat Posts Net Profit of Rp681.9 Billion
PT Indosat posted a net profit of Rp681.9 billion in the first semester of 2011, up 137.5 percent from Rp287.1 billion in 2010, its president director said.
"The increase in the net profit was generated by the increase in the number of the company’s cellular customers from 37.8 million in the first semester of 2010 to 47.3 million in the first semester of 2011," PT Indosat President Director Harry Sasongko, said here on Monday.
Harry said that up to June 2011, the company booked an income of Rp10.05 trillion, up 4 percent compared with the figure in the corresponding period a year earlier which was Rp9.661 trillion. He said that by taking into account the voluntary separation scheme (VSS) burden in the first semester, the income before depreciation tax interest and amortization (Ebitda) reached Rp4.499 trillion, down 2.1 percent from the previous Rp4.59 trillion.
Thus, the firm posted an Ebitda margin amounting to 44.8 percent, down from 2.8 points from the previous 47.6 percent. The corporate business burden in the June 2011 period jumped up from Rp8.061 trillion to Rp8.713 trillion, so was the case of the business profit which was down 16.5 percent from Rp1.6 trillion to Rp1.337 trillion.
Harry said that of the total corporate income of Rp10.45 trillion, about Rp8.227 trillion came from the cellular business and Rp1.8 trillion from non-cellular phone services.
Toshiba to Design LCD TVs in Indonesia
Toshiba Corp. will begin designing LCD televisions for local markets in India, Indonesia and Vietnam in October as it attempts to mount a challenge against Samsung Electronics Co. and other South Korean rivals, The Nikkei reported early Tuesday.
The electronics giant launched an LCD TV brand for emerging countries in 2010 under the name Power TV. The brand's lineup currently includes products with built-in storage batteries for areas plagued by frequent blackouts and models with signal-boosting and noise-reducing functions.
Power TV models are now sold in Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East and Africa. In some Southeast Asian countries, its market share has roughly doubled to around 20%.
Its current offerings share common specifications across different markets, but Toshiba will start changing designs, functions and features for individual markets to better meet local needs. The firm will also consider adding functions, such as connectivity with mobile phones and other digital devices.
LCD TV design divisions are already up and running in India, Indonesia and Vietnam with around 10 staff members each. In India, the workforce will be raised to around 30 by the end of fiscal 2012 to enable the development of new products and software. In addition to TVs, the design divisions will handle notebook computers. At the same time, the company might design TVs at its personal computer development division in the Chinese province of Hangzhou.
Toshiba has been developing LCD TVs for both the domestic and overseas markets at its Fukaya factory near Tokyo, except for some models destined for the U.S. and Europe.
The firm has set its sights on boosting its worldwide LCD TV sales to 25 million units by fiscal 2013, up 80% from fiscal 2010. It aims to have emerging countries account for 50% of its global TV sales in volume terms in fiscal 2013, compared with around 20% at present.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
How Well Indonesia Prepares Its Team to Face Palestine, Jordan
After holding week-long exercises at the Cilegon Krakatau Steel sports stadium, the Indonesia`s senior soccer team continued its workouts in the Manahan stadium, Solo, Central Java, to prepare itself for trial matches with Palestine and Jordan.
The senior soccer team was scheduled to do he trial matches against the national Jordanian team of players under the age of 23 years (U-23) on August 18, and against the Palestinian national team on Aug. 22. Both matches will be held in the Solo’s Manahan stadium.
In the next trial match, the senior soccer team will face Jordan on August 27 in Jordan before playing against Iran on September 2, 2011. In the first leg of the next Pre-World Cup 2014 round Group E, the national team would face Iran which is believed to be the strongest opponent in the group.
In a tossup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil recently, the Indonesian soccer team was put in Group E along with Iran, Qatar and Bahrain. The senior soccer team started conducting its week-long exercise program at the Cilegon Krakatau Steel sports stadium, Banten province, on Aug 5 after defeating Turkmenistan 4-3 in the second round of the Asian zone in Jakarta on Thursday July 28.
"During the week-long exercises at the Cilegon Krakatau Steel sports stadium, the senior team made very significant progress," assistant coach Liestiadi said in Cilegon last Thursday.
According to him, the national team will continue doing exercises in the training camp in Solo until its departure to Jordan for a trial match on August 27. The All Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) chose the Solo Manahan stadium as an exercise venue for the Pre World Cup 2014 national team due to its adequate infrastructure and accommodation.
Liestiadi also said the exercise pattern in Solo Manahan stadium depend on the decision made by the chief coach Wim Rijsbergen and physical coach Raymond Verheijen. Meanwhile, Raymond Verheijen left Indonesia on last Sunday because he is also needed by the Wales team.
Regarding the team members stamina, Liestiadi said the fitness level of about 20 percent of the national team members is still below the medium level, so that the team needs an effective training programs.
"If compared with the other Asian Pre-World Cup 2014 teams fitness, the national team members fitness is still under the medium level," the national coach assistant Liestiadi said here on Sunday afternoon following the national team exercise in the Manahan sports stadium.
Thus, the national soccer players need to increase their stamina up to at least 30 percent from now. Although the team’s stamina after undergoing exercises for three days in Solo Manahan stadium has shown an increase, but they have not reached a high level, so that their physical condition should be improved.
"During the fasting month of Ramadhan, we should be able to adjust the condition of players, so that they also play games, apart from the physical exercise only," he said.
Aside from that, the coordination and communication among the team members should be conducted more effectively and smoothly, Liestiadi cited. In addition, the national team members also conducted the game play correction which is aimed at making some elementary analysis, Liestiadi said, explaining that communication is much needed in the soccer play.
Prior to the match against Iran, there are still three weeks of the team preparation. Regarding the PSSI request on the postponement of the national team against Iran, FIFA rejected the request.
In the meantime, the organizing committee of trial match between the senior soccer team against the national team under the age of 23 years (U-23) scheduled on August 18, had provided 23,000 entry tickets, Paulus Haryoto, coordinator of the trial match organizing committee said in Solo on Sunday, adding that the Solo Manahan stadium has 24,000 seats capacity.
According to Paulus, the organizing committee in cooperation with the trial match central committee has anticipated the abundance of spectators on the trial match which will take place on August 18, 2011.
The organizing committee of the trial match between the senior soccer team against the national team under the age of 23 years (U-23) scheduled on August 18, had provided 23,000 entry tickets, Paulus Haryoto, coordinator of the trial match organizing committee said in Solo on Sunday, adding that the Solo Manahan stadium has 24,000 seats capacity.
According to Paulus, the organizing committee in cooperation with the trial match central organizing committee has anticipated the abundance of spectators on the trial match which will take place on August 18, 2011. The anticipation is made due to the Solo extraordinary public interest to look on the national team appearances in the trial match.
In addition to providing 23,000 entry tickets, the organzing committee will also install the monitoring screens at four points in the stadium in anticipation of the great number of audience who fail to get the tickets, Paulus said.
The prices of entry tickets for the trial match at the north and south stands sold Rp15.000 per ticket with 10 thousand pieces provided. The east stand ticket price is Rp20 thousand per piece with 10 thousand pieces provided.
The ticket price at the VIP west stand is Rp30 thousand per ticket with 2,450 sheets are provided. Meanwhile, the number of VIP tickets at the midwest stand reached 1,150 sheets at the price of Rp50 thousand per ticket. In a bid to secure the international match level, Paulus said, the organizing committee will deploy some 600 security personnel.
Indonesia's Participation in Koran Reading Competition in Tunis
Indonesia will take part and compete in the first post-revolution International Koran reading competition in Tunis for five days from August 12 to 16, 2011.
Tunisian Religious Minister Laroussi Mizouri opened the event at the National Library Building conference hall in Tunis. Mizouri underlined the importance of the first international religious competition since the Tunisian Revolution early this year, and an important stage in the political life in Tunisia.
He said the international event is a re-translation of Tunisia’s cultural characteristics contributing the great Islamic values in the world’s civilization manifested in the history of Kairaouan and Ez-Zaitunah. In the Koran recitation followed by 30 participants from 21 Muslim majority countries plus Rusia and Greece, the Indonesian representative is the only participant from Asia from the Middle East.
The two categories competed in the event is memorizing the Korean and reading it including its pronunciation. The Indonesian delegate in the vent is Muhammad Nazri from North Sumatra.
He came from Tanjung Balai, Asahan, began memorising the Korean since he was a second class Junior Secondary School student. When at the IAIN (government institute for Islamic studies) in North Sumatra, Medan, the location of the campus and his house are not far from the Islamic Center in Medan, motivated him to memorize the Korean up to until the last 30 sections. In the last national Koran memorizing competition in Banjarmasin, Nazri won third prize.
Tunisian Religious Minister Laroussi Mizouri opened the event at the National Library Building conference hall in Tunis. Mizouri underlined the importance of the first international religious competition since the Tunisian Revolution early this year, and an important stage in the political life in Tunisia.
He said the international event is a re-translation of Tunisia’s cultural characteristics contributing the great Islamic values in the world’s civilization manifested in the history of Kairaouan and Ez-Zaitunah. In the Koran recitation followed by 30 participants from 21 Muslim majority countries plus Rusia and Greece, the Indonesian representative is the only participant from Asia from the Middle East.
The two categories competed in the event is memorizing the Korean and reading it including its pronunciation. The Indonesian delegate in the vent is Muhammad Nazri from North Sumatra.
He came from Tanjung Balai, Asahan, began memorising the Korean since he was a second class Junior Secondary School student. When at the IAIN (government institute for Islamic studies) in North Sumatra, Medan, the location of the campus and his house are not far from the Islamic Center in Medan, motivated him to memorize the Korean up to until the last 30 sections. In the last national Koran memorizing competition in Banjarmasin, Nazri won third prize.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Return of The 928?
A Porsche-sponsored design student in England has penned a stunning coupe concept study called the 929.
The return of a large, comfort-biased, 2+2 sports coupe would give Porsche a player in the luxury GT segment that includes the likes of the Aston Martin DB9, Ferrari FF and Maserati GranTurismo, and perhaps even high-end variants of BMW's 6-Series and the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class.
A two-door version of the near-five-metre-long Panamera would also mark Porsche's first large coupe since 1995, when the front-engined 928 and 944 models were discontinued. But until such a car arrives, we have Julliana Cho's striking 929 concept study (pictured) to capture our imaginations.
Cho, who is being sponsored by the famous Stuttgart brand during her final year at the Royal College of Art in Britain, has penned an edgy electric-powered coupe borrowing design themes from the limited-edition 918 Spyder.
The sketches revitalise Porsche's GT coupe tradition with futuristic design cues and aerodynamics. The 929's ultra-long doors pivot from the rear wheels. We are not sure how practical they'd be in garages but they look the goods and provide easy access to front and rear seats.
Other notable styling touches include half-moon wheel covers and an elongated rear diffuser. With a distinguished CV that already includes several design awards and internships with Honda in Japan and GM Daewoo in Korea, Cho is one to watch.
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