Wednesday 10th March, 2010
Meet Asia's biggest loser - David Gurnani
Jakarta News.NetDavid Gurnani, an Indonesian man, has won weight-loss reality show The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA), organised in Malaysia.
Indonesian President admits Bali bomber killed in Jakarta raid
Jakarta News.NetIndonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has confirmed that Jemaah Islamiah leader Dulmatin, the key accused in 2002 Bali bombings, has been killed in a raid in Jakarta.
Indian origin man is Asia's biggest weight loser
Jakarta News.NetDavid Gurnani, an Indonesian of Indian origin, has been adjudged The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA) in the weight loss reality show organised in Malaysia.
Bali bombmaker dead, confirms Indonesian president
Jakarta News.NetDulmatin, who is alleged to have made the bombs that killed 202 people in Bali nightclubs in 2002, has been killed in a police anti-terrorism raid near Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirmed Wednesday.
Bali bomb suspect killed in Indonesia
West AustralianCANBERRA/ JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous ...
Public order officers raid resident over terror jitter
The Jakarta PostThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/10/2010 10:59 PM | National A resident of Maracang village in the West Java town of Purwakarta was surprised on Wednesday by the arrival of dozens of public order...
Scholars call for revision of blasphemy law
The Jakarta PostArghea D. Hapsari , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/10/2010 10:29 PM | National Academics took to the stand Wednesday in the judicial review of the blasphemy law, as hard-line Islamic groups war...
Dulmatin lived with family in Pamulang
The Jakarta PostThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/10/2010 10:23 PM | National Top terror suspect Dulmatin had lived in a rented house in Pamulang, South Tangerang with his family for eight months prior to his dea...
Indonesia: Indonesian Islamic organization issues a fatwa against smoking
Spero NewsMuhammadiyah, the second largest Muslim organization in the country for followers, declares that smoking is "haram" morally wrong. It leads to unhealthy lifestyles, weakens and pushes frustrated peopl...
TGS Continues 2D Seismic Offshore Indonesia
RigzoneTGS confirmed the continuation of its multi-client 2D seismic acquisition program in offshore Indonesia. An additional 7,300 kilometers of 2D seismic data is now being acquired in three areas along th...
U.S., Indonesia Partner on Disaster Preparedness, Response
America.orgPacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) issued tsunami warnings or watches for 53 countries with Pacific coastlines, allowing millions of coastal residents to be evacuated ahead of the potentially deadl...
Forbes signs deal to launch Indonesian edition
AntaraSingapore (ANTARA News) - Forbes has announced the signing of a deal to launch its latest international edition, Forbes Indonesia, in partnership with media group PT Wahana Mediatama. According to a ...
Bali bomb suspect killed in Indonesia
Swiss InfoCANBERRA/ JAKARTA (Reuters) - A suspected mastermind of the Bali bombings was killed in a police raid in Indonesia in the latest blow to an Islamist militant movement in the world's most populous Musl...
Indonesia says killed leading militant Dulmatin
Christian Science MonitorChief of Police Medical Department Brig. Gen. Musaddeq Ishaq shows a picture of the leading Islamist militant Dulmatin who was killed during a police raid on Tuesday, during a press conference at the ...
AGO names new suspects in airfare case
The Jakarta PostThe Attorney General’s Office has named another two former Foreign Ministry officials as suspects in a graft case involving the mark up of diplomatic travel costs between 2008 and 2009.
Dulmatin held fake ID
The Jakarta PostThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/10/2010 8:51 PM | National Suspected terrorist Dulmatin is believed to hold a fake ID card when he rented a house in Pondok Benda subdistrict in South Tangerang m...
Legislators hail police for raid on top terror suspect
The Jakarta PostHans David Tampubolon , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/10/2010 8:48 PM | National House of Representatives legislators hailed on Wednesday the police for their crackdown on terrorists in the co...
Families of Bali bomb victims welcome Dulmatin’s death
The Jakarta PostThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/10/2010 8:42 PM | National Victims and families of the victims of the 2002 Bali bombing expressed their relief Wednesday over the death of one of the alleged perp...
Supreme Court upholds ex-mayor’s jail sentence
The Jakarta PostThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 03/10/2010 8:40 PM | National The Supreme Court has upheld a seven-year jail sentence and Rp 200 million in fines previously handed down to former Manado mayor Jimmy...
Balikpapan gets direct courier link with Singapore
The Jakarta PostNurni Sulaiman , The Jakarta Post , Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | Wed, 03/10/2010 8:11 PM | National A new direct delivery route between Singapore and Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, was officially laun...
Indonesian police confirm terrorist's death
ABC AustraliaIndonesian police say DNA tests have confirmed that one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombing has been killed. The country's media has been reporting that senior Jemaah Islamiah figure Dulmatin...
Border Security Questioned in Indonesia
International Herald TribuneSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia confirmed Dulmatin’s death on Wednesday during a visit to Australia; 88 of the people killed in the Bali blasts were Australians. “I can announce to ...
Indonesia confirms Bali bomb mastermind killed
Yahoo! NewsCANBERRA (AFP) – Indonesia's president on Wednesday confirmed that a bombmaker believed to be behind the Bali bombings was killed in a Jakarta raid and vowed to keep hunting extremists in a...
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