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Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington
RI minister permitted to go on board US aircraft carrier
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Manado (ANTARA News) - Minister of Marine and Fishery Affairs Freddy
Numberi has the official permission of the United States government to visit and go on board the aircraft carrier
USS George Washington.
"The US aircraft carrier is now already in the North Sulawesi waters, but not many Indonesians are permitted
to visit the ship," Assistant Intelligence Officer of the Local Naval Base Suhartono said here Tuesday.
In the company of high-ranking officials of the North Sulawesi administration,
including Manado Naval Base Commander Willem Rampangiley, North Sulawesi Police Chief Bekto Suprapto, Legislator
Yoris Raweyai, and a number of journalists, Freddy Numberi is representing the Indonesian government.
Not more than 20 Indonesians are permitted to visit the American aircraft carrier, he added.
USS George Washington will take part in the international event Sail Bunaken in the Manado Bay, and also sent out
a number of jet fighters in a Sailing dan Flying Pass on August 19.
In the meantime, US Navy Commander Garry Roughead said the visit of USS George Washington to the area was known
by President Barack Obama, and is therefore a special appreciation to the parade of warships in Indonesia.
The US aircraft carrier has 4,500 personnel operating various systems and subsystems, including jet fighter, helicopter,
and transportation experts.
"The aircraft carrier has 75 planes on board, and is like a small American city in the Pacific," he said
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Independence Day dive breaks world record in Manado
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 08/18/2009
Indonesia plunged into the Guinness Book of Records Sunday after a mass dive as part of
the Sail Bunaken 2009 event held in North Sulawesi. The event was organized by the Indonesian Navy in conjunction
with the country's Independence Day celebrations and involved 2,861 people diving simultaneously.
Another world record was broken at the same event by the divers, including military personnel and civilians, who
held an underwater Independence Day flag ceremony in Manado on Monday.
The ceremony was the forth world record Indonesia has broken so far, Navy deputy chief Rear Adm. Moekhlas Sidik
told Antara news agency.
The breaking of two world records was a special gift for Indonesia celebrating
its 64th Independence Day.
The new world records are expected to increase visits by both domestic and foreign tourists to Indonesia, particularly
to Manado.
The 2,861 divers broke the world record as they remained underwater for 31 minutes, the longest time so far achieved
internationally.
The previous world record was broken in the Maldives by 979 divers for only 10 minutes.
The dive in Malalayang waters started at around 10 a.m. Sunday and 31 minutes later the divers, including 51 foreigners,
ended the dive gradually.
Two governors, S. Sarundajang from North Sulawesi and Fadel Muhamad from Gorontalo were among the participants.
Nine-year-old Kesia Lamudju was the youngest diver to participate in the event.
"We have broken the world record today, we are very proud of our strong maritime country," Maritime Affairs
and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi said in Manado.
The record breaking success was decided by a representative from the Guinness Book of World Records, Sinogagliesi
Lucia, who witnessed the event.
Lucia said the record breaking dive was valid and amazing.
The event was extraordinary because so many people joined the mass dive and broke a world record, Lucia added.
North Sulawesi legislative council member, Benny Rhamdani, said the world
record success deserved a special commendation from the central government.
"There should be special recognition of the organizers and the region holding the international event as it
has boosted Indonesia's image overseas," he told Antara.
The event was tightly monitored by a helicopter that hovered over the dive site, and four Indonesian warships,
as tens of thousands witnessed the event.
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Record
mass dive in Indonesia: Guinness
(AFP) – 2 days ago
JAKARTA — Almost 2,500 scuba divers set a new world record Monday for the largest mass dive, Guinness World Records
said.
A total of 2,486 divers were involved in the bid off the coast of North Sulawesi, Guinness adjudicator Lucia Sinigagliesi
told AFP.
"This event was amazing and well-organised and made possible because of the people who came and participated,"
she said, after confirming that the group had broken the record for "Most People Scuba Diving Simultaneously."
The previous record was set in the Maldives in 2006, when 958 divers took
part in a mass dive, Sinigagliesi said.
The challenge was part of the Sail Bunaken 2009 maritime event being held as part of Indonesia's efforts to establish
the Sulawesi town of Manado as a world-class tourist spot, Navy spokesman Iskandar Sitompul said.
To mark Indonesia's 64th Independence Day, the participants unfurled the country's flag underwater.
"We've shown the world that as the world's largest archipelago, we can manage our waters well and there's
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Indonesia
air crash kills scores
BBCnews: Wednesday, 20 May 2009
An Indonesian military transport plane carrying troops and their families
has crashed on the island of Java, killing at least 98 people, officials say.
At least two people died on the ground as the plane hit houses before skidding into a rice field where it caught
fire.
The plane, en route from Jakarta to eastern Java, was preparing to land at a nearby military base.
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Obama
talks to Indonesia, Saudi leaders on economy
Washington DC March 2009
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NYT: Indonesian Elephant Fossil Opens Window to Past June 22, 2009
BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesian scientists are reconstructing the
largest, most complete skeleton of a prehistoric giant elephant ever found in the tropics, a finding that may offer
new clues into the largely mysterious origins of its modern Asian cousin.
The prehistoric elephant is believed to have been submerged in quicksand shortly after dying on a riverbed in Java
around 200,000 years ago. Its bones -- almost perfectly preserved -- were discovered by chance in March when an
old sand quarry collapsed during monsoon rains.
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Saudi teacher on trial
for funding Jakarta hotel bombs
BBC, 24 February 2010
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Indonesia
Official Acquitted in Killing
NYT 12/31/08
Hundreds of Indonesians took to the streets after the
court announced its decision to
free the intelligence officer,
Muchdi Purwoprandjono, who is also
a former Indonesian Army major general.
The demonstrators called on Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to follow through with a promise he made
to bring to justice those responsible for the high-profile murder of the campaigner,
Munir Said Thalib, in 2004.
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Indonesian
spy freed over killing
BBC 12/31/08
An Indonesian court has acquitted a retired deputy intelligence
chief of ordering the
murder of a leading human rights campaigner.
Muchdi Purwopranjono was cleared of
all charges by a panel of judges.
Prominent campaigner Munir Said Thalib
died of arsenic poisoning while on a flight
to the Netherlands in 2004.
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Ex President Suharto dies
01/27/08
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Former governor Ali Sadikin dies in Singapore
Jakarta Post 05/20/08
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Former Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin died in Singapore at 6.30 p.m. local
time Tuesday, after five weeks of treatment at Singapore's Gleneagles Hospital.
His secretary Mia told Antara news agency that Ali Sadikin's body will be flown back to Indonesia. She didn't reveal
when and where the burial will take place.
Ali Sadikin was born in Sumedang, West Java, on July 7, 1927. He was a navy lieutenant general until he was appointed
by President Soekarno to be Jakarta's seventh governor in 1966.
Before being governor, he held several positions including Navy deputy chief, sea transportation minister and the
maritime unit's coordinating minister.
Ali Sadikin was more popularly known by his Jakarta name, Bang Ali, while his wife, Nani Arnasih Sadikin, a dentist,
was known as Mpok Nani. Nani died in February 1986, after struggling with
liver cancer for two years. Ali and Nani had four sons.
He coordinated many development projects in Jakarta including the building of Taman Ismail Marzuki, Ragunan Zoo,
Proyek Senen, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Taman Ria Monas, Taman Ria Remaja, the satellite city in Pluit, North Jakarta,
and the Betawi culture preservation project in Condet.
He was responsible for the controversial policy providing nightclubs with greater freedom, allowing gambling and
the construction of Kramat Tunggak complex for prostitution.
He finished his term in 1977 and was replaced by Let. Gen. Tjokropranolo. He received a number of awards including
the Philippines' Ramon Magsaysay.
After retiring, he was still concerned with development. Along with a number of military Former Jakarta governor
Ali Sadikin died in Singapore at 6.30 p.m. local time Tuesday, after five weeks of treatment at Singapore's Gleneagles
Hospital.
His secretary Mia told Antara news agency that Ali Sadikin's body will be flown back to Indonesia. She didn't reveal
when and where the burial will take place.
Ali Sadikin was born in Sumedang, West Java, on July 7, 1927. He was a navy lieutenant general until he was appointed
by President Soekarno to be Jakarta's seventh governor in 1966.
Before being governor, he held several positions including Navy deputy chief, sea transportation minister and the
maritime unit's coordinating minister.
Ali Sadikin was more popularly known by his Jakarta name, Bang Ali, while his wife, Nani Arnasih Sadikin, a dentist,
was known as Mpok Nani. Nani died in February 1986, after struggling with
liver cancer for two years. Ali and Nani had four sons.
He coordinated many development projects in Jakarta including the building of Taman Ismail Marzuki, Ragunan Zoo,
Proyek Senen, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Taman Ria Monas, Taman Ria Remaja, the satellite city in Pluit, North Jakarta,
and the Betawi culture preservation project in Condet.
He was responsible for the controversial policy providing nightclubs with greater freedom, allowing gambling and
the construction of Kramat Tunggak complex for prostitution.
He finished his term in 1977 and was replaced by Let. Gen. Tjokropranolo. He received a number of awards including
the Philippines' Ramon Magsaysay.
After retiring, he was still concerned with development. Along with a number of military retirees and businessmen,
he signed a petition against Soeharto in 1980 known as Petisi 50. |
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