US-China Tensions Spilling Over into Military Arena |
- US-China Tensions Spilling Over into Military Arena
- Michael Kelly Donates World's Largest Model Aircraft Collection
- In 'Free Solo,' Love Proves A Steeper Challenge for Honnold Than El Cap
- At UN This Year, It’s Trump Versus the World
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| US-China Tensions Spilling Over into Military Arena Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:13 PM PDT  WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - A deterioration in U.S.-China relations, seen most dramatically in their escalating trade dispute, is spilling over into the military arena. The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that China had canceled a Washington visit by the head of its navy, and U.S. officials said China had denied a request for a U.S. Navy ship to make a port visit next month at Hong Kong. Also on Tuesday, China demanded the Trump administration cancel a planned $330 million sale of military equipment to Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing considers a renegade province. The Chinese foreign ministry warned of "severe damage'' to bilateral relations if the sale announced Monday goes through. Washington has no official relations with Taiwan's democratically elected government but is obliged by U.S. law to see that it has the means to defend itself. The backdrop to these tensions is the U.S.-China trade dispute. Each imposed tariff increases on the other's goods Monday, and Beijing accused the Trump administration of bullying. A Chinese official said China cannot hold talks on ending the trade dispute while the U.S. ``holds a knife'' to Beijing's neck by imposing tariff hikes. The two countries are mired in a dispute over Washington's allegations that Beijing pilfers foreign trade secrets and forces U.S. companies to hand over technology in return for access to the Chinese market. The predatory practices, the U.S. says, are part of China's relentless drive to challenge American technological dominance. Also at stake, beyond economic cooperation, are U.S. hopes for gaining China's help in persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons. In his address Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Trump thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for his assistance with the North Korea problem, but he also blasted China for what he called unfair use of international trade rules to diminish U.S. jobs and deepen U.S. trade deficits. "Those days are over. We will no longer tolerate such abuse,'' Trump said. Military ties between Washington and Beijing have been relatively stable in recent years, even as the U.S. complained of China militarizing reefs and islands in the South China Sea amid overlapping territorial claims by other Asian nations. In May, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis disinvited China from participating in a multinational naval exercise in the Pacific. Pentagon officials cited China's military buildup on disputed South China Sea islands. In recent days the breadth of military tensions has grown. A Pentagon spokesman, Army Lt. Col. Dave Eastburn, said China informed the Pentagon that the chief of the Chinese navy has been recalled to Beijing, canceling a planned meeting with his American Navy counterpart at the Pentagon after visiting a naval conference at Newport, Rhode Island. On Monday a reporter asked Mattis what he made of these developments and how he expected to address them. "Right now, it's too early to say. We're still sorting this out,'' he said, adding that he and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agree "we do have to have a relationship with China. ... And so we're sorting out the way ahead right now.'' Mattis visited Beijing in June, making him the first Pentagon chief to do so since 2014. In addition to its anger over the $330 million military sale to Taiwan announced on Monday, China is strongly objecting to a U.S. decision to issue a visa ban and assets freeze on China's Equipment Development Department and its director, Li Shangfu. The U.S. action relates to China's purchase from Russia of Su-35 combat aircraft last year and S-400 surface-to-air missile system-related equipment this year. Those purchases violated a 2017 law intended to punish the Russian government for interfering in U.S. elections and other activities. China's Defense Ministry said the U.S. had no right to interfere in Chinese military cooperation with Russia and demanded the sanctions be revoked. In a further act of retaliation, China turned down a request for an October port call in Hong Kong by the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship USS Wasp. China last denied such a visit in 2016 amid a spike in tensions between the sides over the disputed South China Sea. "We have a long track record of successful port visits to Hong Kong, and we expect that will continue,'' said Eastburn, the Pentagon spokesman, in confirming that China had not approved the Wasp's visit. (VOA) |
| Michael Kelly Donates World's Largest Model Aircraft Collection Posted: 25 Sep 2018 09:13 PM PDT  WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - When Irishman Michael Kelly was a boy, he loved nothing more than gazing at planes taking off and landing at his nearest airport.Now 67, after more than half a century building what he believes is the world's largest private collection of model aircraft, he has donated the lot to Shannon Airport, where his lifelong passion for aviation began. "I always used to love the noise of the aircraft going over my house in Limerick city and I was very curious," Kelly said after cutting the ribbon on the airport's new aviation gallery which now houses his collection in rows of display cases. "When I made my first holy communion I asked my mum and dad to take me to Shannon airport. So I got to see the beautiful aircraft and from that day on I was hooked." While he would have loved the opportunity to have become a pilot, sourcing rare model aircraft still took the Limerick man around the world. None of his 2,300 planes were produced in Ireland. A friend said Kelly has spent 10,000 euros or $12,000 ($1 = 0.8499 euros) a year amassing the record haul. The collector's favorite? A Boeing KC Tanker, one of only 10 made around the world. Living alone in his renovated farmhouse, Kelly said there were exhibitors on the other side of the world "that would do anything" to have the collection. Instead, he donated it closer to home. "I think it's testament to the work he's done over the last 60 years and we are delighted that he has entrusted us to look after it for the next 100-years plus," said Niall Maloney, operations director at Shannon Airport. (VOA) |
| In 'Free Solo,' Love Proves A Steeper Challenge for Honnold Than El Cap Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:08 PM PDT  WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - The important thing to rock climber Alex Honnold is that the movie screen be big. IMAX, whatever. But big.It's shortly before the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Free Solo, the documentary that chronicles Honnold's legendary, ropeless ascent up Yosemite's El Capitan, a 3,000-foot wall of sheer granite and possibly the world's most fabled rock face. Honnold has just come from free soloing — climbing without safety gear — a 69-story luxury apartment building in Jersey City, New Jersey. From a hotel window he scans the Toronto skyline but doesn't see anything much appealing. "It has to be inspiring aesthetically," he says. Honnold, 33, is widely acknowledged as the greatest free-solo climber in the world. And in a sport that demands absolute perfection from its strivers — death is the only alternative — Honnold's feat on El Cap is his masterpiece. An almost unfathomable climbing achievement, the four-hour climb is still spoken of in hushed reverence. The New York Times called it "one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, ever." But whether scaling El Cap was Honnold's greatest challenge is an open question. Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi's Free Solo, in theaters Friday, not only chronicles Honnold's famed ascent, and the months of preparation and anguish leading up to it, but also an arguably steeper challenge for the 33-year-old Honnold: moving out of his van and maintaining a long-term relationship. "Anybody, if you took two years of their life, you would see some growth, hopefully," Honnold says. "But it's easy to see growth when you're starting at zero." After settling whether Free Solo would screen on IMAX (it wouldn't), Honnold was joined by Sanni McCandless, his girlfriend of several years. Just as Chin and Vasarhelyi, the filmmaking couple of the celebrated Meru, were beginning their film three years ago, McCandless slipped Honnold her number at a book signing. The exceptionally dedicated but goofy and boyish Honnold (in the film, he sums up the fearsome specter of El Cap with the phase "I mean, dude") is at first almost comically inept at making room for someone else in his life. "When we started he was online dating, or on-phone dating, on his book tour. And then he met her. We were not expecting that," says Vasarhelyi. 'Extremely painful' The two make an appealing and revealing match. McCandless, articulate and assertive, pushes back against the less mature, bluntly honest Honnold, long a bachelor adventurer. Vasarhelyi shakes her head. "It's painful at times," she says, smiling. "Extremely painful." Case in point: When Honnold, shortly after meeting Sanni, is shown saying that she will come and go like previous girlfriends. Later, they buy a place in Las Vegas and are seen refrigerator shopping. "How do you feel about that line, Sanni?" Honnold asks. "How do YOU feel about that line?" she retorts. "That's just one of many lines in the film I'm slightly horrified to hear back," says Honnold. "That's kind of the nature of two years of filming. They just have so much material of me saying terrible things." What makes Free Solo so fascinating is how these developments influence Honnold just as he preparing to take his biggest risk as a climber. Just the slightest distractions can be potentially lethal for a free soloist, making both the onset of love and the presence of film cameras unpredictable factors in a zero-sum game. "Soloing always come from some kind of particular mental space. And it has taken some effort to cultivate the right space for a relationship, the right space to still climb at a high level and just try to balance it," says Honnold. 'Glorious' climb The high stakes also transferred to the film crew. Chin, himself an expert climber, estimates that he and the team of veteran climbers spent more than 30 days rigging and shooting on El Cap. The danger is very real. Many renowned solo climbers have died; just in June, two experienced climbers, Jason Wells and Tim Klein, fell to their death while "simul-climbing" El Cap with ropes. "You're a pro, but when you have that much exposure and you're moving that much equipment and you're filming on top of it and thinking about your friend, it's a tremendous amount of physical and mental exertion," says Chin. "The crew was tortured by the idea that maybe you'll be filming your friend's death." Vasarhelyi says the tension was highest when Honnold made his first, aborted soloing attempt of El Cap despite a recent injury. She felt he wasn't prepared. "But I don't think our role as filmmakers was to tell him not do it," she says. "And that's weird, right? Especially when there's a life on the line." McCandless has also had to come to terms with Honnold's obsessive pursuits. "I don't think I ever wished that he wouldn't do it. I wanted him to not want it, but I never wanted him to not to do it," she says. "Knowing that he does want it, you realize he's going to be so bummed if he never brings it to fruition." Free Solo in some ways demystifies soloing which, to some, can sound like lunacy. Honnold's preparation is extreme. He doesn't go until he's thoroughly mapped out every foot hold of a climb. Also worth noting: A brain scan revealed that Honnold barely registers fear. "It's a crazy-seeming thing. I get that," he says. "I just think: Why does anybody seek out anything challenging? Humans do so many interesting and difficult things." Honnold calls his El Cap solo the best climbing experience of his life. "Glorious," he says. For all their months of anxiety, witnessing the climb left the filmmakers mesmerized. "I remember standing in the meadow being totally terrified, trying to get myself under control," says Vasarhelyi. "Then there was a certain moment where I was like: This is absolutely beautiful. It's exquisite." (VOA) |
| At UN This Year, It’s Trump Versus the World Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:08 PM PDT  NEW YORK, LELEMUKU.COM - A gaping ideological divide cuts through this year's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. It's not between capitalists and communists, rich and poor, East and West. It's between multilateralists who advocate nations working together and unilateralists who are pushing for national sovereignty.Despite near-universal hand-wringing about the U.N.'s failings, it was clear who was in the minority on Tuesday. President Donald Trump stood alone in his unashamed defense of the "America First" agenda that helped propel him to power — an isolationist worldview that questions the worth of international organizations and is embraced by a small but growing number of populist governments. Trump was surrounded by multilateralists, many of them traditional U.S. allies, who want more cooperation, not less, to tackle global ills such as climate change, poverty and mass migration. Key quotes from the opening session of this year's U.N. General Assembly: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: "Multilateralism is under fire precisely when we need it most." Guterres, who heads the 193-member U.N., warned of the dangers of nations turning inward in a speech that was the inverse of Trump's. "In the face of massive, existential threats to people and planet ... there is no way forward but collective, common-sense action for the common good," he said. He warned of "a pivotal moment" in global warming that risks runaway climate change if leaders don't act in the next two years. He urged nations to implement the Paris climate agreement that the U.S. is withdrawing from. He also warned against rising polarization and populism, saying those who view their neighbors as dangerous "may cause a threat where there was none." Trump: "America is governed by Americans. We reject the ideology of globalism, and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism.'' Although it was Trump's chance to speak to the world, he appeared to play to a domestic audience and struck a triumphalist tone. He boasted that America is a "stronger, safer and a richer country" than when he took office. He defended his trade protectionism and said the U.S. is taking a "hard look" at its foreign assistance to countries that don't have American interests "at heart." He lambasted the U.N. Human Rights Council and the International Criminal Court, and rejected a global pact on the rights of migrants. "We will never surrender America's sovereignty to an unelected, unaccountable, global bureaucracy," he said. Trump didn't mention climate change. He said the U.S. stands ready to export "our abundant, affordable supply of oil, clean coal, and natural gas." Brazilian President Michel Temer: "We live in times clouded by isolationist forces. Old forms of intolerance are being rekindled." Temer urged world leaders to recommit to international cooperation. He said that his administration has done its part by opening Brazil's economy and by welcoming Venezuelans fleeing their country's economic collapse. He urged reforms of the U.N. Security Council, which is dominated by five permanent members — the U.S., China, France, Britain and Russia. Rwandan President Paul Kagame: "The current two-track system of global governance is unsustainable." Kagame said the trend in Africa is for more cooperation, not less. He cited the signing his year of the African Continental Free Trade Area, and increased support for African Union peacekeeping operations. He said multilateralism is critical for the planet's future but requires more fairness. "A few get to be the ones to define the norms, by which others shall be judged," he said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: "If we cannot create a minimum level of peace and prosperity for all, all over the world, no one can live safely within their own borders." Erdogan highlighted Turkey's aid to 4 million Syrian refugees — a contrast to Trump's defense of securing U.S. borders from undocumented migrants. He declared the U.N. to be "very important for the future of the world" but with a caveat: Security Council reform. Erdogan struck a nationalist note too — warning "friendly countries" that fail to extradite terrorists wanted by Turkey would carry a "hefty price." The increasingly authoritarian leader referred to a U.S.-based Islamic cleric whom he blames for a failed 2016 coup attempt. French President Emmanuel Macron: "Nationalism always leads to defeat." Macron noted there has been increasing skepticism toward the U.N., European Union and other international bodies. He said that ``you may be tired of multilateralism,'' but urged against complacency and isolationism. President of the Seychelles, Danny Faure: "In this unique forum we have equal representation." Faure defended the U.N. and said the existence of his Indian Ocean island nation depends on states upholding global commitments to fight climate change. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani: "Confronting multilateralism is not a sign of strength; rather it is a symptom of the weakness of intellect." Rouhani's speech was dominated by Iran's bitter rivalry with the U.S. which under Trump has withdrawn from a 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers that provided sanctions relief to Tehran. The U.S. accuses Iran with supporting terrorists. Rouhani said Trump seems determined to make international institutions ineffectual which he said, "betrays an inability in understanding a complex and interconnected world." (VOA) |
| Presiden Jokowi Belum Rencanakan ke Tanimbar Posted: 25 Sep 2018 05:18 PM PDT  SAUMLAKI, LELEMUKU.COM - Presiden Republik Indonesia, Ir. H. Joko Widodo (Jokowi) belum berencana untuk mengunjungi Kepulauan Tanimbar, Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat (MTB), Provinsi Maluku pada Oktober 2018 nanti.Menurut Juru Bicara Presiden, Johan Budi, pihaknya belum mendapatkan informasi terkait wacana kedatangan Presiden ke Tanimbar yang direncanakan berkaitan dengan pembukaan Pesta Paduan Suara Gerejani (Pesparani) Katolik Nasional ke 1 di Ambon. "Soal ini, saya belum mendapat informasinya," ujar Johan kepada Lelemuku.com pada Rabu (25/9). Dikatakan, pihaknya akan memberikan informasi terbaru jika ada rencana Presiden Jokowi ke Tanimbar. Sebab menurut informasi yang dihimpun, agenda utama dari kunjungan kerja (kunker) Presiden Jokowi ke Maluku akan berkaitan dengan Pesparani pada Sabtu, 27 Oktober 2018, penyerahan sertifikat tanah ke ribuan warga di kelurahan sekitar Kota Ambon dan pemantauan potensi wisata di Kepulauan Kei, Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara (Malra). Sebelumnya Bupati MTB, Petrus Fatlolon menyatakan akan Presiden Jokowi dipastikan akan mengagendakan peresmian Jembatan Wear Arafura yang terletak antara Siwahan - Ritabel, Kecamatan Tanimbar Utara (Tanut) serta deklarasi perubahan nama Kabupaten MTB ke Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar. "Presiden menyambut baik setiap usulan yang disampaikan dan mengarahkan Menteri Sekretaris Negara yang juga hadir pada pertemuan tersebut agar mengagendakan kunjungannya ke Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat sekaligus melihat langsung perkembangan pembangunan dan permasalahan yang ada di daerah untuk segera ditindaklanjuti," ujar Bupati melalui Kepala Bagian Humas Setda MTB, Blendy Souhoka saat menghadiri pertemuan 30 bupati dengan Presiden Jokowi pada Selasa (31/7) lalu. Dikatakan, Bupati dalam kesempatan tersebut menyampaikan perkembangan pembangunan di Kabupaten MTB, masalah-masalah hukum di daerah, termasuk persiapan daerah menyambut proyek strategis nasional Blok Masela yang dioperasikan Inpex Masela Ltd. "Sekaligus juga agenda penyerahan 10.000 sertipikat tanah bagi masyarakat miskin. Salah satu hal penting yang disampaikan juga kepada Presiden Jokowi bahwa masyarakat dan Pemeritah Daerah telah mengusulkan perubahan nama Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat menjadi Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar dan berharap dalam kunjungannya di MTB nanti dapat mencanangkan perubahan nama kabupaten tersebut," ujar dia. Pembangunan jembatan yang bernama adat Tita Waralan atau Leta Koraan ini dilaksanakan oleh Balai Pelaksanaan Jalan Nasional (BPJN) XVI Ambon, khususnya di wilayah Satker Pelaksanaan Jalan Nasional Wilayah 3 Provinsi Maluku. Menurut Kepala BPJS XVI Ambon Kementerian PUPR Satrio Sugeng jembatan yang sudah hampir rampung ini menghubungkan Pulau Yamdena dan Larat. Dengan panjang 323 m Jembatan Tita Owar Ralan akan menjadi urat nadi transportasi di Kepulauan Tanimbar, terutama antara Kota Larat dan Kota Saumlaki. Nantinya, jembatan yang terbentang di Selat Werafur ini akan bisa digunakan oleh masyarakat dua pulau dalam hal kegiatan ekonomi dan juga kegiatannya sehari-harinya. Di antaranya pergerakan barang dan jasa dalam bidang hasil pertanian, peternakan dan juga perkebunan, termasuk membuka sarana pariwisata di wilayah Kecamatan Tanut dan Kecamatan Yaru yang selama ini belum terakses lewat jalur darat. Kontrak pembangunan awal jembatan ini ditandatangi pada bulan Desember tahun 2016 silam oleh PT Nindya Karya dan pada bulan Desember 2017 dilanjukan dengan proses pemasangan balok girder dan pengecoran lantai jembatan hingga ditargetkan selesai pada bulan Oktober 2018 dari target sebelumnya pada awal Mei 2018. Sebelumnya, Presiden Jokowi juga pernah dijadwalkan berkunjung ke Tanimbar pada November 2017 guna meresmikan pengoperasian Pangkalan Pendaratan Ikan (PPI) Ukurlaran, namun hal itu tidak terwujud. PPI Ukurlaran adalah bagian dari program Pembangunan Sentra Kelautan dan Perikanan Terpadu (PSKPT). (Albert Batlayeri) |
| Global $500M Data Drive Aims to Boost Harvests, End Hunger Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:58 PM PDT  WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - A $500 million data drive aims to improve the harvests of hundreds of millions of farmers worldwide as rising hunger levels threaten a global goal to end hunger by 2030, organizations involved in the initiative said Tuesday.Developing countries and donors launched the "50 X 2030" scheme on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, seeking funding to gather farming data through surveys in 50 nations across Africa, Asia and Latin America over the next 12 years. Basic statistics, such as what farmers are planting, their yields and access to finance, are often lacking, incomplete or unreliable, making it difficult for governments and donors to know where or how to invest their cash, the United Nations said. "Each year, governments, businesses and the private sector invest hundreds of billions of dollars in agriculture and design policies without this critical information," said Emily Hogue, a U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization senior adviser."This could cause losses in agricultural productivity and income and could also lead to continuing hunger and poverty." The push for better data was announced weeks after new U.N. figures showed world hunger has risen for three years running, with 821 million people — one in nine — going hungry in 2017. Eliminating hunger is one of the 17 U.N. sustainable development goals ( agreed upon by world leaders in 2015. The initiative aims to increase the coverage and frequency of agricultural surveys so that governments have the information needed to plan and implement the right policies, experts said. In sub-Saharan Africa, where at least one in four people is estimated to have suffered from chronic hunger in 2017, only two out of 44 nations have high-quality agriculture data, according to the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. For example, agriculture experts puzzled for years over why milk production was stagnant in an area of East Africa with an abundance of grazing land and rising consumer demand.A detailed survey conducted in 2014 discovered that a lack of basic livestock services, including veterinary care, was hampering production, which rose after the needs were addressed. "Better data means governments can get the right support to farmers at the right time to increase production and improve their lives," Claire Melamed, head of the Global Partnership — a network of 300 partners — told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "It's a long-term investment." (VOA) |
| WTO Desak Seluruh Negara Dunia Cegah Perang Dagang Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:53 PM PDT  BERLIN, LELEMUKU.COM - Direktoran Jenderal (Dirjen) Organisasi Perdagangan Dunia (WTO) mengatakan seluruh masyarakat internasional memiliki tanggung jawab untuk mengurangi ketegangan dan mencegah perang dagang, yang tidak akan menghasilkan seorang pemenangpun.Ketegangan perdagangan antara Amerika, China dan negara-negara lain telah memburuk belakangan ini dan Dirjen WTO Roberto Azevedo mengatakan dalam suatu konferensi bisnis Jerman di Berlin, Selasa (25/9) bahwa "lampu peringatan menyala." Ia mengatakan bahwa berlanjutnya eskalasi ketegangan akan menjadi ancaman yang kian besar terhadap stabilitas, lapangan kerja, dan pada pertumbuhan yang baik yang dialami sekarang ini, seraya menyatakan bahwa ada kesenjangan waktu antara diberlakukannya pembatasan perdagangan dan masa ketika dampak penuhnya dirasakan. Azevedo mengatakan bahwa "tidak akan ada pemenang, dan setiap kawasan akan terimbas" oleh perang dagang habis-habisan. (VOA) |
| 9 Muslim Thailand Bersalah Terkait Rencana Pemboman di Bangkok Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:53 PM PDT  BANGKOK, LELEMUKU.COM - Sebuah pengadilan di negara Thailand pada Selasa (25/9), menyatakan sembilan pemuda Muslim dari bagian selatan negara itu bersalah karena merencanakan peledakkan sebuah mobil bermuatan bom di ibukota pada tahun 2016, kasus di mana banyak di antara para terdakwanya mengatakan, mereka disiksa untuk memberikan pengakuan palsu. Pengadilan Pidana di Bangkok itu mendapati kesembilan orang itu terbukti melakukan dua pelanggaran, yakni bergabung dengan kelompok kriminal dan konspirasi, dan menghukum mereka masing-masing empat tahun penjara. Salah satu di antara mereka juga didapati bersalah memiliki peledak secara ilegal sehingga membuatnya dikenai hukuman total enam tahun penjara. Hukuman mereka sebelumnya berkisar dari delapan hingga 12 tahun penjara. Namun karena memberi pengakuan, lama hukuman dikurangi setengahnya. Lima terdakwa lain dibebaskan dari tuduhan. Kasus itu berawal ketika sedikitnya 50 Muslim Thailand, kebanyakan mahasiswa Ramkhamhaeng University di Bangkok yang ditangkap dalam operasi gabungan polisi-militer pada 10 Oktober 2016. Mereka kemudian dibebaskan namun 13 diantara mereka ditangkap kembali bersama seorang tersangka baru. Sedikitnya tujuh di antara 14 terdakwa mengatakan, mereka telah disiksa atau secara fisik dianiaya selama dalam penahanan, namun hakim yang memimpin persidangan mengatakan, pengadilan menganggap pernyataan para terdakwa itu tidak berdasar karena tidak mengajukan bukti atau melaporkan kasus-kasus itu ke polisi. Vonis bersalah yang dikeluarkan pengadilan umumnya didasarkan pada pengakuan. Satu-satunya bukti utama yang diajukan terhadap mereka adalah sisa-sisa bahan peledak yang ditemukan di salah satu tubuh terdakwa satu pekan setelah ia ditahan pertama kali. Seluruh 14 terdakwa berasal dari bagian selatan Thailand, yang telah menghadapi pemberontakan berdarah sejak 2004. Muslim di di kawasan miskin itu merasa mereka telah diperlakukan sebagai warga kelas dua di Thailand, yang mayoritas penduduknya menganut ajaran Budha. (VOA) |
| Penjualan Peralatan Militer Amerika Serikat ke Taiwan Timbulkan Protes Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:43 PM PDT  BEIJING, LELEMUKU.COM - Negara China diberitakan telah mengajukan protes resmi atas rencana Amerika Serikat (AS) menjual peralatan militer ke Taiwan.Juru bicara Kementerian Luar Negeri China,Geng Shuang, mengatakan di Beijing, Selasa (25/9), bahwa rencana Washington menjual suku-suku cadang untuk jet tempur F-16, pesawat kargo C-130, dan pesawat militer lainnya senilai 300 juta dolar ke Taipei melanggar hukum internasional. Geng menuntut agar pemerintahan Trump membatalkan kesepakatan itu karena akan merusak hubungan bilateral China-AS, perdamaian dan kestabilan di Selat Taiwan, dan kerjasama di bidang-bidang lain. Kesepakatan AS dan Taiwan itu diumumkan Senin oleh Departemen Luar Negeri AS. Kantor kepresidenan Taiwan menyatakan berterima kasih kepada AS atas kesepakatan itu melalui sebuah pernyataan, dan berjanji akan terus mempertahankan komunikasi erat dan kerjasama dengan Washington dalam berbagai isu keamanan. (VOA) |
| BPS MTB Sosialisasi Expose Data Statistik Stategis Posted: 25 Sep 2018 10:03 AM PDT  SAUMLAKI, LELEMUKU.COM – Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat (MTB), Provinsi Maluku menggelar sosialisasi "Expose Data Statistik Stategis 2018" di Aula Hotel Beringin Dua Saumlaki, Kecamatan Tanimbar Selatan (Tansel), pada Selasa (25/9).Saat memberikan materi dalam sosialisasi, Kepala BPS MTB, Barbalina Ch. Masela, SE mengatakan sosialisasi ini bertujuan untuk menunjukkan perkembangan pengolahan data statistik yang diterima BPS dari berbagai instansi terkait. "Kami akan mengajak bapak ibu untuk melihat sejauh mana statistik yang BPS hasilkan lewat data-data yang disampaikan kepada kami guna membantu kami mengekspos data tahun 2018," ujar dia. 6 data produk statistik yang dihasilkan BPS MTB diantaranya Produk Domestik Regional Bruto (PDRB) Menurut Lapangan Usaha, Produk Domestik Regional Bruto (PDRB) Menurut Penggunaan, Indeks Pembangunan Manusia (IPM), Angka Kemiskinan, Indikator Ketenagakerjaan dan Daerah Dalam Angka. "Produk statistik kami fokus pada distribusi dan pertumbungan ekonomi serta persentase penduduk, angkatan kerja serta kompilasi data-data sektoral yang dihasilkan dari SKPD dan data primer yang dihasilkan melalui survey BPS MTB diantaranya MTB Dalam Angka 2018 dan Kecamatan Dalam Angka 2018," papar dia.  Barbalina dalam kegiatan sosialisasi yang dilaksanakan dalam rangka memperingati Hari Statistik Nasional (HSN) pada tanggal 26 September 2018 ini juga menyatakan sejarah statistik resmi telah dilakukan sejak pemerintahan Romawi Kuno ."Sensus pada Pemerintahan Romawi pada tahun 423 sebelum masehi yang bertanggung jawab tentang sensus penduduk yang kegiatan utamanya adalah menghitung banyaknya serta komposisi penduduk menurut jenis kelamin dan umur, serta menilai harta benda yang dimiliki penduduk," katanya. Sementara di Indonesia, ujar dia sensus penduduk dilaksanakan sejak kemerdekaan, tepatnya pada tahun 1961. "Maka untuk memperkuat peranan statistic di Indonesia, pada tanggal 26 September 1960 disahkan Undang-Undang (UU) Nomor 6 Tahun 1960 tentang Sensus dan UU Nomor 7 Tahun 1960 tentang Statistik sebagai pengganti Statistik Ordonnantie 1934 yang merupakan warisan kolonial," papar dia. Barbalina menuturkan seiring kemajuan suatu bangsa, statistik semakin menunjukkan perannya hampir semua aspek kehidupan tidak terlepas dengan statistic. Bahkan pada era reformasi dan otonomi daerah, statistik menjadi kian popular yang ditandai dengan maraknya berbagai survey maupun quick count, serta penyelenggaraan statistic lainnya. "Kemudian kedua UU tersebut direvisi menjadi UU Nomor 16 Tahun 1997 yang telah membuat perubahan yang radikal, mereformasi penyelenggaraan statistik, mendahului lahirnya era reformasi 1998 dan di tanggal 26 September kemudian oleh pemerintah ditetapkan sebagai HSN," kata dia di Namun, disisi lain, masalah yang muncul adalah perbedaan data statistic dan menyangkut kualitas data yang tidak akurat masih sering terjadi. Misalnya, perbedaan antara data BPS dan instansi lain sehingga membingungkan konsumen data. "BPS sebagai penyelenggara statistik hanya mengumpulkan dan mengolah informasi yang diberikan oleh masyarakat sebagai responden. Karena itu, jika masyarakat, dunia usaha dan pemerintah daerah tidak memberikan jawaban apa adanya, bisa dibayangkan bagaimana kualitas data statistik yang dihasilkan," tuturnya.  Barbalina pun mengungkapkan untuk menghasilkan data yang berkualitas diperlukan sinergi antara penyedia data, pengguna data dan responden. Data statistik sendiri sebagai instrumen penting dalam perencanaan, identifikasi, monitoring dan evaluasi pembangunan perlu dibangun bersama antara penyedia data dan pembuat kebijakan, yaitu Pemerintah Daerah (Pemda) sebagai konsumen data.Maka perlu dilakukan Pelayanan Statistik Terpadu (PST) yaitu beberapa jenis layanan yang dilakukan secara terpadu melalui satu pintu dan pengelolaan koleksi pustaka yang didukung pemanfaatan teknologi informasi yang berada pada satu unit kerja sebagai penanggung jawab. "Meningkatkan kualitas layanan terhadap pengguna dan penyempurnaan pelaksanaan PST didukung dengan petugas yang professional serta sarana prasarana yang sesuai standarisasi di BPS Provinsi hingga kabupaten kota," ungkap dia. Selanjutnya Ketua Panitia kegiatan sosialisasi tersebut, Nurcholis, S.Si mengatakan jumlah peserta yang mengikuti kegiatan sosialisasi berjumlah 45 orang, yang terdiri dari Kepala Organisasi Daerah (OPD), Instansi, Lembaga sebanyak 20 orang dan pegawai Organik BPS MTB sebanyak 25 orang. Dalam memperingati HSN 2018 ini BPS MTB menggelar 4 kegiatan, diantaranya Sosialisasi "Expose Data Statistik Stategis 2018", Goes to Kampus untuk memperkenalkan statistik atau BPS secara umum dengan mengunjungi kampus-kampus yang ada di Kepulauan Tanimbar, Apel Siaga Pagi dan acara syukuran bersama keluarga BPS MTB yang akan dilaksanakan di pantai pada Rabu 26 September. (Laura Sobuber) |
| DPRD Malra Gelar Paripurna Penyampaian Perubahan APBD 2018 Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:48 AM PDT  LANGGUR, LELEMUKU.COM - Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD) Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara (Malra), Provinsi Maluku menggelar Rapat Paripurna Penyampaian Pengantar Nota Keuangan Perubahan Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Daerah Tahun Anggaran 2018 di Gedung DPRD Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara, Langgur pada Rabu (19/9).Rapat Paripurna ini dipimpin langsung Ketua DPRD, TH. Welerubun dan turut dihadiri anggota DPRD, Sekda, Staf Ahli, para Asisten, Kepala Dinas,Badan Kantor, dan Bagian lingkup Pemerintah Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara. Ketua DPRD, TH. Welerubun, dalam Rapat Paripurna tersebut mengungkapkan bahwa DPRD ytelah memasuki siklus anggaran 2018 sehingga "Pada hari ini kita memasuki sebuah tahapan dari siklus Anggaran Tahun 2018 yaitu penyampaian Nota Pengantar perubahan rancangan anggaran pendapatan dan belanja daerah Maluku Tenggara Tahun 2018, setelah pada waktu lalu antara DPRD dengan Tim Anggaran Pemerintah Daerah telah lakukan pembahasan dan pengkajian secara cermat terhadap kebijakan umum, anggaran dan penetapan plafon Anggaran bersama DPRD yang memuat kebijakan Pemerintah Daerah dengan tetap memperhatikan rencana kerja daerah pada Tahun 2018," ujar dia. Dikatakan perencanaan dan penganggaran merupakan bagian dari proses penentuan kebijakan dalam rangka penyelenggaraan pemerintahan. "Setiap usulan perubahan yang diajukan oleh SKPD kiranya dilihat sebagai kebutuhan dalam proses penyelenggaran Pemerintahan, pembangunan dana pelayanan kepada masyarakat," tambah Welerubun. Bupati Malra, Anderias Rentanubun pada kesempatan yang sama mengatakan dengan adanya perubahan –perubahan estimasi pendapatan daerah seperti telah di laksanakan maka pada sisi penganggaran perlu dilakukan perubahan. "Perubahan-perubahan tersebut sebenarnya didorong oleh kondisi objektif keuangan dan kebutuhan yang berkembang di daerah, yang perlu segera tertangani secara financial melalui kebijakan anggaran," papar dia. (DiskominfoMalra) |
| Posted: 25 Sep 2018 08:13 AM PDT Reporter : David  Ket Gambar : Komar Sugianto (Doc : Reporter David S /Oborkeadilan.com) Entah apa yang ada di benak Komar Sugianto Seorang diri berasal dari Tuban mengaku korban kebijakan Bank BRI Cab. Kab. Tuban dalam melaksanakan kepres No 56 Tahun 2002. Dengan Percaya diri Komar Sugianto Meminta haknya yaitu uang sebesar Rp. 42.650.000 kepada bank BRI Cabang Tuban dalam melaksanakan kepres no 56 tahun 2002. Editor : Redaktur Penaggung Jawab berita : Obor Panjaitan Terima kasih karena telah membaca informasi tentang Demo, Seorang Diri Pun Jadi . Silahkan membaca berita lainnya. |
| Lantamal IX Terima Kunjungan Tim Dirjen Kuathan Kemhan Posted: 25 Sep 2018 07:48 AM PDT  Pada pertemuan tersebut Ketua Tim Dirjen Kuathan Kemhan menyampaikan bahwa tujuan kegiatan ini adalah semaksimal mungkin mencari data - data Alustita serta pembangunan yang bisa menguatkan tentang fungsi Lantamal IX serta mendorong pengadaan barang yang perlu diajukan ke pimpinan sehingga bisa terpenuhi. Selain itu, juga mencocokkan data yang sudah ada. "Diharapkan seluruh wilayah, terutama daerah terpencil dan perbatasan memiliki daya tangkal yang handal dalam menghadapi setiap ancaman yang muncul serta mendukung TNI dalam penyelenggaraan pertahanan Negara," ujarnya. Sementara itu, mewakili Komandan Lantamal IX Laksamana Pertama TNI Antongan Simatupang, Aslog Danlantamal IX menyampaikan ucapan selamat datang dan terimakasih kepada Tim Dirjen Kuathan Kemhan karena sudah datang di Lantamal IX dan pihaknya akan memberikan informasi data apa saja yang diperlukan oleh Tim Dirjen Kuathan Kemhan. (DISPEN LANTAMAL IX) Terima kasih karena telah membaca informasi tentang Lantamal IX Terima Kunjungan Tim Dirjen Kuathan Kemhan . Silahkan membaca berita lainnya. |
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| Polsek Pakhuaji Berhasil Amankan Tersangka Pembunuhan Siswa BP2IP Posted: 25 Sep 2018 03:00 AM PDT  BantenNet.com, KABUPATEN TANGERANG - Pengukapan kasus pembunuhan fransikus Gonsalaves ( 28 ) Siswa BP2IP oleh Reknanya sendiri GGR (28) di perumhan cituis Indah Blok -3 No 20 Rt. 04 /05 Di Desa surya bahari Kecamatan Pakhuaji Kabupaten Tangerang Berhasil di Amankan Tim reskrim Polsek pakhuaji dengan sejumlah alat bukti sebuah baju dan Pisau dapur yang masih berlumuran darah. Dalam jumpa presnya kapolsek Pakhuji menerangkan, pada minggu 23 september tepatnya pukul 21.00 wib korban bersama tersngka dan saksi mengadakan pertemuan bersama rekan yang lain sebanyak tujuh orang bertempat di kontrkan Celvin Ravany (27) dan ElvisAndri Mangare di perumahan Cituis Indah Blok -3 No.20 Rt.04/05 Desa Surya Bahari kecamatan Pakhuji sambil bakar bakar Daging, berawal semua seperti biasa tidak ada permasalahan dan bercanda ria, kemudian korban dan tersangka membahas tentng loyalitas kesenioritasan di mana korban sebagai senior dan tersangka sebagai Junior di salah satu Sekolah BP2IP (Balai Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Ilmu pelayaran). Terang Kapolsek Pakhuaji Suyatno. SH kepada awak media ( 25/9). " Bermula dari adu mulut antara pealaku dan tersangka meski sempat di lerai oleh para saksi, dan dari kejadian itu tersangka pulang ke kontraknya yang berada di wilayah Mauk, kemudian tersangka datang kembali dan menemui korban yang berada di kontaraknnya dan pafa akhirany terjadilah penusukan oleh tersangka tepat di Dadanya dengan menggunkan pisau dapur yang sudah di persipkan tersangka "  " meski korban sempat berlari keluar rumah untuk mengejar tersangka namun korban terjatuh di depan kontrakan dan saat itu saksi melihat tersangka melarikan diri dengan menggunakan kendaraan bermotor satria FU, meski saksi berusaha membantu korban tapi nyawa korban tidak bisa terselamatkan dan meninggl dengan luka tusukan yang berada di dada korban" Lanjut kapolsek. "Dari hasil pemerikasan dan bukti bukti yang berhasil di kumpulkan pelaku akan di kenkan pasal 340 sub. 338 KHUP barang siapa dengan sengaja menghilangkan nyawa orang lain akan di kenakan sangsi penjara dua puluh tahun atau penjara seumur hidup" tegas kapolsek. > ldn Terima kasih karena telah membaca informasi tentang Polsek Pakhuaji Berhasil Amankan Tersangka Pembunuhan Siswa BP2IP . Silahkan membaca berita lainnya. |
| Polsek Pakhuaji Berhasil Amankan Tersangka Pembunuhan Siswa BP2IP Posted: 25 Sep 2018 02:45 AM PDT  BantenNet.com, KABUPATEN TANGERANG - Pengukapan kasus pembunuhan fransikus Gonsalaves ( 28 ) Siswa BP2IP oleh Reknanya sendiri GGR (28) di perumhan cituis Indah Blok -3 No 20 Rt. 04 /05 Di Desa surya bahari Kecamatan Pakhuaji Kabupaten Tangerang Berhasil di Amankan Tim reskrim Polsek pakhuaji dengan sejumlah alat bukti sebuah baju dan Pisau dapur yang masih berlumuran darah. Dalam jumpa presnya kapolsek Pakhuji menerangkan, pada minggu 23 september tepatnya pukul 21.00 wib korban bersama tersngka dan saksi mengadakan pertemuan bersama rekan yang lain sebanyak tujuh orang bertempat di kontrkan Celvin Ravany (27) dan ElvisAndri Mangare di perumahan Cituis Indah Blok -3 No.20 Rt.04/05 Desa Surya Bahari kecamatan Pakhuji sambil bakar bakar Daging, berawal semu seperti biasa tidak ada permasalahan dan bercanda ria, kemudian korban dan tersangka membahas tentng loyalitas keseniritasan di mana korban sebagai senior dan tersangka sebagai Junior di salah satu Sekolah BP2IP (Balai Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Ilmu pelayaran). Terang Kapolsek Pakhuaji Suyatno. SH kepada awak media ( 25/9). " Bermula dari adu mulut antara pealaku dan tersangka meski sempat di lerai oleh para saksi, dan dari kejadian itu tersangka pulang ke kontraknya yang berada di wilayah Mauk, kemudian tersangka datang kembali dan menemui korban yang berada di kontaraknnya dan pafa akhirany terjadilah penusukan oleh tersangka tepat di Dadanya dengan menggunkan pisau dapur yang sudah di persipkan tersangka " " meski korban sempat berlari keluar rumah untuk mengejar tersangka namun korban terjatuh di depan kontrakan dan saat itu saksi melihat tersangka melarikan diri dengan menggunakan kendaraan bermotor satria FU, meski saksi berusaha membantu korban tapi nyawa korban tidak bisa terselamatkan dan meninggl dengan luka tusukan yang berada di dada korban" Lanjut kapolsek. " Dari hasil pemerikasan dan bukti bukti yang berhasil di kumpulkan pelaku akan di kenkan pasal 340 sub. 338 KHUP barang siapa dengan sengaja menghilangkan nyawa orang lain akan di kenakan sangsi penjara dua puluh tahun atau penjara seumur hidup" tegas kapolsek. > ldn Terima kasih karena telah membaca informasi tentang Polsek Pakhuaji Berhasil Amankan Tersangka Pembunuhan Siswa BP2IP . Silahkan membaca berita lainnya. |
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