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Maxwell completes move to Barcelona from Inter

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:01:58 +0100

Brazilian left back Maxwell has completed his move from Inter Milan to Barcelona, signing a four-year contract with an option for a further year, the Spanish club said on Friday.

President observes Mega Kuningan blast sites

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:43:51 +0100

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sad and furious when he witnessed the devastation caused by the terorist bombings at two hotels in the Mega Kuningan area on Saturday afternoon, one of his spkesmen said.

Defense minister visits bombing victims in hospital

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:43:00 +0100

Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono visited victims of the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotel bombings at the MMC Hospital in South Jakarta on Saturday.

Marriott security supervisor talked to suspected bomber

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:42:01 +0100

The JW Marriott Hotel`s security supervisor, Didik Achmad Taufik (39), who survived Friday`s bombing, talked with the suspected bomber moments before the explosion.

President not politicizing hotel bombings

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:37:17 +0100

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s statement on Friday`s bombings at the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels was not an attempt to politicize the incident, one of his party`s executives said.

Police set up bombing information center

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:35:46 +0100

The National Police (Polri) Headquarters has set up a bombing information center as a means of communication and information exchange between the police and the public.

Muhammadiyah calls for thorough investigation of bombings

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:33:32 +0100

Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin has called on security officials to thoroughly and seriously investigate Friday`s bombings of the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels.

Noordin M Top linked to hotel bombings in Jakarta

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:06:30 +0100

Fugitive Malaysian-born extremist Noordin M Top was linked to Friday`s bombings on the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta, an senior anti-terror official said.

Unsc, Un chief condemn jakarta bombings

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:41:58 +0100

The UN Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have strongly condemned Friday`s bombings of two hotels in central Jakarta that have reportedly killed at least nine people and injured dozens of others.

Bomb blasts won`t affect taiwanese investment in indonesia

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:40:47 +0100

The two low-level bomb blasts which slightly damaged two hotels in Jakarta and killed nine people will mot affect Taiwanese investment in Indonesia, a Taiwanese official here said.

News Focus: police guarantee security in jakarta By Bambang Purwanto

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:39:26 +0100

The Jakarta Police guaranteed the security for all people living in the capital city following two explosions at Ritz Carlton hotel and J.W. Marriot hotel both in Kuningan area, South Jakarta, on Friday morning, a police spokesman said.

Netherlands suspends activities in Indonesia

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:05:34 +0100

The Dutch government has suspended its activities in Indonesia following the terrorist bomb attacks at Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott hotels in Kuningan area, Jakarta, Friday morning.

Police, intelligence focus too much attention on election: VP

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:04:16 +0100

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that the bomb attacks on JW Marriot and Ritz Carlton hotels could happen because police and intelligence officials paid too much attention to the 2009 presidential elections.

News focus: Jakarta bombings spark political speculations

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:02:56 +0100

Friday`s bombings of JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta which killed at least nine people in the runup to the announcement of last week`s presidential election results soon sparked speculations of political motives.

Two Freeport executives wounded but company continues operating : minister

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:59:52 +0100

Energy and Mineral Resource Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said PT Freeport remained operating fully although two of its executives fell victim to the bombings in South Jakarta early Friday.

President Obama condemns bomb attacks in Jakarta

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:58:29 +0100

US President Barack Obama condemned the bomb attacks on JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta which killed at least nine people on Friday morning.

Govt not yet allows urea fertilizer exports

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:56:58 +0100

The government still has no plan to license fertilizer firms to export urea fertilizers despite abundant stocks, a minister said.

Jakarta bombings done by "enemies of Islam" : cleric

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:54:10 +0100

A Muslim cleric once described as hardline extremist said the perpetrators of the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotel bombings in Jakarta were "enemies of Islam,"

Govt to tighten security at vital transportation points

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:08:25 +0100

The Indonesian government will boost security at every transportation point across the country following bombing incidents at Hotel JW Marriott and Hotel Ritz Carlton in South Jakarta on Friday.

Attacks on hotels were suicide bombings : police chief

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:05:44 +0100

National Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri has confirmed the bombings at two hotels in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Friday morning had also killed the perpetrators.