Suicide bombing that killed one suspected perpetrators

Indonesia--Residents around the Church Bethel Gospel Ten (GBIS) had suspected suicide bomb blast as an electrical transformer explosion. A dead brown-jacketed men suspected suicide bombers."The perpetrator wore a brown jacket. Blood spills were also seen around the site," said Puspita, a resident whose house was not far from the scene on Jl Arif Rahman Hakim, Kepunton, Solo, Sunday (09/25/2011) at 12:25 pm.He said residents have suspected that the bomb blast as an electrical transformer explosion. For some time ago, an electric transformer explosion had occurred there."I thought it was a transformer explosion, because it was there ever a transformer exploded some time ago. But it was from a bomb," said Puspita.
Minister of Religious Affairs Ali Suryadharma condemn suicide bombings in the Church Kepunton, Jalan Arief Rahman Hakim, Solo, Central Java. "Actions such violence is not commendable. Challenged by anyone and by any religion," he said in front of participants and the inauguration of the new halalbihalal United Development Party (PPP) in the period 2011 to 2015 at Hotel Grand Sahid, Sunday, 25 September 2011.Suryadharma heard the incident occurred at 11.00 pm. Suicide bombing caused the collapse of a number of casualties. But until now, he continued, there has been no official data the number of dead or injured because the evacuation was carried out.  The identity of the perpetrator and the motive of self blasting is also unknown.

Chairman of the PPP was still deplore the suicide bombings like that. Such actions, according to him, will not get to what they aspire. The reason for this action was to spread terror and fear to the public. "We expect the police to conduct a thorough investigation into the roots, and judgmental culprit," said Suryadharma.Powerful bomb exploded at the gates of the Church Kepunton, Solo, today around 11:00. The number of victims is still confusing. Not yet known who the perpetrators and the motive attack. "I fully expect the police to remove people like that," said Suryadharma asserted.

Solo Pastor in the Church Nusukan, Bambang Sriwijadi, who had arrived before the police line to give police confirmed there a bomb blast at the entrance to the church Kepunton Solo, Sunday, 25 September 2011, around 11 o'clock this afternoon. Suicide bombing that killed one person and 15 people suspected perpetrators of serious injuries and is now being treated at the center of Kosala, Solo. "The face of the alleged perpetrators of the suicide bomber was still intact and recognizable," said Bambang. "But the chest down was destroyed."
According to Bambang, because his face was still intact, people immediately recognized the church (the dead). "He's not a citizen Kepunton," he said. A total of 15 victims were seriously injured earlier was taken to Children's Hospital Waluyo. Due to limitations of equipment, the victim was transferred to Children's Kosala. Source: tempointeraktif.com And detikNews.com

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Thousands of anti-riot police were in the streets of Bangladesh's capital city Thursday

Bangladesh--CNN

Thousands of anti-riot police were in the streets of Bangladesh's capital city Thursday as the opposition alliance launched a day-long general strike in protest of a fuel price hike. The strike, occurring all over the country, paralyzed daily life as road communications were heavily disrupted and schools and business establishments remained closed on Thursday, the last working day of the week.

The usually busy streets of the capital, Dhaka, looked almost deserted as most means of public and private transportation remained off the roads. The opposition group Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies, mostly Islamic parties, called the strike after the government raised the price of petroleum fuels and compressed national gas on Sunday.

Dhaka's police chief, Benazir Ahmed, said his department deployed 13,000 policemen alone in the capital to break up any opposition protests, and the home ministry also initiated mobile courts to try protesters summarily on the streets.

Police said that the strike was mostly peaceful apart from a few incidents of violence, but the opposition parties said the police and the ruling party men beat up their activists wherever they had tried to bring out a procession.

Police said they had arrested some 200 people from different parts of the country, but the opposition claimed that the number was at least 400.

The BNP acting secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, said, "The government has increased fuel prices at a time when people's suffering has already peaked due to high inflation." But the government said it was an "issueless" strike.

The general secretary of the ruling Awami League, Syed Ashraful Islam, said it was illogical as the prices of fuel oils were still lower in Bangladesh (a liter of gasoline costs US$ 1.06) than in the international market.

"If the prices of fuel oils increase in the global market in the future, the government will increase the prices again because the government will need to pay huge subsidies otherwise," he added. The fuel price hike, the second such rise in four months, triggered protests also by transport owners.

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F-16 fighter jet upgrade, US confirms $5bn Taiwan

The US has confirmed plans to upgrade Taiwan's ageing fleet of F-16 US-built fighter planes

China considers Taiwan part of its territory and has warned Washington not to proceed with the $5bn (£3bn) deal. China's foreign ministry expressed his country's "strong indignation" over the move, saying it would damage ties.

But the US is legally bound to help Taiwan defend itself, and the move comes as China's military superiority over Taiwan has steadily increased. China's Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun called the decision "grave interference" in the country's internal affairs which sent a "gravely mistaken signal to pro-Taiwan independence separatist forces".

In a statement on the ministry's website, Mr Zhang said: "It must be pointed out that this wrongful course by the US side will unavoidably damage Sino-American relations and co-operation and exchanges in the military, security and other fields". 

Combat capability

However, the announcement suggests the US will not now sell Taiwan a newer generation of F-16, as Taipei had hoped.

US officials said the F-16 A/B fighters will undergo a retrofit which will bring them up to the same standards as the more advanced C/D models. "After the upgrade, the air force's combat capability will be advanced hugely," Taiwanese Defence Minister Kao Hua-chu said at a late-night press conference in Taipei.

The defence ministry said Taiwan remained under threat from China's military expansion.

"Improving our defence capability is a crucial and only measure to sustain regional security and stable development across the strait," it said in a statement. But Taiwan also said it would continue its attempts to purchase more than 60 of the C/D planes, which are considered more of a match for China's latest war planes.

Taipei said that decision was still pending in the US and urged officials to agree to it. Washington's decision will now pass to Congress for approval. Some analysts say the move is designed to appease Beijing, which had warned that relations would suffer if the sale went ahead. Source: BBC.co.uk.

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Palestinian issue looms; UN General Assembly welcomes new Libyan leadership

United Nations--(CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday congratulated Libya's transitional leadership on the apparent success of that country's revolution, ushering in a post-Gadhafi era for the North African nation as part of the international body.

"For Libya, this is a historic day," said Ban, who directed that the country's new flag be presented alongside the U.N. flag amid a standing ovation from those in attendance.

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to accept the credentials of the country's new leadership after rebels last month all but ousted Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi after more than four decades in power.

"I am sure you saw your new flag this morning, flying so proudly outside this building," the U.N. chief said.

The rebuilding of Libya and the Palestinian quest for statehood are expected to be the dominant topics this week as world leaders converge on the United Nations in New York for the 66th annual session of the General Assembly.

On Tuesday, Ban met with Mustafa Abdul Jalil -- head of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council -- to discuss the deployment of a support mission to be run by British diplomat and U.N. envoy Ian Martin.

The mission is thought to largely center on post-conflict planning, with particular focus on security-building and electoral assistance.

But American participation, the U.N. chief says, is instrumental in supporting the new government, noting challenges facing transitional leadership as it confronts pockets of resistance and the specter of Gadhafi, who remains at large.

U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to continue to protect Libyan civilians for as long as they remained threatened by the former regime, pledging to reopen the American embassy in Tripoli later this week.

"Six months ago, as his tanks approached Benghazi, Gadhafi predicted that his opponents would be slaughtered like rats," said U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague. "But he had not counted on the courage of the Libyan people, the principled stand of the Arab League and the resolve of the international community."

Hague said he sought to send to a clear message to the former dictator and his remaining supporters that "their time is up," adding that the unfreezing of Libyan assets will help pay for the country's critical services.

Tuesday's Libya summit at the U.N. General Assembly was billed as an event designed to give world leaders a chance to figure out ways to help Libya rebuild from the battle against their former leader.

The meeting was in stark contrast to two years ago, when Gadhafi gave a rambling General Assembly address where he floated conspiracy theories, urged probes into U.S. military activities and took aim at the structure of the Security Council itself.

Meanwhile, the international body also focused on what it described as an alarming increase in global desertification, and wrapped a two-day meeting on noncommunicable diseases, now the world's leading killer.

It is only the second time a health issue has been debated at a special meeting of the General Assembly, following the group's pledge to take on AIDS a decade ago.

Delegates unanimously approved a "political declaration" on Monday, addressing illnesses including cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung diseases and diabetes in developing countries, which often struggle with limited budgets and overwhelmed health care systems.

Also on the plate of U.N. activities this week is an expected address from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who will take the podium Thursday to address recent changes in the Middle East.

His visit marks the seventh time the Iranian president has traveled to New York since he took office in 2005.

Ahmadinejad told Iranian state media on Monday that the U.N. must meet the international community's "real demands," raising questions as to whether the Iranian leader will broach the issue of Palestinian statehood, a lightning-rod topic and the subject of much diplomatic wrangling.

The U.S. has pledged to block a Palestinian membership application should it reach the Security Council, but is likely eager to head-off a scenario that would involve an American veto -- a move widely seen as unpopular in the Middle East.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has, however, seemed largely undeterred.

In a speech Friday that appeared both an attempt to manage domestic expectations and push the statehood issue, the Palestinian leader told an audience in Ramallah, "We are going to the United Nations to attain full membership."

He has said the Palestinian territories should be represented by their "natural borders" -- with Israel remaining within its 1967 boundaries, which would afford Palestinians the Gaza strip, East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

He called disputed territories inhabited by Israeli settlers "illegal."

On Friday, the body will address the controversial bid.

Abbas is scheduled to speak, and has said after he gives that speech, he will deliver a formal membership application to the U.N. secretary-general.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who opposes the measure, is scheduled to speak later in the day and has called the move provocative and pushed for a return to the negotiating table.

The Palestinian territories currently have "observer" status, meaning delegates can speak in the General Assembly but not vote.

A "yes" vote in the General Assembly -- where only a majority vote would be needed -- could afford Palestinians with the status of "permanent observer," similar to the position the Vatican currently holds.

A vote in their favor would be all but assured, meaning they could pursue legal actions against Israel, though analysts suggest that the elevated status could prematurely raise expectations for change in the region.

Hamas, the Palestinian organization that controls Gaza, has warned Abbas against making the request, saying it would show a willingness to acknowledge and negotiate with Israel, which would "deprive the Palestinian people from their right to come back to their homeland."

The five permanent members of the Security Council are the United States, China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom.

The General Assembly, the U.N.'s main policy-making body, has 193 member nations.

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GOP slams tax component; Obama outlines $3 trillion debt plan

Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama released his long-awaited debt reduction plan Monday, outlining a roughly $3 trillion savings blueprint that was immediately criticized by top congressional and other Republicans.


The president's plan includes $1.5 trillion in new revenue generated largely by higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans, a proposal strongly opposed by GOP leaders who insist that any tax increase will undermine an already shaky economy.
The measure -- which would add to nearly $1 trillion in savings signed into law under the debt-ceiling deal enacted in August -- does not include changes to Social Security. It would increase Medicare premiums for individuals with higher incomes starting in 2017 -- the year Obama leaves office if he wins a second term.
"We are not going to have a one-sided deal that hurts the folks that are most vulnerable," Obama said at the White House, offering a defense of tax hikes on the highest earners.
Spending cuts alone "will not solve our fiscal problems. We can't just cut our way out of this hole," he added. "It's going to take a balanced approach. If we're going to make spending cuts -- many of which we wouldn't make if we weren't facing such large budget deficits -- then it's only right that we ask everyone to pay their fair share."

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Japan defence firm Mitsubishi Heavy in cyber attack

Japan--BBC

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said viruses were found on more than 80 of its servers and computers last month.

The government said it was not aware of any leak of sensitive information.

But the defence ministry has demanded MHI carry out a full investigation. Officials were angered after learning of the breach from local media reports.

Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Japan's defence minister Yasuo Ichikawa said the cyber attackers had not succeeded in accessing any important information but MHI would be instructed "to undertake a review of their information control systems".

"The ministry will continue to monitor the problem and conduct investigations if necessary," Mr Ichikawa added.

All government contractors are obliged to inform ministers promptly of any breach of sensitive or classified information. 

"It's up to the defence ministry to decide whether or not the information is important. That is not for Mitsubishi Heavy to decide. A report should have been made," a defence ministry spokesman was earlier quoted by Reuters as saying.

Better protection

The online attacks - which are believed to be the first of their kind against Japan's defence industry - originated outside the company's computer network, MHI said.

They have been described as spear phishing attacks - when hackers send highly customised and specifically targeted messages aimed at tricking people into visiting a fake webpage and giving away login details.

Neither the Japanese government nor MHI have said who may be responsible. A report in one Japanese newspaper said Chinese language script was detected in the attack against MHI.

But China rebuffed suggestions it could be behind the attacks.

"China is one of the main victims of hacking... Criticising China as being the source of hacking attacks not only is baseless, it is also not beneficial for promoting international co-operation for internet security," foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.

China has in the past been accused of carrying out online attacks on foreign government agencies and firms - claims Beijing has always denied.

MHI confirmed that 45 of its servers and 38 computers were infected by at least eight viruses.

The viruses targeted a shipyard in Nagasaki, where destroyers are built, and a facility in Kobe that manufactures submarines and parts for nuclear power stations, public broadcaster NHK reported.

A plant in Nagoya, where the company designs and builds guidance and propulsion systems for rockets and missiles, was also reportedly compromised.

MHI said it had consulted the Tokyo police department and was carrying out an investigation alongside security experts, which should be concluded by the end of the month.

Lockheed case

A second defence contractor, IHI, which supplies engine parts for military aircraft, said it had also been targeted.

IHI said it had been receiving emails containing viruses for months, but its security systems had prevented infection.

There are also reports that Japanese government websites, including the cabinet office and a video distribution service, have been hit by distributed denial-of-service attacks.

A typical DDoS attack involves hundreds or thousands of computers, under the control of hackers, bombarding an organisation's website with so many hits that it collapses.

Last month, a Japanese defence white paper urged better protection against cyber attacks after US defence contractors were hit by a spate of assaults.

One of the most high-profile cases involved Lockheed Martin - the world's biggest aerospace company, which makes F-16, F-22 and F-35 fighter jets as well as warships.

Although the firm said none of its programmes were compromised in the attack in May, it prompted other defence contractors to assess their own security measures.

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President: Enforce Laws

Jakarta--Kompas

Associated with beating a number of journalists by six high school students, Jakarta, on Monday (19/09/2011), President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked that the law is enforced.

"Finish well. The law enforced. Prevent, do not let any such collision," the president said on Tuesday (09/20/2011), at the Presidential Office.

It was submitted Yudhoyono told reporters when welcoming the group Yayasan Batik Indonesia who came to the Office of the President. The President was accompanied by his wife, Ani Yudhoyono.

"Our country is so vulnerable about. But once it happened, yes, must be completed properly, so there are valuable lessons," said Yudhoyono.

 
"Anyone who commit violence should be processed," said Benny K Harman, Chairman of Commission III (Law) Council of Representatives (DPR), in Jakarta, Tuesday (20/09/2011).

As reported, the clashes resulted in four photographers were injured which Fil Banar Ardhi (Kompas.com), Yudhistiro Pranoto (Seputar Indonesia), Panca Syurkani (Media Indonesia), and Septiawan (Sinar Harapan). According to the South Jakarta Police Chief, Commissioner Imam Sugianto, 6 wounded seven high school students.

Benny assess any omission by the Police related to fighting between students who continue to repeatedly occur in the region Bulungan. As is known, is common brawl Friday afternoon or evening. They attack each other with various kinds of sharp weapons, golf clubs, stones, bamboo, and other weapons.

"Again and again it's omission. What motives they (police) let it? We ask that the Police should not allow it," said Benny.

Democrats were added, the Police must find the root of the problem why it keeps recurring brawls. One of the steps that must be taken, he said, namely that students call the principal involved brawl.

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