Smoke covered Singapore

Singapore again covered the sky of smoke coming from Indonesia and Sarawak (Malaysia) on Thursday (6 / 8). Singapore's air smelling smoke grass and trees burned. Singapore's air quality also fell to the lowest level since January despite not quite correct severe.

Landscape is very light smoke visible from the top of the Swissotel, the Senior Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong serve lunch, about 25 journalists from a number of ASEAN countries and the Middle East. Goh Chok Tong did not comment, former PM of Singapore is only to see smoke that cut the distance of approach.

Singapore has tried to assist Indonesia in the effort to extinguish forest fires or land in Jambi Province.

"But we have limitations and can not help other areas," said an official of Singapore, who did not want his name mentioned. "Jakarta even happiness, is rarely smoke."

Singapore's advantage, smoke rarely survive for days due to wind gust of smoke make it easier to dissolve. This is different from Kuala Lumpur, which is concave in the environment so that the smoke from Indonesia and Sarawak is relatively more difficult to dissolve.

Not yet concerned

However, in general, smoke pollution in Singapore at this time and not disrupt the activities of the flight.

Based on information from the National Environment Agency (Nea), pollutant standards index (The Pollutant Standards Index / PSI) is located at number 52, or air pollution is relatively moderate. Nea, said the index level is not reached the stage of worrying.

WS Rendra was kind to Menhub Family

Cultural WAS Rendra opportunity to instruct the Minister of Transportation Jusman Syafii Djamal so often to visit family Rendra, including his wife.

"I last met two weeks ago when he was still treated in the Hospital Mitra Keluarga Kelapa Gading. Then we chat-chat, but not ngomongin disease. We ngomongin social reality. He also had a message so that I often visit his family, including Mba Ida (Ken Zuraida - Rendra wife), "said Menhub time pay a visit at the Workshop Theater WAS Rendra, Cipayung, Citayam, Jakarta, Friday (7 / 8).

Menhub are location about 25 minutes. He arrived at around 07.48, 08.12 and go around. Menhub claim to have known the Rendra since the year 1978, when it is becoming the icon Rendra kekritisannya up.

"I know the first year 78-an. Kondro When the theater. When I was still a student ITB and he is becoming the icon critical," he said.

Rendra figure in the eyes Menhub is a kekritisannya never run out of social conditions. "And if we always meet up for hours the story of a problem in Indonesia," he said.

Until this news was revealed, a theater workshop WAS Rendra still visited by many of the people.

Ahmadinejad appointed as President of Iran

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 52 years old, appointed as president of Iran for the second term of office for four years, on Wednesday (5 / 8). High government officials and scholars present at the ceremony in parliament, but the leaders opisisi not.

Action protest in the streets near the parliament building coloring appointment. The protester against the appointment because they assess the presidential election held on June 12 took place foul ago. However, the police disperse the demonstrators.

Ahmadinejad declares in her installation will be the unity of Iran and reject foreign intervention. He swore and promised to preserve the constitution. He focused on foreign policy and stressed Iran will create a more robust with a number of new policies more effective.

"I swear by Allah to protect the Iranian Revolution and the system's constitution. I will attempt to keep Iran border region," he said. However, he mengimbau that the leaders of the country can be united. "We have shared so that it can move forward to achieve our goal," he said.

He did not directly criticize the action demonstration for about two months against the last. However, he asserts, government akan
against all forms of violations of law and intervention. "We will not dwell alone, we will not give tolerance against all forms of contempt and intervention," he said.

Action protests from opposition parties against the victory of Ahmadinejad is considered disabled, and the reaction from government officials has caused the victim. At least 30 people died, hundreds of other injuries, and about 2000 arrested 110 people and brought to justice, including opposition leaders, a number of actions following a post-election protests that ago.

Obama heavy longing with Nasi Goreng

United States President Barack Obama reaffirms plan to come to Jakarta and imply that is very nostalgic eat favorite foods in Indonesia.

"I'm sure to Indonesia want and want ... I find my favorite food, fried rice, meat ball, fried noodles," said President Obama as quoted Indonesian Ambassador to the U.S. Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, in Washington DC, Thursday (6 / 8).

Obama has some time to reveal the intention to pay a visit to Indonesia, including as his said directly to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono some time ago.

During the small, namely in 1967-1971, Obama lived in Jakarta, precisely in the area of dense population in Menteng Dalam.

In conversations over the phone with the correspondent was in New York, Sudjadnan, said relief plan a visit to Indonesia Obama stated in a reception recently held for the foreign ambassadors in Washington.

"However, there is no certainty of the date of the visit. We are still waiting for their own news from their side," said Sudjadnan.

Opportunity in a brief chat at the reception, Obama also had a practice the ability to speak Indonesian when she greet Dubes Sudjadnan. "Hello, how are you? Night I have this double speak English. Your people second," Obama said as quoted Sudjadnan.

Not only to Sudjadnan, reception on the evening Obama is also talking to the Indonesian Ambassador to the U.S. Algeria, Abdallah Baali.

Baali served as Ambassador of Algeria in Indonesia in 1992 until 1996.


U.S. commitment

On the opportunity to meet with Dubes RI, President Obama directly stated commitment to return the U.S. to help Indonesia in difficult times, including in the situation to pascaserangan terrorist Hotel JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jakarta on July 17 that killed nine people, including seven foreign nationals.

Similar commitment has been delivered through Obama issued a statement that White House not long after the bombardment happened and a phone conversation with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Be confirmed as the White House Spokesperson Robert Gibbs recently, the suicide bombs in two hotels in Jakarta that the plan does not affect President Obama to visit Indonesia.

According to Gibbs, Obama visit to Indonesia will be conducted after the President of the U.S. Conference of High-Level Economic Cooperation Asia Pacific (APEC) which will be held in Singapore in November 2009.

This afternoon until Tomorrow SBY in Banda Aceh

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday, scheduled to hold working visit in Banda Aceh for two days until Thursday.

President of the State accompanied Mrs. Ani Yudhoyono, Wednesday, akan starting from Pangkalan Udara Halim Perdanakusuma WIB Jakarta at 10:30 and arrive in Pangkalan Sultan Iskandar Muda Air around 13:25 at WIB.

Head of State will inaugurate Pekan Kebudayaan Aceh to Aceh-5 and the International Expo 2009 at the Stadium Dimurthala H Lampineung. The President and entourage will also be reviewing the location of the International Expo in Aceh Taman Sri Ratu Safiatuddin accompanied by Governor of Aceh Irwandi Yusuf.

On Thursday (6 / 8), President Yudhoyono is scheduled inaugurate International Airport Air Sultan Iskandar Muda and a number of infrastructure projects in Aceh. Accompany the President to attend the Minister of Transportation Jusman Syafii Djamal and the Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto.

Obama: Please deal with Iran and Korut

United States President Barack Obama, Wednesday (8 / 7), said that the important dialogue with Iran organize and coax North Korea to stop their activities have nuclear weapons.

Speaking after confer with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, Obama said, they agreed that "it is important for the people of the world to talk to countries such as Iran and North Korea and encouraging them through a road that does not produce a nuclear arms race in countries such as Middle East. "

The statement said Obama was the start of the KTT Group Eight (G-8) industrialized countries which was held in Italy.

Bill Clinton Coming, 2 U.S. Journalists freed

North Korea to free two journalists imprisoned after the U.S. visit of former President Bill Clinton, in the highest-level contact with North Korea the U.S. since Clinton became president nearly a decade ago. North Korean news agency KCNA, said Korut leader Kim Jong-il has issued a special pardon for the two journalists that, Euna Lee and Laura Ling.

Bill Clinton is the highest U.S. official who visited North Korea since foreign minister of his country, Madeleine Albright, went to that country in 2000. He was greeted with warm welcome at the time of his arrival and what the KCNA news agency lukiskan as a "deep discussion" on the dinner with Korut leader Kim Jong-il is in pain and the importance of adjuvant.

White House disputed the report by the KCNA said Clinton brought a message from North Korea on the U.S. President Barack Obama. "That's not true," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the journalist in Washington. Obama advisor, David Axelrod, said, on MSNBC that Clinton in the "humanitarian mission personal."

The two journalists are arrested at the border of North Korea-China, March, allegedly entered the country because it is not legitimate. North Korea a court sentence to 12 years hard labor on their days ago by Pyongyang that is classified as a serious crime.