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Recentralizing mining license should not sacrifice regional justice
Electric motorcycle sales drop 40% amid subsidy uncertainty
to simplify permits and to slash red tape
Bandung mayor urges govt to reopen Husein Airport
Culture minister draws more criticism for defending denial of mass rape in 1998 riots – unrest
Can he defeat Iran’s nukes and regime?
Oil prices jump after Trump's warning,
has argued
that many travelers from Bandung prefer to fly from Jakarta’s Halim International
Airport rather than
go to Kertajati, after Husein Sastranegara Airport’s closure in
2023.
Farhan has urged the government to reopen Husein Airport, arguing that
its closure to commercial flights in 2023 had dealt a blow to the city’s economy and tourism.
He criticized the decision to divert passengers to Kertajati
Following serious allegations of sexual misconduct,
Thai actor has been dropped by his management agency.
screenshots have surfaced on social media,
allegedly showing the actor coercing women into having unprotected sex.
Some of these encounters were supposedly with his teenage female fans.
Prior to these private meet-ups,
he would request that they consume alcohol beforehand.
In one instance, Prom allegedly refused to use a condom, calling it a “waste of plastic”.
In another, he supposedly urged a woman to abort a child that he had fathered.
When she asked if he could sign the child’s birth certificate if she were to keep the child, he was said to have replied: “Sorry, I can’t do that.”
“YWPB has conducted a thorough inquiry with P
has reviewed all related content,
including images and conversations circulating online.
As a result, Y & P have mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the company, effective immediately,
to allow him the time and space needed to address the situation appropriately.
Prom has yet to respond, but has since unfollowed everyone on Instagram.
He has 1.3 million followers on the platform.
The actor has appeared in Thai series such as
have arrested two men connected to a private FB group called
accusing them of facilitating sS meetups through the platform.
were taken into custody
The group had grown to over 4,500 members.
the group allowed members to share content related to ss attraction,
with the intent of arranging physical meetings.
the arrests followed a public complaint and subsequent investigation.
“Our team conducted profiling and identified the individuals behind the group,
which promotes ss interactions between .
MFK admitted to creating and running the,
claiming it was meant for “fun and sensation.”
he did not profit financially from his role
but occasionally received cigarettes
as a token of appreciation when facilitating meetups between members
There was no material gain, just cigarettes.
He insisted that all members joined voluntarily
in-person meetings took place either in private homes or hotels
Sometimes at their homes, sometimes outside, sometimes in hotel rooms.
all group participants were adults. There are no minors.
The case is being handled under (ITE) Law.
The suspects have been charged under Article 54 paragraph 1 of Law No. 1/2024 on ITE, as well as Article 29 and Article 4 paragraph 1 of Law No. 44/2008 on.
If convicted, the suspects could face up to 12 years in prison
and fines of up to Rp6 billion ($370,000).
While consensual ss relationships between adults are not explicitly illegal
they remain taboo and can draw legal consequences.
al acts involving minors
or those deemed to involve lewd conduct can result in criminal charges under the current Criminal Code
and new provisions in Law No. 1/2023, which will take effect in 2026.
2005 Railwy Crossing Accident
Paramedics evacuate the body of a motorcyclist
died after being hit by a train at a railway crossing
Four people were killed and three others seriously injured
a train struck a group of motorcyclists at a railway crossing
Authorities suspect human error after the crossing gate was reportedly opened too early. (Prematurely)
Witnesses said
vehicles were lined up at the crossing when a train passed.
As soon as the gate lifted, several motorcyclists began to cross
-- unaware that a second train was approaching
from the opposite direction on a parallel track.
“Just after the Matarmaja Train from Madiun to Yogyakarta passed, the gate was lifted.
A number of motorcycles began moving,
and that’s when the Malioboro Ekspres, (coming from Purwokerto to Malang),
The train appeared and crashed into them
a local resident who witnessed the incident,
occurred at 12:49 p.m. local time.
4 motorcyclists died instantly at the scene,
3 others were rushed to the hospital with critical injuries.
the preliminary investigation points to human negligence.
“We’ve interrogated multiple witnesses, including the crossing gate operator,
to determine the exact cause of the accident,
A policeman stands guard near a railway crossing
following an accident that killed 4 people
Evacuation efforts were initially hampered by large crowds gathering at the scene, prompting police to cordon off the area to allow ambulance access.
State railway company KAI
has yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident.
A Rare Tragedy at a Guarded Crossing
railway crossing accidents are common in Indonesia,
most occur at unguarded or illegal crossings.
Accidents at guarded crossings like the one in Magetan are considered rare.
Indonesia has approximately 5,000 railway crossings,
of which 3,121 lack adequate safety systems
628 are classified as illegal
Data from (MTI) shows that between 2018 and May 2023,
there were 1,782 accidents at railway crossings nationwide.
0705 Conclave
Infectious smile
Easy laugh
Spontaneously with word
Look for a similarity as possible
Put x on unofficial shortlist
Hails from a country, far from powerbase
Continue his progressive streak
Choose a man who might rollback some of his reforms
He is really like X in term of :
His love for the poor
His approachability
Represent a continuity of what he has been doing
Likes to be called
Give him enormous influence over
Gain pastoral experience in running diocese
Young generations feel comfortable with him
His claim was unbelievable ludicrous
Enough to rum global church
67 is considered young in V, want a long pontificate
Look younger than his real age
In the history of P travel
…brought criticism from
Preferred to take ride
Didn’t own a car
Has a simple style of living
A fine sense of humour – endear him to his fellow students
Help gain votes
The visit drew the largest crowd
The mass attracted up to 7 m people
As the conclave draws near, I am becoming more nervous and apprehensive about what is ahead of us. But all I am asked to do is to trust in God.
Apprehensive : something unpleasant may happen
050525 Food Poisoning
Hundreds of students get food poisoning after govt’s free meals.
They complained of having symptoms of food poisoning
after eating a food package
distributed under the free nutritious meal program
They have fallen sick
and showed symptoms of food poisoning
after eating meal packages
They complained of experiencing symptoms of poisoning,
including nausea, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea and stomachache,
allegedly after eating spoiled macaroni and vegetables from the free meal package
several students showed symptoms of diarrhea.
after further confirmation, it turned out that the number of affected students was quite high.
SMP 35 spokesperson
A day earlier, a teacher from the school also reported suffering from stomachache and diarrhea
after trying a food package distributed under the program.
the government agency that runs the program,
to report the suspected food poisoning incident.
Agency has taken samples of the food to be tested at the laboratory
as well as checking the kitchen providing meal packages.
3 nearby community health centers provided treatment for affected students.
No students were hospitalized due to the incident.
Farhan regretted the incident, saying that it served as a reminder
of the need for stricter oversight in the free meals program.
I’m relieved that affected students have all recovered,”
students at SMA 19 Bandung received the same menu as their counterparts in SMP 35,
did not report any food poisoning cases,
as they did not consume the meal after smelling a foul odor from the food.
we will enforce stricter supervision
“It’s our responsibility to protect the students.”
The incident in Bandung was the latest in the province,
after at least 165 students in Cianjur regency were sent to the hospital for food poisoning
after eating the free meals.
forced the local administration to declare a state of emergency in the region.
Another case also broke out in Wonorejo Central Java,
a school principal reportedly vomited after sampling one of the meals,
leading the school to halt distribution to students.
BGN head has pledged to strengthen food safety measures in over 1,000 kitchens across the country.
040525 Conclaff
Firefighters installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel
will emit white smoke to signal the election of a new pope
Some 133 Catholic cardinals will gather below Michelangelo's famed frescoes,
situated inside the Apostolic Palace
to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
the conclave will signal to the world the outcome
by burning ballots in a special stove,
with the chimney emitting black smoke if no one has been elected,
or white smoke if there is a new pope.
have been called back to Rome following the death on April 21 of Francis,
an energetic reformer from Argentina
led the Catholic Church for 12 years.
All but four of the cardinal electors -- those aged under 80 –
who can vote in the conclave are already in Rome,
cardinals of all ages have been meeting daily
to discuss the challenges facing
the next head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.
problems such as sexual abuse and financial scandals -- among other issues
xyz are among the favorites to be the next pope.
But there is an old Roman saying that he who enters the conclave a pope, leaves a cardinal –
a warning that the favorite rarely emerges as the winner.
the Church is in prayer mode,
but it must also put itself in surprise mode
"Remember what happened with Pope Francis -- what a surprise!" '
Once in a lifetime'
the chimney -- a thin metal tube with a capped top -- went largely unnoticed.
"It definitely is a historic moment
it definitely feels special to be in Rome
"It feels like a once-in-a-lifetime thing,"
There are 135 cardinals eligible to vote in the conclave,
but two have withdrawn for health reasons.
These were Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, Archbishop emeritus of Valencia in Spain,
and Cardinal John Njue, Archbishop emeritus of Nairobi in Kenya, the Vatican confirmed.
the cardinals will take an oath to maintain the secrecy of the election, on pain of excommunication.
That first day they will hold one ballot, with the winner
-- technically any baptized male, but in reality always one of their own –
needing a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, to win.
During the following days they will hold two votes in the morning and two in the afternoon.
If a winner is elected, the ballots will be burned in the special stove
with the addition of chemicals to emit a white smoke
to alert the waiting world to the decision.
If no candidate has enough votes during the first morning vote,
the cardinals will proceed to a second vote, and only after that point will the ballots be burned.
The afternoon session follows the same procedure –
if a pope is elected, there will be white smoke,
but if not, the cardinals will proceed to a second vote and only after that will the ballots be burned.
If no pope is elected, the smoke emitted by the chimney is black.
The ancient signaling system -- which still remains the only way the public learns whether a pope has been elected –
used to involve mixing wet straw with the ballots to produce white smoke, and tarry pitch to create black smoke.
But after several episodes in which greyish smoke caused confusion, the Vatican introduced a new system in 2005.
At the last conclave, in 2013, the Vatican used a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulfur to produce black smoke,
and potassium chlorate, lactose and rosin for white.
Details for the procedure of next week's conclave have not yet been confirmed.
040525 Image
An AI-generated image
Image of himself dressed as Pope
His action drew rebukes from
Drew criticism
The image raised eyebrows on socmed
The image was shameful and disgraceful
The image that feature T in
V is still in the periode of (9 days ) official mourning
Periode of official morning is still underway (ongoing)
Have been celebrating daily mass in his memory
P is Christ’s vicar on the earth
Lamented its poor taste
V spokesman declined to comment
Accused of mockery
Accused of pathological megalomania
Make fun of
There is nothing clever and funny about the image
Don’t mock us
We have (all) been making jokes
About the upcoming P selection
It is called a sense of humour
The thrice-married President
I have no preference (don’t have)
Conclave are held in secrecy
Involved was sworn to secrecy
Be sequestered for the duration – in order to
Prevent them from learning about it in news
Elevate pastors who prioritised social justice and migration
Over culture warriorship
Was sharply criticised by conservative segment
040525 Labour Day
Gathered to mark Labour Day
Take part in the May Day Protest
Demand better welfare
Demand stronger protection
Demand abolition exploitative contract
Demand abolition outsourcing
Excessive use of force by local police
Resulted in multiple injuries and dozens of arrests.
040525 Blackout
Power has started returning
an outage affected most areas in resort island of Bali
efforts were continuing to fully restore services
A power outage hit a number of regions of Bali
airport was also impacted
but inbound and outbound flight traffic continued using backup generators
Images shared on social media showed road traffic holdups
as a result of the outage
long lines at the airport check-in counters.
Power began to return a few hours after the blackout.
PLN managed to restore most of the electricity supply in Bali
"God willing, power connection in Bali will be fully restored tonight.
PLN prioritised restoring electricity to key infrastructure
The outage was caused by disruption in the subsea cables
connect the electricity system in Bali with Java island
triggering blackouts in a number of areas in Bali
A major blackout left public spaces in darkness
A major blackout harms Bali’s image as a tourist destination
To intensify infrastructure maintenance
Could lead to more disruptions
The urgency for B to
To develop it owns energy resources
The risk of relying (heavily) on electricity from Java
010525 Oldest living person
Ina Fernandes Barbosa – Brazilian Nun
Holder of the world’s oldest person is ---
The title of the oldest living person
will now pass to
a 115 yo Ethel Caterham from Surrey in England
Learned with enormous (huge-immense) sadness of the (her) passing Never complains
Didn’t have any illness, but her body gradually stop working
Enjoyed sticking to a routine
Couldn’t see and hear very well towards the end of her life
Always very sociable
Always very welcoming
Is very grateful and good-humoured (ill)
Their hospitality
Has not has any surgeries until she underwent a cataract operation aged 106
I am so grateful (that) ..
Ethel May Caterham (lahir 21 Agustus 1909) adalah seorang supercentenarian Inggris yang pada usia 115 tahun, 253 hari, adalah orang tertua di dunia yang diketahui masih hidup sejak kematian Inah Canabarro Lucas pada 30 April 2025
Inah Canabarro Lucas, lahir pada 8 Juni 1908, wafat pada Rabu (30/4/2025) dalam usia 116 tahun. Sebelum itu adalah Tomiko Itooka
300425 Spain Outage
Power outage left --- without electricity
The blackout occurred
Demand was at normal level
Vow never to --- again
(that) it must not happen again
Should not happen again
Must not be repeated
authorities worked to identify the cause of the outage.
Are still investigating the cause of ---
Are investigating all possible scenarios
A cyberattack is unlikely cause
The security and resilience of power grid
Conditions have mostly return to normal
Railway network remains the most heavily affected sector
Military personnel were deployed for evacuations
Train stations faced severe delays
Due to accumulated passengers
Several trains were halted during outage
At least three deaths linked to massive Spain power cut
in an incident linked to a massive power cut
They were from the same family
Police are reportedly investigating whether
carbon monoxide from a faulty electricity generator played a role in their deaths
Civil Guard could not provide more details.
Officials are still working to
confirm what caused the power cut
triggered chaos across Spain and Portugal
Their bodies were discovered in their beds
Other deaths are under investigation
a fire that may have been caused by a candle
being used during the blackout
Elsewhere, a woman is reported to have died in Valencia,
though there is no clear consensus on the cause of her death.
the woman suffered from a lung condition died after
the woman suffered from a number of health conditions
she died of natural causes.
The blackout caused huge disruption across Spain and Portugal.
traffic lights stopped working,
metro systems ground to a halt,
businesses were unable to accept card payments –
triggering huge queues at the few cash machines
the few cash machines were still working.
Initially, mobile phone networks also went down,
leaving many scrambling for information.
290425 Pope Tempo
Pope's funeral was held
Various international media broadcast the .. live
the funeral procession and joint prayer
on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 local time in St. Peter's Square, Vatican..
Update on the Funeral Rites of the Pope
has produced and implemented the
is no longer treated as a closed papal funeral in a chamber.
The mortal remains of a pope will be placed in a coffin,
opened for public viewing.
This is done so that all faithful can see
the pope's body as a priest and disciple of Christ, not as a ruler.
Even the requirement has also been abolished.
This is a form of rejection
must be placed in the highest position among all people.
was meant to simplify the Pope,
who is sometimes misconceived as a world ruler.
All clergy, from cardinals to bishops to priests,
In previous rites, only cardinals and patriarchs
were allowed to participate in papal funerals.
church's image be more down-to-earth and not elitist.
All people were also allowed to see the pope's body
to dispel the mysticism surrounding his body after his passing.
In addition, as reported by Al Jazeera,
attend the funeral ceremony in the same room as the President of Ukraine,.
many other heads of state and representatives from several countries.
The presence of these individuals
is suspected to lead to one of the most awkward meetings of state representatives.
One is the meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy,
who had a conflict last February.
However, it should be noted that
the guests at Pope Francis' funeral are arranged in alphabetical order.
So, the possibility of these awkward meetings
Nevertheless, many still feel that
there will be a great awkwardness reflecting on the funeral of Pope II
was very awkward among the attending world leaders.
Drag Race and Pose star Jiggly Caliente dies aged 44
who performed as Jiggly Caliente,
who found fame on the fourth season of
had part of her leg amputated on Thursday
after suffering a "severe infection".
had served as a judge on the show's
also appeared in the hit US TV series Pose.
"It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Bianca
"surrounded by her loving family and close friends".
"Though her physical presence is gone,
the joy she shared and the space she helped create for so many will remain forever."
described Caliente as "one of the kindest, sweetest souls I've ever met".
At least nine killed after car driven through Vancouver street festival
a car was driven into a crowd at a street festival
"multiple others" were injured during the incident,
occurred at approximately 20:14 local time
A 30-year-old male suspect is in custody
it was "confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism".
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
the suspect had driven into pedestrians at the festival,
more details would be released in the morning.
the attack happened right in front of his van.
it was just horrible."
a number of police cars, ambulances and fire engines at the scene,
with injured people lying on the ground.
It remains unclear how many people have been killed
he was "devastated to hear about the horrific events".
I offer my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured,
We are all mourning with you."
thanked .. for their "swift action".
his campaign events would be paused in light of the tragedy.
he was "shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident",
his "thoughts are with all those affected during this incredibly difficult time."
local residents were struggling to process what had happened.
authorities to ensure the tragedy was thoroughly investigated.
we "profoundly saddened to learn of the dreadful attack and utterly tragic loss of life
"Our hearts and prayers go out to all those
whose lives have been shattered by such a desperate tragedy
My sister is a lecture at a private university in Bandung.
She lives in US with her family.
She is a student at Cornell University.
She is married with two children, a boy and a girl.
The older boy is a student at elementary school, and the younger girl is a student at kindergarten.
Franky is her husband.
He is a househusband at the moment.
He looks after their two children.
