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Lombok Volcano Spews Ash, Lava: Offi cial

An active volcano erupted in Indonesia, spewing ash and lava more than a mile into the sky, damaging crops but not yet endangering the safety of villagers, an offi cial said Sunday (23/5). Mount Baru Jari on Lombok Island, near Bali and active for several months, erupted three times between Saturday night and early Sunday, said the island’s volcano-monitoring offi cial. Lava fl owed into a lake, pushing its temperature by 14 degrees Celsius, from 21 degrees Celsius to 35 Celsius. The smoke spread as far as 7.44 miles (12 kms) and dozens of acres of crop land were covered by ash. But the eruptions did not reach dangerous levels yet, so villagers were not evacuated. (May 24th

2010, RTT News)

Methanol-Laced Drinks Claim More Victims in Bali - 6 Dead

As many as 25 people have been treated as a result of consuming methanol-laced alcohol in Bali on Friday (21/5) and six have since died. The victims, all young men are so far identifi ed as G.K.Rai Budiarta (23), Made Sudarsana (30), Nyoman Sapta Yana (35) from Tabanan and Risky Gunardika (18), Anton (25) From Denpasar. All the victims were suffering from similar symptoms-headaches, blurred vision and sore eyes. Most victims were also experiencing nausea and vomiting, symptoms consistent with the consumption of methanol-laced alcoholic drinks. All the victims had drunk arak or rice wine, during the previous days. (May 24th

2010, Denpost)

Police Arrest Bali Rape Suspect, Connect Him to Batam Attacks

An alleged serial rapist was arrested on Sunday (16/5) in connection with attacks on four underage girls in Bali, but also confessed to six other rapes on Batam Island, police said. Bali Police Chief Insp. Gen. Sutisna said Mochammad Davis Suharto, 30, from Trenggalek in East Java, was arrested in Kuta early on Sunday morning after he was spotted by a police detective who recognized the man from a police sketch, which included a distinctive scar on his right cheek. Sutisna said First Brig. I Ketut Subarjo gave chase and arrested Davis on Jalan Pantai Kuta. He said that after his arrest, Davis had confessed to raping four elementary school girls in Monang Maning and Sumerta villages in Denpasar. Sutisna said the victims had all positively identifi ed their attacker. The fi rst of the girls to be introduced to Davis passed out after seeing his face, resulting in subsequent victims being asked to make the identifi cation through a window. Police say Davis, who is married and has a child, also confessed to raping six other girls when he was living in Batam. “Davis committed the same crimes in Batam in 2003. We have coordinated with Riau Police and found out that the East Java-born man is also a fugitive in six rape cases in Batam,” Sutisna said. Police confi scated a range of pornographic material from his home, including some stored on a laptop, and the motorcycle that he allegedly used to kidnap the victims after he tricked them into believing that he had been sent by their parents to pick them up. Davis had been living in Bali for six months and worked as a masseuse, servicing clients in his rented room on Jalan Kapten Regog in West Denpasar. Sutisna said Davis had three different identity cards under the names of Mochamad Davis Suharto, Mochammad Suharto and Dicky Saputra. He said that Davis had told police that he had received “magical whispers” ordering him to commit the attacks, which had shaken the resort island and embarrassed the police force. (May 17th

2010, the Jakarta Globe)

Police Investigating Turtle Slaughter

Bali police are currently investigating people who had supplied tens of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) to Bali. So far the investigation showed that the 71 turtles came from Sulawesi on May 17, 2010. Bali police spokesman Senior Commissioner Gde Sugianyar said in Denpasar that the police had seized 71 green turtles at a place in Pamogan, Denpasar on Wendesday (19/5). A number of the animals had already been slaughtered. He said he will cooperate with Sulawesi police in going after the people who had dispatched the endangered animals. Bali chief detective Senior Commissioner Andi Taqdir Rahmantiro said the endangered animals had been confi scated at a storage facility owned by Jero Mangku Budha (55). He said the animals had been seized before they were sold to a number of food stalls providing special Balinese delicacies, locally known as “lawar”. The suspect admitted to the police that the turtles had been bought at Rp35 million, and will be sold to the foodstalls at Rp700 thousand each. For the crime, Sugianyar said Mangku Budha had violated Law No 5 of 1990 on the conservation of biodiversity, and may face a maximum jail term of fi ve years and a fi ne of a Rp100 million. With regard to the turtles, the police spokesman said they had been sent to Bali, and would later be released into their natural habitat. (May 20th

2010, Antara News)

02 June - 16 June, 2010

Census Team Finds 145-year-old Woman

A team of census takers from the Central Bureau of Statistic (BPS) has discovered a 145-year-old woman, Katemi, in Bukit Batrem village, East Dumai sub-district. Findings received by the BPS offi ce in Dumai on Monday, that Katemi was born in 1865. “Katemi only mentioned her year of birth, and when the team made a calculation, it found out she was 145 years old,” Daryulis said. The team sent to Katemi`s home later not only interviewed Katemi again, but also asked some of her relatives and neighbors whether they could confi rm her statement. Ama, who claimed to be Katemi`s younger sister and 98 years old, said her sister was the second of three children and was born in Wono Bondo, Pacitan district, East Java, on 1865. Mimi (70), Katemi`s adopted daughter, told the team she only knew that Katemi was born in 1865 from Karyo, Katemi`s brother before he passed away at the age of 165 years. The information was also confi rmed by three of Katemi`s grand children and great grand children, who said that she likes to tell stories of her youth during the Portuguese, Dutch and Japanese colonial eras. Having collected the additional information from Katemi`s closest relatives and neighbors, the census data verifi cation team eventually concluded Katemi was indeed 145 years of age.

(May 18th

2010, Antara News)

Komodo Dragon Attacks Indonesian Park Worker

An Indonesian worker escaped from a Komodo dragon attack by punching the creature on the snout until it released him and ran away, a national park offi cial said. Agustinus Jenaru was working in an unfi nished wooden bungalow on Rinca Island on Saturday when the 2m (6.5ft) lizard entered and bit his left hand, Komodo National Park offi cial Daniel Bolu Ngongo said. Jenaru hit the jaws of the giant lizard for several seconds until it freed him. He was taken to a clinic for treatment of lacerations and a puncture wound. Komodo dragons can be found in the wild only on the eastern Indonesian islands of Komodo, Padar and Rinca. The lizards, thought to number fewer than 4,000, can grow longer than 3m (10ft) and weigh 70kg (150lb). In 2007, an eight-year-old boy was killed by one of the lizards on Komodo Island. (May 24th

2010, AFP)

Indonesian Tourism Chiefs Claim Bali Has Benefi ted From Thai Unrest

The long-running political crisis in Thailand appears to have had a positive spin-off for Bali’s tourism industry, with more foreign tourists than usual visiting the island, the head of the Bali Tourism Offi ce said on Sunday (23/10). Ida Bagus Subhiksu said the number of foreign tourists visiting the island in the fi rst quarter of the year had reached 551,186, up 18.49 percent compared to the same period last year. Bali’s image as a secure holiday destination has still not fully recovered following the two terrorist bomb attacks on the island in 2002 and 2005, but tourist arrivals are on the upswing, Subhiksu said. “Bali has risen again. Even Australians, who accounted for the most casualties [in the bombings], now account for the largest number of visitors to Bali, besides Chinese and Japanese,” he said. Bali Tourism Board chairman Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya said the diversion of foreign tourists from Thailand to Bali had become noticeable early this year, with Australians making up the bulk of tourists opting for the Indonesian island instead of Thailand, followed by tourists from several European countries, particularly France and the Netherlands. International tourist arrivals at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport increased steadily over the fi rst three months of the year - from 199,887 arrivals in January to 213,456 in February and 217,253 in March. (May 24th Globe)

2010, the Jakarta

Human-Headed Dragon Sarcophagus Discovered in Gianyar, Bali

An ancient sarcophagus depicting a ‘human-headed dragon’ has been discovered on the Indonesian island of Bali. The 2,000- year-old artifact was found by brick-makers in the village of Blahbatu, in the historical district of Gianyar, last weekend. It is thought to have been uncovered by heavy rains. The sarcophagus was found just 100m from the spot where another similar one was excavated some months ago, which carried a turtle’s head design. Yet the latest find is thought to bear more resemblance to ancient sarcophagi discovered at the neighboring town of Keramas. Bali’s Gianyar district is rich in ancient history, having been the home to an advanced rice-farming culture over 2,000 years ago. It is home to several Hindu and Buddhist temples, as well as the ‘Goa Gajah’, or ‘Elephant Cave’, a 9th century AD rock-cut sanctuary. Its most famous artifact, however, is the ‘Moon of Pejeng’, the world’s oldest single-cast bronze kettle drum. The drum dates back to around 300 BC, and is considered sacred by many locals. (May 21st heritage-key.com)

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Minnesotan Claims Honor of Being U.S.’s Tallest Living Person

Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, stands 7 feet, 8.33 inches tall. “I’m just the same” as other people, he humbly states. “Just a little bit taller.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Man Sets House on Fire after Wife Fails to Have Dinner Ready

Guy Edward Jones, 60, allegedly came home after a night of drinking and got mad because his wife didn’t have dinner on the table. The couple got into a fi ght and Mrs. Jones ran to a neighbor’s house. She turned around to see flames coming out of the basement and her husband coming out of the basement door. (Charleston Gazette)

Man with Tattoo Above His Lip Arrested in “Lil Elvis” Home Invasion

Anthony Brandon Gonzales was arrested for home invasion after the victim - an Elvis impersonator - reported that the suspect had ‘East Side’ tattooed on his upper lip. It wasn’t hard to track him down. (Chieftain.com)

Homeless Airplane Thief Pays only $40 after Doing $12,000 Damage

The judge in the case was shocked to learn from the prosecutor about the small fi ne. (Damage that Calvin Craig Cox did to the plane had been paid for by the craft’s insurance company). A public defender says Cox was homeless and cold when he took the plane. (Frederick News Post)

Teachers Accused of Sprinkling Holy Water on Atheist Colleague

High school teacher Schandra Tompkinsel Rodriguez was in her classroom discussing her disbelief in God and the Bible with students when the alleged sprinkling incident took place. Leslie Rainer and Djuna Robinson are accused of the Holy Water “attack.” (South Florida Times)

Wisconsin Court Tells Prison to Give Inmate His Four Bikini Photos

The four photos that Johnny Lacy ordered through the mail don’t violate the prison’s pornography ban, the court says, because the bikinis aren’t see-through and they cover up the pubic area and nipples. (Associated Press)

Pimp with Interesting Hair Can’t Believe He got 18Years in Jail

Allen E. Brown’s hair “was styled exquisitely, with wavy strands curled on his forehead and a long thin ponytail hanging over his shoulders.” Looking good didn’t shave years off his sentence, though. (Jersey Journal)

Homeless Ex-money Manager Arrested for “Beating Up” ATM

“Basically, he was jumping up and karate-kicking the ATM screen,” says a cop. Jason Lee Wills, 29, an out-of-work mutual funds manager, was drunk and claiming the bank owed him $300. He said he would “keep doing this” until he got his money. (Orange County Register)

Ex-student Indicted after Conning His Way into Harvard

While at Harvard, the 23-year-old man applied for the prestigious Rhodes and Fulbright scholarships using falsifi ed credentials, including a fake transcript and work he plagiarized from a Harvard professor. He’s also accused of falsely claiming to have attended MIT and Phillips Academy and coauthoring several books. (Boston Globe)

Town’s “Yeild” Signs Replaced after Misspelling Reported on TV

“Our contractor made an honest mistake,” says a construction fi rm head, and failed to check the dictionary for the correct spelling of YIELD. (Reno Gazette-Journal)

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