Jumat, 31 Oktober 2008

World News: John McCain was intended As U.S. President Candidate

Apparently the more difficult for presidential candidates, the United States from the Republic Party of John McCain for the presidential candidates surpass the Democratic stronghold of Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential election, which falls on 4 November.

At least, John McCain similarities with the George Bush administration and ketidaksiapan cawapresnya, Sarah Palin panda is ready to make ready-swallow defeat. This was delivered by political observers from the University of Indonesia Eep Saefuloh Fatah Fisip UI campus in Depok, on Thursday (30/10).

Eep said Obama victory could have been predicted from the various surveys that have been held, where Obama is far more superior than panda. From around the six countries that are considered to determine, in the four countries, such as Penssylvania, Ohio, Florida, Obama is winning. "If the views of the political factors that are available now rather difficult to imagine panda suddenly able to reverse the situation with a dramatic," said Eep.

According to Eep, John McCain failed to separate themselves from the characteristics of government still in power under the leadership of George Bush. This is a fresh wind for Obama criticizes John McCain for the policy-policy is identical with the George Bush administration policy.

Meanwhile, the stronghold panda not provide means of resistance. "During John McCain does not distinguish firmly with the government running now, it is rather difficult to imagine," said Eep.

In addition, the attendance rate Eep Sarah Palin originally hope for the community, such as finding new artists; women, beautiful, former beauty queen and offer something that has not been heard by U.S. citizens. However, the bustle of personal family problems Palin votes meruntuhkannya. "From the assets that promise and then he can become a burden and so this issue and the more," said the Eep.

For Eep, is authentic, Obama more clearly superior. Obama repeat and emphasize the agenda of many older Democrats with more firmly.

Selasa, 28 Oktober 2008

World News: Sri Sultan run Presediden As a candidate in 2009 election

Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X states ready to move forward into 2009 Candidate President, before thousands of people who menyemut wish in Plaza North Kraton, on Tuesday (28/10/2008), in the event "Degree Pisowanan Culture and the Great - from Yogyakarta to Indonesia"

In a speech in short, Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X read a statement written hand over the letter of secarik paper head Kraton. Here is a copy of the statement of Sri Sultan HB X:

Assalamualaikum wr. wb.
Salam sejahtera bagi kita bersama.

Saudara2 sebangsa dan setanah air.
Dengan memohon doa kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa dan dengan niat yg tulus memenuhi panggilan ibu pertiwi, dengan ini saya menyatakan:
Siap maju menjadi “Presiden 2009″

Wassalamualaikum wr. wb.

Yogyakarta, 28 Oktober 2008
ttd
Hamengku Buwono X

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Statement of attitude is directly Sultan greeted thousands of people who came from Yogyakarta, Central Java, East Java, West Java and several regions in Indonesia laiinya. Furthermore, the Sultan of introducing a campaign slogan, namely "What Can Hold?" Icon and index finger left and right disilangkan.

Events this consecutive appearances with artists such as: Katon Bagaskara, Frangky Sahilatua, Kilimanjaro Band, Trie Utami, Emha Ainun Najib with Kyai Kanjeng and orasi from Garin Nugroho. No lag, several groups of traditional arts also enliven the event.

World News: The waiting of Sri Sultan

This bit of the day, Tuesday Oct. 28 at the plaza of Jogjakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X will be expressed as a forward for the presidential candidate 2009. More than 350 thousand people will listen to the Jogjakarta directly in the willingness of Sri Sultan Agung Pisowanan title of the event, which also was attended by the envoy from Indonesia.

Many among the full please, Sri Sultan would be trusted as March. In the internal Golkar Party, at least to build a system of internal democracy. Afterwards, General Chairman of Golkar Party, DPP Jusuf Kalla put the light is to provide support when Sri Sultan intend to go forward.

March independent from the Golkar Party Yuddy Chrisnandi 'ons' to provide support to the Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X. At least, the readiness of Sri Sultan gives spirit to other Golkar cadres not to be afraid recognized as candidates for the number 1 in the country.

"I am full of hope, Sri Sultan stated want to go forward. Most do not, Golkar cadres, cadres of the potential to become vibrant. The explicit statement of Sri Sultan when it is developed, it will get full support from Golkar cadres, cadres," he said.

Executive Director Lingkar Madani Indonesia (LIMA), Ray Rangkuti predict, some of the other party has expressed support to the Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X. And not necessarily, Golkar is currently dare to declare support Sri Sultan.

"Sri Sultan want states, although with the statement that embarrassed. What is clear, the first race he is in the Golkar Party. If Golkar reached 25 percent in legislative elections, will position Jusuf Kalla will be stronger and will take a steady position RI 2," Ray Rangkuti said.

"However, if the vote can be more than 25 percent, then, the prospective presidential candidates from the Golkar Party will become increasingly stronger even dare to pass through Jusuf Kalla. This makes the position of Sri Sultan to be easy. But, Sri Sultan must sweat it to be against the entrenchment Akbar Tanjung, which is currently the position is still strong in the internal Golkar, "he said.

Meanwhile, among the PDI internal struggle, Sri Sultan figures remain a incaran. Sources in the party berlambang bison petinggi reluctant mentioned the name explains, Sri Sultan position now to romp with MPR Chairman Hidayat Nur Wahid to accompany the vice president Megawati Sukarnoputri.

"Both Hidayat and pact Sri Sultan, is the same with each other to meet Megawati ma'am. At least, which will officially become the assistant will refer to the possibility of gaining a voice in the upcoming legislative elections. Prabowo name, is also entered in the nomination that is considered eligible to become assistant mother Mega, "he said.

"So, if Sri Sultan is the official want to go forward as candidates intend President, it is legitimate, valid only be done. Most do not, eventually all the candidates will rely on the earnings voice partainya each," he added again. (Rachmat Hidayat)

Source: Network Persda

Sabtu, 25 Oktober 2008

World News: Global financial crisis

Global financial crisis seems to be improving mental health disorder and even suicide, while people struggled to poverty and unemployment, warning that the World Health Organization (WHO).
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by the influence of mental disturbance such as depression and bipolar disturbances and the current decline in the market can increase the serious sense of disappointment among the people vulnerable to such diseases.

WHO also states, the impact can be seen in the people who live in low-income and middle, with limited access to care.
"We need not look surprised or low bumps and the consequences that may appear due to the current financial crisis. As we see gape wide gulf in care who is in need," said WHO Director General Margaret Chan in meeting the mental health experts.

Poverty and the pressure associated with it, including violence, social excommunication, and "ongoing insecurity" associated with the emergence mental disturbance, he said. "No need to be surprised that we continue to witness harassment, suicide, and the pressure further," said Chan.

Chan disapprovingly "how big the lack of care" for some mental health patients, especially in low-income and middle, where two of the four people. Government should make mental health as an important part of primary health care, he said.

Benedetto Saraceno, Director of the Department of Materials Chemistry misuse of Mental Health and the WHO, said mental health disorder affects one in four people from one point of their lives.

Nervous and mental disturbances are often chronic and disabling, he said. Almost one million people to make suicide worldwide each year, many of them young adults.

When asked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, "Poverty can be the result of the incident semamcam, debt, disappointment and loss of control that may reach the bottom and the middle class. Even poor people can be affected by this crisis."

"There is clear evidence that the suicides related to financial disaster. I'm not talking about the millionaire who jump from the window but about poor people," he said.

Estimated global crisis can affect the "stability of families and communities," said Saraceno. WHO launched a program in the second week of October, the annual World Mental Health Day, which is intended to improve funding and services for people with mental illness for six years into the future.

More than 75 percent of people suffering from mental disturbances in the world do not get the care or treatment, and many people, she neglected and a victim of harassment, said the world body.

Globally, the WHO says most countries to less than 2 percent of their national health budget to mental health.

"I believe that even in middle-income countries affected by the economic crisis, it means lack of money and access to care," said Saraceno.

ABD
source: Antara
(www.Kompas.com)

Kamis, 23 Oktober 2008

World News: Obama and McCain

Ohio: U.S. presidential candidate from the Democratic Party, Barack Obama presidential candidate mocking the plan from the Republic Party, John McCain. Previously, panda ask the U.S. government to buy all shares in the Wall Street destroyed. In the campaign in Ohio, Thursday, local time, Obama's plan is considered fatal errors.

According to him, it's the same with bad behavior to save Wall Street executives with billions of dollars of money from the taxpayer. Obama accused the panda plan as forcing the government to bear all the funds , only to save the creditors not to lose their homes.

Obama also again reminded voters, the candidates, establishment of panda-related changes concerning economic issues. Recently panda United States expressed strong economic foundation, two hours later panda rectify the economic crisis in the United States.

Less than four weeks, the two candidates will face in the presidential election. Meanwhile, poll results still show pascadebat second advantage over Obama . (DSY)

(Metrotvnews.com)

Rabu, 22 Oktober 2008

Exchange ASIA BACK weakened

Metrotvnews.com, Tokyo: the negative sentiment that dominated trading in the stock exchange, almost all the world, attending the Asia tow exchange in negative territory. In the closing trading yesterday afternoon, the majority of Asian stock closed off and closing terkoreksi than yesterday.

Stock prices fall back in Japan for the first time since last four days. This triggered the decline in large capitalization stocks such as Toyota and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. Toyota car sales declined 2 percent to 83 million vehicles this year. In the last month, sales of Toyota cars in the United States experienced the largest decrease in the last 21 years. Terjungkal Nikkei index end 6.79 percent or 631 points more, on the closing trading this afternoon.

Negative sentiment index also create Hangseng participate in the Hong Kong stock terkoreksi. Hangseng closed off more than 5 percent. Similarly, Singapore's Straits Times index to participate in profit-Taking, so that should make them closed off 5.19 percent in late afternoon trade yesterday.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian Stock Exchange, Joint Stock Price Index (IHSG) anjlok participate as much as 4 percent more. This position is the lowest level since August 2006. Emiten affected by a number of auto rejection down, because the price of the shares continue to fall. (RIZ)

Selasa, 21 Oktober 2008

World News: World oil prices decline

Metrotvnews.com, Tehran: The price of crude oil the world again after the previous decline was increased. This occurred following the country's oil producers plan (OPEC) to reduce their production in this weekend.

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Gholam Hossein Nozari, on Tuesday (21/10), said Tehran believes OPEC will reduce production of between two to 2.5 million barrels per day. But after that, Nozari sure, the price of black gold back up more than U.S. $ 150 dollars per barrel.

Now, the type of light crude oil in the market sweet New York, United States, the November contract for 2008, down 31 cents to U.S. $ 73.94 figure per barrel. While the type of Brent crude oil for December delivery traded on the future level of U.S. $ 69.54 per barrel, down U.S. $ 1.67.

World oil prices that are now uncertain pascakrisis financial world. Previous price of this commodity has reached the highest value on the level of U.S. $ 147 per barrel set in July .(***)

Life Insurance Industry not affected Financial Crisis

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: the financial crisis in the United States that pervade the entire world not to disrupt the life insurance industry in Indonesia significantly. This is expressed Chairman of the General Insurance Association of Indonesia (AAJI) Evelina Pietrtuschka in the explanation to the press in Jakarta on Monday (20/10) yesterday, said Evelina, restrictions on investment insurance portofilio domestic financial institutions in the United States and Europe have been protecting the insurance industry from losses.

According to Evelina, in addition to the restrictions from the government for investment in the insurance berisiki instruments, such as shares, has helped the insurance industry losses from the stock market exchange. Investment insurance industry, said Evelina, most of the instruments placed in the long term. Around 90 percent of the insurance funds placed in the letter of state debt and corporate bonds.

Total premium income collected insurance national per second quarter of this year reached Rp 26.3 trillion or 44.2 percent growth compared to the same period last year, the Rp 18.3 trillion. (Sound of gunshot)

World News: U.S. economic crisis union

What is the cause of the crisis the U.S. economy:

  1. Cumulation up to the national debt reached 8.98 trillion U.S. dollars while the GDP is only 13 trillion U.S. dollars
  2. There is a program of reduction of corporate tax 1:35 trillion dollars. (reducing income countries)
  3. The cost of war in Afghanistan and Iraq (the results are not secure Iraq and Osama bin Laden not caught as well) after paying Korean and Vietnam wars.
  4. CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) a financial institution supervisors do not supervise ICE (Inter Continental Exchange) a body to do the activities of trade berjangka.Dimana ECE also participates mengdongkrak oil prices to more than EUR 100/barel
  5. Sub-prime mortgage: Loss of valuable property that membangkrutkan Merryl Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Northern Rock, UBS, Mitsubishi UFJ.
  6. Decisions interest rates low can encourage speculation.

(Source Kompas 27 Jan 08)