The news will complete our today's Asean window segment come from Indonesia and Thailand. Thailand has conducted a monitoring of the avian flu. Sakaew province's public health authority has ordered stingent monitoring against avian influenza, dispatching medical teams and volunteers to spread necessary knowledge and warning residents not to physically contact fowls that died of unkonown causes.
Public health authority of Sakaew Dr. Peera Areera revealed that there have yet been any reports of bid flu in the province but noted that the area did experience a minor outbreak in 2004. Dr. Peera also remarked that the province borders Cambodia is a major route for travel beetwen the two nations making it particulary difficult to safeguard and also raising concerns of cross national infection.
The authority assured however that regular rehearsals for responce to outbreak have ben conducted. The authority has instructed all medical personnel in the province to closely watch the situation and has begun cooperation with the livestock authority to follow cases of poultry death.
Rapid responce teams have been prepared to immediately deal with any suspicious deaths. Volunteers have also been established to disseminate information and knowledge about protection, including teaching about proper poultry disposal.
Now we will back to Riau. Pacu Jalur or sampan a small boat in The District of Kuansing has a stong cultural value. Pacu Jalur is not a regular boat race because of its characteristics has its own palace in our tradition. the Jalur or the boats are not only decorated with traditional ornaments but also the act of making the boats has a cultural meaning.
Cutting the trees needed for the boats an pulling the boats to the village take three days to complete. After the boats are complete a traditional ritual called Melayur is conducted . This ritual involves heating the boats so that it will be able to float. The ritual is conducted from three in the morning and is usually completed in twelve hours.
The tradition of Pacu Jalur and Melayur will be made as a tourist attraction by the regional Government of Riau.
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Selasa, 20 Januari 2009
Senin, 19 Januari 2009
JOAN ROMA WINS THE 13 TH STAGE OF THE DAKAR RALLY
Joan Roma won the car race on the 13th stage of The Dakar rally on Friday which was shortened due to torrential overnight rain which made parts of the route impassable. The Spaniard won the race in his Mitsubishi by seven minutes 18 seconds from Poland's Krzysztof Holowczyc in Nissan, Guerlain Chicherit of France finished third in his BMW.
Volkswagen used a team strategy on the stage, oversll race leader Giniel De Villiers of South Africa and Mark Miller of The USA stopping to wait for their German team Mate Dieter Depping, before starting again. As a convoy to face the day's special stage all together. De Villiers finished in eight place, one Behind Miller, to retain a narrow two minutes 20 second overall lead going into the final stage.
The bike race was won by France's Cyril Despres, who finished ahead of overall leader Marc Coma of Spain in second place with France's David Fretigne coming home in third place. Coma leads the overall standings by one hour 28 minutes 3 seconds from Despres, with fretigne in third.
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Volkswagen used a team strategy on the stage, oversll race leader Giniel De Villiers of South Africa and Mark Miller of The USA stopping to wait for their German team Mate Dieter Depping, before starting again. As a convoy to face the day's special stage all together. De Villiers finished in eight place, one Behind Miller, to retain a narrow two minutes 20 second overall lead going into the final stage.
The bike race was won by France's Cyril Despres, who finished ahead of overall leader Marc Coma of Spain in second place with France's David Fretigne coming home in third place. Coma leads the overall standings by one hour 28 minutes 3 seconds from Despres, with fretigne in third.
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PERU AND USA SIGN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
The united states and Peru finalised a free rade agreement on Friday just days before U.S. President George W. Bush leaves office and despite concerns about labour laws in The Andean Country. President Alan Garcia, at a ceremony in Lima, praised Peru's first trade deal with a major economy, and said it will help ease the impact of the global economic crisis.
The action makes Peru the 17th free trade partner of the United Stated and the 14th country added to that list since Bush took office eight years ago. Two-way trade between The United Stated States and Peru is about 9.4 billion U.S. dollars annually. Peru, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, is also working on trade deals with Canada and China, among others.
The deal locks in and expands Peru's duty-free access to The United States that it has enjoyed since 1991 under a U.S trade preference program for The Andean Region. In return, Peru immediately eliminate duties on 80 percent of U.S. industrial and consumer products, incluiding mining, agricultural and construction equipment. It will also immediately eliminate duties on more than two-third of U.S. farm exports such us wheat, hight quality beef, fruits and vegetables, and other processed foods.
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The action makes Peru the 17th free trade partner of the United Stated and the 14th country added to that list since Bush took office eight years ago. Two-way trade between The United Stated States and Peru is about 9.4 billion U.S. dollars annually. Peru, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, is also working on trade deals with Canada and China, among others.
The deal locks in and expands Peru's duty-free access to The United States that it has enjoyed since 1991 under a U.S trade preference program for The Andean Region. In return, Peru immediately eliminate duties on 80 percent of U.S. industrial and consumer products, incluiding mining, agricultural and construction equipment. It will also immediately eliminate duties on more than two-third of U.S. farm exports such us wheat, hight quality beef, fruits and vegetables, and other processed foods.
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CHINA-ICE FESTIVAL
China's wintery town of Yanqing on Friday is celebrating the coldest time of the year with a prosperity-themed ice festival. Hundreds of ice sculptures featuring traditional Chinese building are on display in the town, which is in The Northwestern part of greater Beijing.
For locals the glittering ice sculptures are the traditional way are marking the upcoming Chinese new year on January 26Th. all the ice was taken from a river in the area. The colourful lights attracted many people from around Beijing who wanted to "chill out" from the stresses of city life.
The theme of this year's ice festival is to showcase a prosperous and harmonious China, which has seen its economy slow down as the global financial crisis deepened. No one here wants to put prosperity on ice. Last year's festival featured the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The town also holds an ice lantern festivalevery year.
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For locals the glittering ice sculptures are the traditional way are marking the upcoming Chinese new year on January 26Th. all the ice was taken from a river in the area. The colourful lights attracted many people from around Beijing who wanted to "chill out" from the stresses of city life.
The theme of this year's ice festival is to showcase a prosperous and harmonious China, which has seen its economy slow down as the global financial crisis deepened. No one here wants to put prosperity on ice. Last year's festival featured the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The town also holds an ice lantern festivalevery year.
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FASHION RIO CLOSSES AND PREPARE FOR SAO PAULO'S FASHION WEEK
Rio de Janeiro's Fashion Week closed on Friday after 35 Brazillian designers displayed upcoming autumn winter collections. Brand Francisca, from Brazil's Northeast State of Pernambuco, made a good start to Fashion Rio and pulled off an innovative and creative show. Designer Virginia Falcao took Afro-Brazillian patterns onto the catwalk with outfits made of linen, cotton and silk.
Thirty-three-year-old artist Roberta Furtado said Francisca's collection was very versatile. Thirty-two-year-old designer Kylza Ribas, who joined Fashion Rio in 2006, presented original outfits inspired by famous painters. Ribas said her creations were mostly experimental. Light fabrics and colourful patters prevailed in Ribas collection,showing it is summer in Rio all year round.
Brazil's fashion exports soar and average five percent every year since 2002, reaching $185 million dollars in 2008 according to country's Textile and Confection Association ( ABIT ). But its annual report also pointed out that the global credit crunch may lead to slowdown in the business. Fashion Rio is Brazil's second largest fashion event, only behind Sao Paulo's Fashion Week kicks off on Sunday, January 18.
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Thirty-three-year-old artist Roberta Furtado said Francisca's collection was very versatile. Thirty-two-year-old designer Kylza Ribas, who joined Fashion Rio in 2006, presented original outfits inspired by famous painters. Ribas said her creations were mostly experimental. Light fabrics and colourful patters prevailed in Ribas collection,showing it is summer in Rio all year round.
Brazil's fashion exports soar and average five percent every year since 2002, reaching $185 million dollars in 2008 according to country's Textile and Confection Association ( ABIT ). But its annual report also pointed out that the global credit crunch may lead to slowdown in the business. Fashion Rio is Brazil's second largest fashion event, only behind Sao Paulo's Fashion Week kicks off on Sunday, January 18.
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Minggu, 18 Januari 2009
BAJAJ AN ALTERNATIVE MODE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The bajaj has become an alternative fast and practical mode of public transportation in the city. Unfortunately it is quite hard to find an evironmental friendly type of bajaj.
For Jakartans the bajaj a three wheeled vehicle from India is not a new type of vehicle despite its loud noise the vehicle is quite dependable to criss cross throught traffic. However the bajaj is one of the main source of air polition in the city because
of the gas coming out of its exhaust pipe currently there are gas fueled bajajs which is environment friendly.
despite the large amount of emand for this new type sadly they are hard to find. The daily fuel consumption cost of the common type of bajaj is forty thousand rupiah while the gas fueled type only cost twenty thousand rupiah. According to a bajaj driver the decreasing price of fuel has no effect on their income. They can only cover fuel consumption and daily fares.
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For Jakartans the bajaj a three wheeled vehicle from India is not a new type of vehicle despite its loud noise the vehicle is quite dependable to criss cross throught traffic. However the bajaj is one of the main source of air polition in the city because
of the gas coming out of its exhaust pipe currently there are gas fueled bajajs which is environment friendly.
despite the large amount of emand for this new type sadly they are hard to find. The daily fuel consumption cost of the common type of bajaj is forty thousand rupiah while the gas fueled type only cost twenty thousand rupiah. According to a bajaj driver the decreasing price of fuel has no effect on their income. They can only cover fuel consumption and daily fares.
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DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE DUE TO FLOODS
During the rainy season roads in Jakarta are often badly damaged. some of the damaged roads in Pejompongan in central Jakarta and others in East Jakarta have resulted in several accidents. People have been complaning the uncompleted dug up road which has been open for two months along The Pejompongan road.
In central Jakarta some of the people in Pejompongan said that they often see motorcycle riders fall into the open pit and some car drivers ended up on the sidewalks because of the dug road. They often fall near the roundabout. In addition to the main road in Pejompongan, The Meruya street and areas in Grogol. In West Jakarta are also severely damaged during the rainy season.
When visiting a victim of floods at Jembatan Pelangi area in Kalibata Pasar Minggu Jakarta, Governor Fauzi Bowo said that all of the infrastructure and the damaged roads would be repaired after the rainy season was over. He added that to repair the damaged roads it would cost thirty four billion rupiah which has been set aside from the special fund for flood handling. People in areas frequently flooded have been practicing to take refuge when floods strike.
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In central Jakarta some of the people in Pejompongan said that they often see motorcycle riders fall into the open pit and some car drivers ended up on the sidewalks because of the dug road. They often fall near the roundabout. In addition to the main road in Pejompongan, The Meruya street and areas in Grogol. In West Jakarta are also severely damaged during the rainy season.
When visiting a victim of floods at Jembatan Pelangi area in Kalibata Pasar Minggu Jakarta, Governor Fauzi Bowo said that all of the infrastructure and the damaged roads would be repaired after the rainy season was over. He added that to repair the damaged roads it would cost thirty four billion rupiah which has been set aside from the special fund for flood handling. People in areas frequently flooded have been practicing to take refuge when floods strike.
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