Aceh housewives chase Gen. Sjafrie

TAKENGON, Central Aceh: Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has become a celebrity among housewives in the war torn province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

Despite a tight schedule accompanying Military Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto during his recent visit to the province, Sjafrie, also formerly the Jakarta Military commander, had to spend time posing with Acehnese women wanting their photo taken with him.

He was busy looking after his fans when Central Aceh regent Mustafa Tami's wife, along with several other women, approached him pretending to be shy and asked whether they could be photographed with him.

When one picture had been taken, another group of women, who acted like teenaged girls, asked him for the same favor even though it was close to midnight.

He was only saved when the local photographer said that there was no more film in his camera.

"It's was a difficult situation for me ... I mean if housewives are crazy about me, it could cause problems," Sjafrie said, smiling.--JP

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Williams wins cybersquatting case

GENEVA: British pop star Robbie Williams has won his case to evict a "cybersquatter" from a contested Web site, international arbitrators said in a ruling published on Monday.

Williams, who is one of Britain's top-selling artists with worldwide album sales of more than 19 million, complained to the United Nations copyright agency that Howard Taylor of Southampton, southern England, had no right to www.robbiewilliams.info and was using the site in bad faith.

The Web site pointed users to the Web site of rival rock group Oasis. Williams and Liam Gallagher, the lead singer of Oasis, have had a long-running rift.

Taylor, who said his intention was to run an unofficial Robbie Williams fan club from the site, said he thought the bad blood between the two stars was a public relations exercise and that "anyone who knows about it would see the humor".

However the U.N. World Intellectual Property Organization, which protects trademarks and patents, ruled that the domain name was virtually identical to other Robbie Williams sites and that Taylor had not demonstrated any rights or legitimate interest in the site. The body said it was registered in bad faith.

The ruling requires Taylor to transfer the site back to Williams. --Reuters