Aceh housewives chase Gen. Sjafrie

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
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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