Inebriated Korean arrested after crash
TANGERANG: Tangerang Police arrested a Korean national late on Tuesday after he was involved in a fatal traffic accident on Jl. Bulevard in Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, in which one motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured.
Tangerang Police traffic chief Insp. Syamsu said on Wednesday that the Korean, identified as Jeang Sang Kuk, 25, was allegedly drunk while driving his car. He lost control and hit a motorcycle ridden by Aman and Wahyu Hidayat, residents of Curug district, Tangerang regency.
Wahyu died instantly at the scene while Aman is currently in critical condition at the hospital.
Jeang then fled the scene by entering the toll road heading to Cikupa but he was too drunk to drive and later hit a bus. He still managed to exit at the Cikupa toll gate, only to be arrested by an officer from the Curug subprecinct police, Brig. Tusino, who witnessed the accident and helped carry both victims to the hospital.
Tusino, who coincidentally was passing Jl. Cikupa Raya, recognized Jeang's car and arrested the driver.
Curug subprecinct police chief I Ketut Sudarsana said that as of Wednesday afternoon the Korean man was still unable to be questioned. -- JP
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UI gets $13,000 grant from OGFICE
DEPOK: The University of Indonesia (UI) received a US$13,000 grant from the Osaka Gas Foundation of International Culture Exchange (OGFICE) on Wednesday.
The money will be used to finance four natural gas research projects run by the university.
OGFICE, which was established in 1992, donated a total of $39,000 for 12 research projects by the University of Indonesia, the Bandung Institute of Technology and the Bogor Institute of Agriculture.
The foundation also donated Rp 200 million (US$23,530) for equipment and Rp 294 million for scholarships for students in East Kalimantan and Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
UI deputy rector Sutanto Soehodho told The Jakarta Post the university had an annual budget of between Rp 800 million ($94,118) and Rp 1 billion to finance research work.
"But the figure is not enough. Therefore we thank the OGFICE and hope that one day we can finance our research on our own," he said. -- JP
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Wisma BNI 46 gets bomb hoax
JAKARTA: About 500 people were evacuated from Jakarta's landmark BNI building on Jl. Sudirman after a bomb threat was received at 8:45 a.m on Wednesday.
The Jakarta Police bomb squad declared the threat a hoax two hours later, allowing workers to return to the 50-story building.
The threat was telephoned in to telephone operator PT Buana Bina Mega Sakti, which leases the 32nd floor.
Last month, the Bank BNI Card Center in the building received a similar threat.
Office worker Deni said that most people did not believe a bomb was planted in the building.
"We have received many bomb hoaxes but none have actually involved real bombs."
On Tuesday, Wisma Kyoei Prince on Jl. Sudirman was targeted by another bomb hoax. -- JP
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Military officer and wife shot by robbers
TANGERANG: An Army officer from the military command in Pondok Aren district and his wife were shot by four unidentified men, suspected to be motorcycle thieves, in Perigi village, Pondok Aren, Tangerang regency, on Tuesday night.
The officer, Brig. Ngadiono, 46, and his wife Nurhayati, 37, were riding their motorcycle when suddenly four unidentified men on two Yamaha RX King motorcycles shot them.
Ngadino, who was carrying a gun in his jacket, shot back at the would-be thieves causing them to flee the scene after they realized that he too was armed.
Ngadiono and his wife were rushed to Bintaro International Hospital and their injuries were not believed to be life- threatening.
Pondok Aren subprecinct police chief Insp. Tanti Septiani said on Wednesday that police found four bullet casings at the scene. Police are still investigating the case but they suspect the four men to be members of a motorcycle robbery gang. -- JP