Two workers die in landslide

Two workers die in landslide

INDONESIA: Two workers were killed and 17 others injured in a
landslide in Wonosobo regency, Central Java on Saturday morning.

Local officials said the accident occurred when the residents
of Banyumadal village were excavating a hillside to widen the
road below it.

Local administration spokesman identified the dead as
Sutarman, 16, and Paidi, 17.

Fuad said the injured had been admitted to the Islamic
Hospital. The Wonosobo regency administration would cover the
medical expenses.

"We will provide them with rice and pay their hospital bills,"
Fuad said. The regency would give families of the dead Rp 500,000
(US$60) each. -- Antara

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Hamsad wins literary award
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Hamsad wins literary award

INDONESIA: Veteran literary figure Hamsad Rangkuti emerged as the
winner of the 2003 Khatulistiwa Literary Award on Friday night in
Jakarta.

He bested four other finalists with his short story anthology
Bibir Dalam Pispot (Lips In the Chamber Pot).

The 60 year old received a cash prize of Rp 70 million
(US$8,285) and a scholarship to train in England as well as to
have his anthology translated into English.

Hamsad Rangkuti expressed delight at winning and said the
award was his most cherished among all the awards he has ever won
during his 43-year career.

He later told Antara that he would use the money from his
prize to buy an angkot (public minivan) for his children.

In his speech titled "The Author and His Roots", the former
editor of Horison literary magazine said that falsehood and
injustice in the community drove him to express provocative
thoughts.

The other four finalists were poet Sapardi Djoko Damono with
his collection of poems Ada Berita Apa Hari ini, Den Sastro?
(What's the News Today, Den Sastro?), Nukila Amal with her debut
novel Cala Ibi, Radhar Panca Dahana with his anthology of poems
Lalu Batu (Then Stone) and Joko Pinurbo's anthology of poems
Telepon Genggam (Cell phone).

-- Antara

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Sekar takes film director honor
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Sekar Ayu takes directing honor

EGYPT: Indonesian Sekar Ayu Asmara, director of Biola Tak
Berdawai (A Stringless Violin), won the Naguib Mahfuz prize for
Best Debut Film Director at the 27th Cairo International Film
Festival with 45 participating countries.

Sekar, who also wrote the script, received a trophy and a
charter with Mahfuz's name as a tribute to the Egyptian literary
man who won a Nobel prize for literature. The novel was later put
to film.

"I am proud to be selected as the best director in the Cairo
film festival," Sekar told Antara here on Friday after receiving
the prize at the National Opera Building Friday night.

Biola Tak Berdawai stars Ria Irawan, Nicholas Saputra and
Jajang C. Noer. The film explored complex issues, ranging from
handicapped children to rape and abortion.

-- Antara

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Three jailed for assassination plan
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Three jailed for assassination plan

PAKISTAN: A court on convicted three militants on Saturday and
sentenced them to 10 years in jail for planning to kill President
Gen. Pervez Musharraf last year, prosecutor Abdul Wahid Khan told
The Associated Press. Two other men were acquitted.

The ruling was announced at a high-security jail in the
southern city of Karachi where the trial of the men was held
because of security reasons.

Police this year charged the five men with plotting to kill
Musharraf on April 26, 2002, while he was visiting the sprawling
port city.

-- AP

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Kashmir rebels slain after standoff
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Kashmir rebels slain after standoff

INDIA: Indian security forces killed two militants after a
lengthy battle near the home of Indian Kashmir's chief minister,
police said on Saturday.

On Friday, the militants lobbed grenades and fired shots
outside Mufti Mohammad Syed's home, killing two soldiers.

The rebels, holed up in nearby shops for 24 hours, wounded 12
Indian soldiers and policemen in the overnight exchange of fire
in the heart of Srinagar, Kashmir's main city, officials said.

-- Reuters