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TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Mahyudin, Former Chairman of the Sports Commission of the House of Representatives, claimed to have handed over a number of documents related to the Hambalang corruption case. The documents, submitted to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), consist of materials related to the discussion of trillion-rupiah project budget. “The document...

By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Is a label of autism lifelong? Some young children accurately diagnosed as autistic lose their symptoms and their diagnosis as they get older, say US researchers. The findings of the National Institutes of Health study of 112 children appears to challenge the widely held belief that autism is a lifelong condition. While...

At least 10 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a political office in northern Iraq, officials say. At least 90 people are reported to have been injured in the attack on offices of the Kurdish Democratic Party in the city of Kirkuk. Police say the blast was caused by a car driven by a suicide bomber. Although sectarian violence has decreased in Iraq since the height...

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: In a press conference at the Supreme Court yesterday, Grand Judge Candidate, M. Daming Sanusi claimed that he was agitated and strained during the time of a fit and proper test before the DPR Law Commission, thereby unintentionally making the controversial remark about rape. “I plead guilty, I’m so sorry. But it’s was beyond...

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: After failing for two years in a row, M. Daming Sanusi may again not make it to be Grand Judge. His statements regarding rape victims prompted a number of factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) to cut off his candidacy in the run for the Grand Judge position. Chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party, Hidayat Nur Wahid, said that his...

Taqa Bratani's Cormorant Alpha platform is nearly 100 miles off Shetland A pipeline system servicing up to 27 oil fields has been shut down after a leak on the Cormorant Alpha platform, north-east of Shetland. The fields affected, and another eight associated platforms, produce up to 6% of the UK's oil and gas output. Hydrocarbons were detected inside a leg of...

TEMPOInteractive, Jakarta: The Directorate General of Taxation denies Asian Agri Group’s plans to appeal over the institution’s rule to fine the company. Director General of Taxes Fuad Rahmany said the institution will still fine Asian Agri with Rp 1.259 trillion tax debts plus a lateness fee of 48 percent. “We will execute this after the issuance of...

Taqa Bratani's Cormorant Alpha platform is nearly 100 off Shetland A leak at a key North Sea oil platform has forced the shutdown of a pipeline system that handles production from more than 20 other fields, and up to 6% of total UK oil production. Hydrocarbons were detected inside a leg of the Cormorant Alpha platform, which is nearly 100 miles off Shetland. ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta: Indonesia, one of Timor-Leste’s biggest trading partners, is being sought after to take part in its development programs, said an ASEAN secretariat press release. “The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmao, will visit ASEAN countries to promote Timor-Leste’s development and to call for interest in taking part in the development...

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Port developer Pengembang Pelabuhan Indonesia CEO Dani Rusli says the new Kalibaru Port in North Jakarta will reduce high port costs. The costs can be reduced by 20 to 30 percent, said Dani at the Pelindo II office in Jakarta on Tuesday, January 15. Businesses are incurring high logistical costs due to the limited capacity of Tanjung Priok...