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US failed to deliver nightclub terror tip
The United States' failure to warn Australia before the Bali
bombings that terrorists planned to attack Indonesian nightspots
was
a stunning intelligence breakdown. (The Age).
 Australian
JI leader tracked down by Indonesian agents
A former Perth schoolteacher accused
of leading the
Jemaah Islamiah terror group in Australia has been
found by Indonesian authorities in West Java. Abdul Rahim Ayub,
has been cooperating with Indonesia's national intelligence agency
BIN, and may be extradited to face charges in his adopted country.
(Channel News Asia)
LATEST:
No proof former Aussie
school teacher is militant leader: Police
Indonesia's top anti-terrorist investigator said on Friday there was "no
proof" a former Australian school teacher believed to be in
Indonesia heads the Australian branch of theJamaah Islamiyah
militant group. Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Friday
confirmed elements of a report in The Australian newspaper
which said Ayub was located about three months ago in Puncak, a
town near the West Java city of Bogor. Ayub, who The Australian
said was a dual Australian-Indonesian national, has not been
arrested but has been cooperating with Indonesia's national
intelligence agency, BIN, and remains under the watch of BIN
agents, the newspaper said. Howard confirmed that Ayub had been
located and questioned by the Indonesians, but declined to
elaborate further. Pranowo, director of the U.S.-trained
Special Detachment 88 anti-terrorist squad, denied that Ayub was
co-operating with the authorities. "He is free," said Pranowo. "We
don't have proof that he has committed any violations." The
JI has been outlawed as a terrorist organization in Australia, but
is not banned in Indonesia. Ayub and his twin brother Adbul
Rahman, were identified as the leaders of JI in Australia by Jack
Roche, a British-born convert to Islam who last month became the
first Australian convicted of terrorism offenses. (jAK pOST)
Indonesian woman jailed for soliciting
The Bandar Seri Begawan Court sentenced a 39-year-old
Indonesian woman to two months' imprisonment after she pleaded
guilty to soliciting a male for the purpose of prostitution. She
was found half-naked in Room No. 4, at a building in Jalan Tutong
when the police officers raided the room. She was found with a
male person. An unused condom was found on a small table in the
said room. The Public Prosecutor said the defendant admitted
to having prostituted herself for the past two months for payments
between $25 to $40. (Borneo Buletin)
 Wiranto's
backers edge nearer to conceding defeat
Supporters of Wiranto were close to conceding defeat, yet some
members of his campaign said they may still challenge the vote
over ballot irregularities. They are
threatening to challenge the result because millions of
votes that were initially deemed invalid are being recounted.
(Taipei Times)
FROM THE
EDITOR:
 Many
people responded on
the BuGils 'Idol' Waitress contest and I copied a few
emails of the readers in this editorial. In general Candidate 'D'
had the most votes, followed closely by 'A'. After the first round
we can conclude that expats don't prefer a flirting bar maid. They
also don't need a correct and fast service: good looks and a
nice conversation are rated much higher. A remarkable finding is
that many expats do consider the social factor important.
Nevertheless, even with the knowledge that the person really needs
the job to feed her family, more people choose 'D', as she more
western and 'well built'. In the next edition we concentrate on A
and D only and I will add their pictures. If there is any question
you have, please send it to me. Like 'how would you handle a
drunken Scotsman' (the correct answer would be: 'I would
make sure he pays before he is thrown in the Taman Ria lake')
and 'How would you deal with harassment?' (The right answer
would be: 'That felt good! Hit me again!'). I do often
receive complaints (mostly from our Indonesian customers!) who
find a number of our staff 'sombong' (snobby) and 'scary'. As we
in BuGils choose to have a 'liberal' style of management, I guess
it is the consequence of hiring waitresses with attitude and
(maybe too much) character. The line is thin and maybe I would
prefer a more friendly addition to the collection of staff I have
so far. But then again, you are the customer, you choose. Here
some emails from readers:
I prefer
the candidate A. She seem honest and willing to work. Not flirt or
expect more except to got money and support the family. but u
should checked her background i think...?? or u dnt hv tooo...??
Chiao, V.
We
NEED pictures!!!! We want to see them pouring beers, smiling, and
wearing BuGils dress! So we can look into their souls and truly
see if they are good bar staff. A picture is a thousand words, and
many pictures from different angles would be even better. Also if
you hire a girl that is not as attractive/social as the other
girls, it may depress her and us…. as bar maidery is in the eye of
the beholder. Regards, M.
Bart, As my dear old Dad said to me:
"when in doubt, choose the one with the largest chest". so, I
guess choose the good looking one, besides she has her family to
take care of - so you get the sympathy thing going. cheers, L.
Nice candidates for the perfect
waitress. However, being a female regular, and a heterosexual, it
would be nice if BuGils- had a 'good-looking' and 'smart' WAITER?
Please? Just one? :) S.
Bartele, My vote goes to BUGILS WAITRESS
APPLICANT - # A. To me it's a no-brainer. Why? Because this lady
states that she needs the money to assist her abandoned mother
with three children. Ergo, if Applicant A starts work at BuGils
every BuGils customer is by association (even if unwittingly)
helping to support three fatherless Indonesian children. Cheers,
E.R.
hello, Mine name is Raymond and I do read your newsletter
already for some time.It's nice to read sometimes the stupid
things what happens in Jakarta and also the serious things.I just
like it. And what about the contest for your waitresses at
bugils.For every one of them you can say something good or bad but
the want what I think is the most suitable is number B. Not only
because she is young and wild and have already seen something of
live,but more that she knows how to handle whit bule,special bule
gila or bule kampong.depends in which way you look at it. R.
Bartele, I am no longer living in Indonesia, so don't know if my
vote counts, but I think that candidates A and D best fit in with
the atmosphere of Bugils as I have know it and would like to see
it remain (for when I return on expected vacations). Between the
two, I would probably lean toward candidate D. C & D seem to
be on opposite ends of the scale and outside the mid range that
keeps the flavour of Bugils tradition. Best regards, and I look
forward to seeing your choice (I hope in the fall) B.S.
hi Bart, my priority order 4yr
waitresses.... D, A, B, C.... but just hire them all 4 and will
know which profile is the most succesful later.... rgds, F.
In the next edition the pictures and a report of our staff
outing to Yogyakarta this weekend. The bar will stay open with
free-lancers. Hope to see you again on Tuesday evening! Cheers,
Bartele
ELSEWHERE IN ASIA: Hey You, Get off my cloud
!
A storm is brewing in China as drought-plagued regions accuse each
other of
stealing clouds for rain-seeding. With the help of
modern technology, scientists can fire rockets into light, fluffy
clouds to make them rain. "...one area's success with rain has
meant taking moisture meant for one place and giving it to
another." (SMH)
ELSEWHERE IN
THE WORLD: Not Funny For Blondes
Blondes perform intelligence tests
more slowly after reading jokes playing on their supposed
stupidity. Some 80 women of various hair colors were tested in a
series of psychometric tests. The participants had to read "dumb
blonde" jokes, such as: "Why
do blondes open yogurt pots while still at the supermarket?
-- Because it says 'Open Here' on the lid."
After exposure to negative
social-stereotypes about them, the fair-haired participants
performed significantly more slowly in the tests. (Yahoo)
A British man who accidentally shot himself in the
testicles after drinking 15 pints of beer has been jailed for five
years for possessing an illegal firearm. The man had intended to
shoot a friend.
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