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Mom Kills Herself and Toddler Over Big Debt
Jakarta Globe, Made Arya Kencana | September 01, 2010
Denpasar. A mother in Jimbaran, Bali, desperate because she owned Rp 150 million ($16,600) to a bank and moneylenders, has killed herself and her two-year-old son.
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| In this file photo, the sun sets over Kuta beach in Bali. A woman in Jimbaran, Bali, has killed herself and her two-year-old son, desperate because she owned Rp 150 million ($16,600) to a bank and moneylenders. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) |
Ni Kadek Ariyani, 39, hung herself and her son, Ketut Teguh Ariwiguna, in the bathroom of their house in South Kuta on Tuesday.
The bodies were found by Ni’s son I Gede Komang Titan Brilianata Pratama, 12, when he returned from school. “I came back from school and the house was so quiet,” the shocked young boy said.
“When I entered the bathroom I found my mom and brother were already hanging.”
Police officers investigating the tragedy had not found any sign of violence, the head of the South Kuta subdistrict police, Adjunct Comr. Nanang Prihasmoko, said.
“We are sure it was suicide” he said. The family has refused autopsy on the bodies, with her husband, Gede Wayan Witawan, 42, saying: “We can accept this.”
Police concluded that debt was behind the suicide after questioning Witawan. “The victim wasn’t only indebted to a bank but also to money lenders,” Nanang said.
Ariyani had been running a cooperative business and a service bureau for the past three years but both ventures were not going well and were in danger of going bankrupt.
Witawan, who works at a local golf course, was also unable to cover the debt and Nanang said that his wife had also mortgaged her house to try to pay off her debt.
From the investigation, police assumed that Ariyani had hung her child first and then herself.
What does it take to motivate you?
Welcome to September. My birthday month.
This morning I had a hard time getting out of bed, but then I remembered Ann and our weight loss challenge. How could I just lay here while she was losing weight? Didn't seem right. Anyway, it motivated me to get up and get to the gym.
Speaking of motivation, there's a blog titled Nu(de) Motivation. According to this blog, five successful, beautiful, intelligent women volunteered to find their way back health by using the idea that they would eventually be photographed in the nude as motivation. OK. Here's the thing with this for me: If someone wanted me to lose weight so I could be photographed in nude, I don't think it would motivate me. I think I would probably purposefully retain my weight to ensure that never happened. But, if that works for you, then by all means go ahead.
Anyway, my point of discussing the nude challenge and my weight loss challenge with my friend is to find out what other people use to motivate themselves. And so with that I ask you: What motivates you?
President SBY To Make a Speech Addressing the Indonesia-Malaysia Tensions
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to make a statement through the state address to express his attitude toward warming relations between Indonesia-Malaysia at the Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Indonesia, Wednesday night.
After carrying out the fast together with Commander of the Armed Forces, three of the chief of staff and all levels of military force, the President will give a speech related to his attitude toward the developments that occurred between Indonesia and Malaysia, recently.
Since August 13, 2010, relations between Indonesia and Malaysia re-warmed after three officers of Ministry Of Marine Affairs And Fisheries arrested by Malaysian royal police (Polis Diraja Malaysia) in Tanjung Berakit, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
Malaysian royal police action was immediately greeted by loud protests by some communities in Indonesia with demonstrations. Malaysia Prime Minister has even issued a warning to its citizens not to travel to Indonesia, given the anti-Malaysian demonstrations that are considered excessive.
Responding, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has written to Prime Minister Najib to resolve the issue between the two countries as well. In addition, the president also appealed to Prime Minister Najib to accelerate the two countries border issues discussion.
Woman loses five family members due to food poisoning
Police in the South Sulawesi regency of Barru are investigating the cause of food poisoning which has killed eight people in Patappa village.
Sakka, 55, a witness, said her husband La Pasau, 60, grandchildren Asni, 16, and Mammi, 14, her daughter-in-law Juhaeni and the latter’s father La Waleng died after eating pancakes they received from relatives next door as they broke their fast on Tuesday.
Seven other people, including Sakka’s son Amon Tang and her grandsonYusri, are being treated at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital in the provincial capital of Makassar.
Doctor Siti Hajar who takes care of the survivors said her patients hurt their stomach, but found no problems with their liver and kidney. She expected her patients to recover soon.
Sakka said she received the pancakes from her relative Syamsidar, who often baked pancakes using ingredients she bought from a nearby market. Syamsidar, who planned to leave for employment in Tawau in Malaysia, died in the incident.
All the dead victims were buried on Wednesday in Patappa village.
Victims die from gunshot wounds in their heads: Hospital
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 09/01/2010 3:51 PM
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A clash between police officers and local people in the Central Sulawesi regency of Buol from Tuesday night to early on Wednesday left four people killed due to gunshot wounds in their heads, a hospital says.
Director of Buol state hospital Abdul Hamid Lakuntu said Wednesday doctors could not save the lives of the victims due to their severe head wounds. The hospital is treating 22 people who were injured in the incident, five of them are in a critical condition.
“The bodies of the victims have been taken to their respective homes for burial,” Abdul said as quoted by Antara news agency.
Police opened fire at hundreds of local people who raided Biau police station on Tuesday night. The attack followed the death of motorcycle taxi driver Kasmir Timumun allegedly from torture while under the police custody on Monday.
The police detained Kasmir following a traffic accident involving a police officer.
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