Tiga Pemain Timnas Irak Menghilang di Australia

SYDNEY–MEDIA: Tiga pemain dan seorang asisten pelatih timnas Irak, menghilang seusai menghadapi Australia dalam kualifikasi Olimpiade 2008 akhir pekan lalu. Demikian diungkapkan sebuah sumber, Senin (19/11).

“Kami mengetahui ada tiga pemain dan satu asisten pelatih yang tidak ikut tim saat meninggalkan Australia,” jelas sumber tersebut. Namun tidak disebutkan nama pemain dan ofisial yang menghilang tersebut.

Namun ia memastikan, kalaupun sengaja meninggalkan tim, keempatnya tidak akan melanggar batas waktu tinggal di Australia “Visa yang mereka miliki berlaku hingga tiga bulan,” jelasnya.

Menghilangnya keempat anggota timnas Irak tersebut dibenarkan juru bicara Departemen Imigrasi Australia, Kevin Andrews. Namun, ia menegaskan hingga kini keempat orang tersebut tidak mengajukan suaka ke Australia.

Permintaan suaka oleh atlet asing ke Australia sebelumnya kerap terjadi. April lalu, dua anggota tim renang Republik Demokratik Kongo meminta suaka setelah tampil di kejuaraan dunia yang berlangsung di Negeri Kangguru tersebut.

Sedangkan seusai Pesta Olahraga Negara Persemakmuran, 40 atlet dan ofisial asing mengajukan suaka ke Australia. (AFP/OL-06)

Singapore nets title sponsor

The inaugural Singapore Grand Prix has netted a title sponsor for the first ever F1 night-race to be held on 28 September 2008.

The event will be sponsored by Singapore Telecommunications and will be called the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix.

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone hailed the sponsorship as good news, “SingTel is a powerful player in the world of telecommunications and we are delighted to welcome them as the title sponsor of the first ever Formula 1 race in Singapore.”

Baghdad Gelar Festival Film Internasional

BAGHDAD–MEDIA: Baghdad akan menggelar festival film internasional pada bulan depan, perhelatan film pertama di ibu kota negara

yang dikoyak-koyak perang itu dalam dua tahun belakangan ini, seorang sutradara Irak menyatakan Minggu (11/11).

Film yang akan diputar selama Festival Film Internasional Baghdad terutama berasal dari Mesir, Jordania, dan Iran. Mesir saja merencanakan akan memboyong 27 film, kata sutradara Dr Aldul Basit Salman kepada AFP melalui telpon dari Kairo, tempat dia kini tinggal.

Acara ini akan diselenggarakan Asosiasi Pembuat Film Tanpa Tapal Batas Irak dan akan berlangsung mulai dari 16 Desember hingga 19 Desember di lokasi yang akan diputuskan kemudian.

Festival film pendek yang digelar pada 2005 di Hotel Al-Mansour, pusat kota Baghdad, untuk tahun ini tak bisa dipilih lagi sebagai ajang festival. Itu setelah aksi serangan bom bunuhdiri di lobi hotel tersebut, saat

berlangsungnya pertemuan para pemimpin suku Irak pada Juni lalu.

Masih Banyak Masyarakat Beraktivitas di Sekitar Kawah Kelud

KEDIRI–MEDIA: Kendati kawasan dengan radius tiga kilometer dinyatakan berbahaya, namun masyarakat masih banyak masyarakat yang beraktivitas di sekitar danau kawah Gunung Kelud.

Kasubid Pengamatan Gunungapi Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG), Agus Budianto, di Kediri, Jawa Timur, Selasa menyesalkan perilaku masyarakat di sekitar lereng gunungapi berketinggian 1.731 meter dari permukaan laut itu.

“Seharusnya mereka bisa menjaga diri, jangan sampai mendekat ke kawah hingga radius tiga kilometer,” katanya di Pos Pengamatan Gunung Api (PPGA) Kelud di Dusun Margomulyo, Desa Sugihwaras, Kecamatan Ngancar, Kabupaten Kediri.

Padahal kebutuhan pakan ternak dan perkebunan milik warga berada di luar radius tiga kilometer. Oleh karena itu Agus merasa heran dengan perilaku warga masyarakat tersebut.

Kebanyakan warga yang sedang berkebun dan mencari pakan ternak mencuri-curi kesempatan untuk melihat kubah lava di tengah danau kawah yang muncul sejak 3 November 2007 lalu.

Sementara di sekitar danau kawah sesekali masih terjadi letusan freatik disertai dengan lontaran abu panas yang menyebar ke arah barat hingga radius 15 kilometer.

Bahkan hingga saat ini alat seismograf yang dipantau dari PPGA Margomulyo masih merekam adanya gempa hembusan sebanyak 163 kali yang menyebabkan keluarnya asap setinggi 2.500 meter disertai abu yang merupakan material vulkanik dari dalam tubuh Gunung Kelud.

Sebelumnya PPGA Margomulyo dan Satlak Penanggulangan Bencana Kabupaten Blitar dibuat bingung oleh ulah sekelompok pecinta alam dari Perhimpunan Penempuh Pendaki Gunung (P3G) Blitar.

Keempat anggota P3G Blitar, yakni Faruq, Andi, Hakim, dan Jojo tidak melaporkan keberadaannya baik kepada PPGA Margomulyo maupun Satlak PB selama berada di sekitar lereng Gunung Kelud.

Namun setelah dilakukan pencarian sekitar tiga jam, posisi keempat pecinta alam itu akhirnya ditemukan di sekitar danau kawah melalui radio komunikasi yang dibawanya. Kemudian keempat pemuda itu diminta segera meninggalkan danau kawah. (Ant/OL-1)

Hakkinen retires from racing


Double Formula One world champion Mika Hakkinen has announced his retirement. The Finn made his announcement at Mercedes’ annual event Stars & Cars in Stuttgart and thus after three seasons in DTM the 39-year-old Hakkinen has finished his career.

 

At the end of the 2001 season, Mika Häkkinen had retired from Formula 1. During the 2004 Stars & Cars Day he announced his comeback in the DTM in which he participated in 2005, 2006 and 2007 as the darling of the public. On Saturday, again at the Stars & Cars Day, the Finn declared the end of his career as a professional race driver. He said goodbye to his supporters with parade laps in the original McLaren-Mercedes MP4-13 with which he became the 1998 World Champion, a really historicially valuable and precious car in motorsports which belongs to the museum today. This final drive was a surprise of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport for Mika.

 

 

Mika Häkkinen said in Stuttgart: “The decision to retire now was not an easy one; however, with 39 years, it’s about time to say goodbye to professional motor racing. Of course, racing is still in my blood and this decision does not mean that this will prevent me from racing for pleasure. I leave with mixed emotions. On the one side, it is hard to say ‚Auf Wiedersehen’ to the many friends I found in motor sport and particularly in the Mercedes-Benz motor sport family. Together with Norbert Haug and the brand with the star I have celebrated all my successes in Formula 1 and DTM here and this makes me very proud. On the other side I am glad to remain closely associated to the brand Mercedes-Benz. We agreed on a long-term co-operation and we will announce more details in due course.”

Alonso and McLaren split

The McLaren Formula One team today announced that it came to an agreement with Fernando Alonso that it would be in the best of interests of both parties to bring the relationship to an end. The Spaniard had an ongoing contract with the Woking based team for another two seasons.

Fernando Alonso will now be on the lookout for a new challenge in Formula 1. It is very likely he will return at Renault. Team boss Flavio Briatore never made a secret of it he loved to see Alonso return at Renault.

“Since I was a boy I had always wanted to drive for McLaren, but sometimes in life things do not work out,” Alonso said on the announcement. “I continue to believe that McLaren is a great team. Yes, we have had our ups and downs during the season, which has made it extra-challenging for all of us, and it is not a secret that I never really felt at home. I know there have been suggestions of favouritism within the team and people say a lot of things in the heat of battle, but in the end I was always provided with an equal opportunity to win. Today’s decision allows all of us to focus on 2008, and I wish the team, Vodafone, Banco Santander, Mutua Madrileña and all the other team Partners who I have worked closely with during the year, the best for the future.”

Ron Dennis wishes the driver all the best in the future. He said: “Everybody at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, especially McLaren’s Spanish Partners Banco Santander and Mutua Madrileña and the team’s title partner Vodafone, want to wish Fernando all the best for the future. He is a great driver but for some reason the combination of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes and Fernando has not really worked out, and in the end we reached a stage where none of us could find a way to move forward. We all believe that our joint decision to part company is for the best, and we will now continue to focus on our 2008 World Championship challenge.”

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