National Scene: Six Fishermen Arrested in Malaysia: Task 1

National scene: Six fishermen arrested in Malaysia
Malaysian powers have confined six anglers from West Brandan,

Langkat, North Sumatra, on Langkawi Island.
“Six customary anglers from Langkat were captured and kept in
Langkawi, Malaysia,” executive of the North Sumatra office of the Indonesian
Traditional Fishermen Association (KNTI) Tajruddin Hasibuan said as cited by
Antara.
The captures were made as the anglers were returning home from a three-
day trip. Tajruddin said that Malaysian oceanic police captured the anglers on
May 9. The anglers were recognized as Abdul Rais, Daiman, Zailani, M. Zais,
Radit and Hery. Hasibuan encouraged the administration to help discharge the
six anglers.
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Actor Didi Petet dies aged 58
Veteran actor Didi Widiatmoko, popularly known as Didi Petet, died at

the age of 58 at his residence in Sasak Tinggi, Ciputat, South Tangerang, on
Friday morning. Didi’s niece Muthia Kautsar said that Didi, who starred in a
number of comedy and drama films in the 1980s and 1990s, collapsed and lost
consciousness when attending an expo in Milan, Italy, recently.
“He just arrived home on May 10 after attending the exhibition. In that
city, he collapsed and lost consciousness and returned home in a wheelchair,”
she said.
On Tuesday, Didi was taken to Bandung for treatment. Muthia said no diseases
were detected but he died on Friday.
Didi’s body is laid out in his residence on Jl. Bambu Apus in Sasak
Tinggi, Ciputat, South Tangerang. It has yet to be decided when and where he
will be buried.


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Indonesian Maid Beheaded
An Indonesian housemaid has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being

convicted of killing her employer, the Saudi Interior Minister said.
The woman was beheaded in the Southern Asir province in what was the
second execution in the country.
The maid was earlier found of suffocating her female boss and stealing
her jewellery. Rape, murder and other serious crimes can carry the death penalty
in the conservative desert kingdom.
Last year, Saudi Arabia, which follow a strict interpretation of Syaria,
Islamic law executed more than 130 people.


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Bank Robber Interrupts News Broadcast
ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 16 (UPI) — A Minnesota bank robber

interrupted a news broadcast about his own crime when he returned to the scene
Tuesday.
Video shows KIMT News reporter Adam Sallet reporting on a series of
robberies from outside Sterling State bank in Rochester as an employee runs out
and points to the robber off camera.
“This is live TV folks,” Sallet said before stepping away from the
broadcast to call police.
The feed then cut back to the news anchor who assured the audience that
the event was not planned.
Sallet tweeted later in the day that the suspect had been caught.


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Facing Jail for Highway-Blocking Marriage Proposal
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HOUSTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) – A man who stopped traffic on a busy stretch
of Houston interstate for his marriage proposal is facing the possibility of jail
for his gesture, police said.
Vidal Valladares Navas, 24, recruited friends to drive their cars along his
on Interstate 45 Sunday and stop on a spot with a view of the city’s skyline so
he could get his girlfriend out of the car and propose in the road.”There were
about 8 cars with me and we just lined up — 4 and 4 — and we just stopped,”
Valladares Navas told KTRK-TV.
Valladares Navas’ intended, Michelle Wycoff, 23, was unaware of the
proposal plans, but quickly accepted.”I said, ‘Are you serious?'” Wycoff told
the Houston Chronicle. “Then I saw all my family and friends with cameras and
I looked where Vidal was and he was down on one knee.
“Honestly, I didn’t think about if it was a good idea or a bad idea. I was
just so happy in the moment. I love him so much,” she said.


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Final Examination Soon Will Be Held
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Final examination test has been counted down in two month, This test
will determine all of indonesian student are worthy or not to pass the school.
Based from experience of the last year ago, there are so many student worried
about difficulty of the test. They criying over time before and after the test held.
In the elementary school, number of students that failed reaches hundreds
in all of the school around indonesia, at least about 698 children do not pass this
test, this figure dropped dramatically from the previous year which reached 874
children. Meanwhile, the number of students who did not pass even worse that
touched the figure of 749 years ago, this is due to a mismatch to shine exam
with questions tested.
Generally the problem is due to the fear of students in that will be tested
on the exam. But this can be overcome if the student is able to prepare itself in
terms of both learning materials and mentally.


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Tornado's wrath ruined the city
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Tornado that occurred in russia moscow city yesterday has devastated the
whole town in a matter of hours. The storm that occurred during the 39 minutes
it has swept at least 49 buildings, four important buildings and swallowed
dozens of casualties.
The storm that occurred this time worse than the worst storm ever
recorded occurred in moscow since 1973, it can be said that this storm is the
worst storm that ever occurred in moscow for 100 years.
To respond to this disaster, the local response agencies have been
exerting all his strength to help evacuate victims of the storm. Although the
weather has not improved but aid has been channeled to the victims. Not only
from the Russian government, but in the form of material aid has been granted
by various countries as an expression of their concern.


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Malaysian powers have confined six anglers from West Brandan,

Do the comprehension questions.

1. What is the news about?

Summary of Events Who?

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Veteran actor Didi Widiatmoko, popularly known as Didi Petet, died at

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1. What is the news about?

Summary of Events Who?

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An Indonesian housemaid has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being

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ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 16 (UPI) — A Minnesota bank robber

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Summary of Events Who?

Facing Jail for Highway-Blocking Marriage Proposal

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Final Examination Soon Will Be Held

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Tornado's wrath ruined the city

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