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Ibas dragged into SKKMigas scandal A court hearing in the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKKMigas) bribery case revealed that the name of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s son, Edhie “Ibas” Baskoro could have been abused in the scandal. According to a dossier read during the on Thursday, Ibas is believed to be close to Singapore-based oil trader Kernel Oil, especially the company’s president Widodo Ratanachaitong. Widodo was suspected of bribing former chief Rudi Rubiandini in return for a guarantee to allocate some oil blocks. Ibas’ alleged involvement was revealed when judge Djoko Subagyo asked graft defendant Deviardi, a golf trainer who dabbled as a middleman and confidante of Rudi, about his conversation with Widodo. In the dossier, Deviardi said that Widodo claimed to have close ties to people from the State Palace. “He [Widodo] has seven oil companies, all based overseas. He has networks in the State Palace, the House of Representatives and Ca

The Article of Reported Speech

Reported Statements When do we use reported speech? Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example "I'm going to the cinema tonight". Later, maybe we want to tell someone else what the first person said. Quoted speech refers to reproducing another person’s exact words. Quotation marks are used. Reported speech refers to reproducing the idea of another person’s words. Not all of the exact words are used: verb forms and pronouns may change. Quotation marks are not used. Quoted speech: Jane said, “I am hungry.” Reported speech: Jane said that she was hungry. Notice in the example: the verb form and pronoun change from quoted speech to reported speech. Tense / Modal Simple present Quoted speech: He said, “I like ice cream.” Reported Speech: He said (that) he liked ice cream Present continuous Quoted Speech: He said, “I am working hard.” Reported Speech: He said (that) he was working hard Simple past

Reported Speech

Example of Application Letter

Bekasi, May 26, 2013 Dear, Personnel Manager PT. Indah Kurnia Jl. Narogong km 13 Bekasi, West Java Dear Sirs, According with job offers from PT. Indah Kurnia, as published in the internet on March 20, 2013, with this I volunteered to join the Marketing Team at PT. Indah Kurnia. As for my personal data as follows: Name : Ranjana Place / Date of Birth : Bekasi, February 28, 1990 The end of education : SMA Address : Bekasi Timur Regensi ,Bekasi Phone : 08134444999 I am currently working as a part time in PT. Bintang Mandiri. I like to learn and be able to work independently and in a team as well. For your consideration, I enclose the following: 1. Curriculum vitae. 2. Photocopy of diploma vocational 3. Copy of certificate courses / training. 4. Pass a recent photo. My big hope was given the opportunity to attend an interview in order to explain more about the profile and skills that I have. Besides the data contained on a resume (curriculum vitae), I also

Example of Invitation Letter

Mathonic Seminars Bekasi Islamic Centre Mrs Purwa Gougi Educational Services Anggrek Street, Bogor,West Java Indonesia. Dear Mrs Purwa, Business Collaboration Meeting with our Business Expansion Team As a follow-up to our phone conversation, this is to confirm that we would like to invite you for a meeting with our President Dr Agus and our Business Expansion Team at our Annual Expansion meeting slated for January 20th – 24th 2012 at our office in Bekasi City. During the meeting, we would give you a tour of our facilities and present our proposed plan for the collaboration between our organisations. We would also expect you to be prepared to present your company to us, especially your newly developed program for young university graduates. Our investors have shown some interest in this program and some of them will also be in attendance at these meetings. We have made adequate preparations for your accommoda

Example of Order Letter

July 15, 2012 Selly Office Products P.O. Box 17151 Rawa Lumbu, Bekasi Subject: Clothing order Please ship the following items from your sales catalog dated January 31, 2012: ITEM CATALOG # COLOR QTY PRICE Dress BS-33070-WC Orange 1 Rp.100.000,00 Shirt BS-33345-BC Blue 3 Rp.150.000.00 Blouse HC-22005-SH Red 2 Rp.300.000,00 Jacket HS-55118-ZC Black 2 Rp.300.000,00 The items ordered above should be shipped C.O.D. to this address: Bagus Cloth Bandung City P.O. Box 11661 Dago, Bandung (021)883251 The costs above reflect a discount of 60/10, with net due in 30 days after the invoice date. The merchandised is to be shipped by your company's own truck line at a rate of 7 percent of the total net cost. We are remodeling our offices and have a target completion date of August 30, 2012, . If there is any reason you see that you can keep

Example of Memo

MEMO To : Komboy, Regional Manager From : Shinta Maharani, Sales Date : 9 February 2013 Subject: Notification of My Resignation I am writing to inform you of my intention to resign from G & S Holdings. I have appreciated very much my four years working for the company. The training has been excellent and I have gained valuable experience working within an efficient and professional team environment. In particular, I have appreciated your personal guidance during these first years of my career. I feel now that it is time to further develop my knowledge and skills base in a different environment. I would like to leave, if possible, in a month's time on Wednesday, 20 March. This will allow me to complete my current workload. I hope that this suggested arrangement is acceptable to the company. Once again, thank you for your support.

Example of Complaining Letter

Gugun Goods Narogong km 15 Road Bekasi 8 June 2013 Attn: Mr Ranjana Sahid Sales Manager CDF Batteries Rawa Panjang Road Bekasi Dear Mr Sahid Re. Order No. 15610707 I am writing to inform you that the goods we ordered from your company have not been supplied correctly. On 28 May 2013 we placed an order with your firm for 15,000 ultra super long-life batteries. The consignment arrived yesterday but contained only 1,500 batteries. This error put our firm in a difficult position, as we had to make some emergency purchases to fulfil our commitments to all our customers. This caused us considerable inconvenience. I am writing to ask you to please make up the shortfall immediately and to ensure that such errors do not happen again. Otherwise, we may have to look elsewhere for our supplies. I look forward to hearing from you by return. Yours sincerely Regie Purchasi

Example of Inquiry Letter

June 07, 2012 Ms. Jackob Putra Employment Director Environmental Consultants Inc. P.O. Box 17151 Bekasi, CO 12345 Dear Ms. Jackob, I am writing to inquire about job opportunities at Environmental Consultants, Inc. Your web page highlights that you are in the process of expanding your research facilities and I am pleased to learn that your company may be in need of additional individuals with strong research and leadership skills. I will be graduating this May with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and believe my education and experience make me a good fit for your company. My experience as an intern with Genada Geological Consultants, as well as in the Pelangi College Department of Geology, has provided me with a strong foundation in the field of environmental impact research. My specialty area of soil composition analysis should prove beneficial in performing the duties of the Coordinator. For the

Satay Building

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I took this photo when I was holiday to Bandung City . I visited satay building ( Gedung Sate ) who became one of the icons of Bandung City and Province of West Java . Satay Building ( Gedung Sate ) is a place where the Governor of West Java to work . Satay Building ( Gedung Sate ) was established on July 27, 1920, this building was originally constructed as the seat of government at the time in which the Dutch government set Bandung as the capital of the their colonies country in Indonesia.The selection of Bandung City was based on consideration suitable climate because Bandung City is so cool and beautiful natural scenery . That said,climate of Bandung City is as comfortable as the South of France in the summer. During the Dutch colonial time, Gedung Sate was known as the Gouvernements Bedrijven or GB. The first stone was laid by Johanna Catherina Coops, the eldest daughter of the mayor of Bandung, B. Coops and his wife Petronella Roelofsen, which

Cibodas Botanical Garden

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This picture described when I went holiday with my friends . I vacationed to The Cibodas Botanical Garden . I took the picture which in front of the guest house . The Guest House is used to a location for shooting the film . Kebun Raya Cibodas (KRC or the Cibodas Botanical Gardens) is a 125-hectares botanical garden located approximately 1,300-1,425 meters on the slopes of Mount Gede, 23 kilometers to the northwest of the township of Cianjur. The gardens are in the Cibodas subdistrict of West Java, Indonesia, around 100 kilometers from Jakarta. They were founded in 1862 by the Dutch botanist Johannes Elias Teysjmann as an extension of the Bogor Botanical Gardens. The gardens have a collection of almost 6,000 specimens, representing over 1,200 species, and a glasshouse collection of over 4,000 specimens,including 350 species of cacti and succulents and 360 species of orchids. Historically the Cibodas Botanic Garden is associated with the introduction of quinine to Indonesia. Here