Senin, 10 Januari 2011

South Korea to reopen tourist areas near border


South Korea says it will re-open tourist areas near the border with the communist North.(Korea Selatan mengatakan akan membuka kembali daerah-daerah wisata dekat perbatasan dengan Korea Utara.)


The sites were shut last year after Pyongyang shelled a border island killing four people, (Kawasan itu ditutup tahun lalu setelah Pyongyang menyerang sebuah pulau perbatasan  menewaskan empat orang.).

After the North Korean artillery barrage in November, Seoul shut tourist spots and observation posts along its border with the closed communist state. (setelah gempuran artileri Korea Utara November lalu, Seoul menutup tempat-tempat wisata dan pos observasi di sepanjang perbatasannya)..

Some have been re-opened, now the South says it'll again let tourists into the Imjingak observation posts along the western border.(Sebagian telah dibuka kembali, dan kini Korea Selatan mengatakan akan mengijinkan kembali wisatawan pergi ke pos-pos observasi di sepanjang perbatasan barat).


The area is popular among tourists because of its panoramic views of North Korea.(Kawasan itu populer di kalangan wisatawan karena pemandangan yang indah kearah Korea Utara.)

Pyongyang last week lowered its military alert status, prompting Seoul to do the same.(Pyongyang minggu lalu menurunkan status siaga militernya, dan Seoul kemudian melakukan hal yang sama.)

Minggu, 09 Januari 2011

US lawmaker gravely injured in shooting

A US congresswoman is among a number of people who' ve been shot, (apparently by a lone gunman,) at a public event in Tuscon, Arizona.
(Seorang anggota Kongres Amerika termasuk diantara orang yang tertembak,(sepertinya/tampak seorang pria bersenjata) dalam suatu event umum di Tucson, Arizona.)

Six people were killed and 12 wounded in the shooting spree.(6 orang tewas dan 12 terluka dalam penembakan)              

Sabtu, 08 Januari 2011

Gillard visits flood ravaged Queensland towns

Australia's prime minister Julia Gillard has arrived in the north-eastern state of Queensland to inspect damage from the flood crisis.

She is currently in the town of St George where residents are preparing for the floodwaters to peak.

She will visit the flood ravaged city of Rockhampton later Saturday.

Kamis, 06 Januari 2011

Australia to host 2015 Asian Cup

Australia has been named as the host of the 2015 Asian Cup for soccer.

The Asian Football Confederation announced the decision following a meeting in Doha.

Australia was the only nation that had put forward a bid to host the event.

The Chairman of the Football Federation of Australia, Frank Lowy says the hosting rights vindicated the decision to join the Asian confederation in 2006.