Thursday, December 17, 2009

Inquiry

Inquiry

@ a question you ask in order to get information.
- A purchasing staff send an inquiry to PT Utx in order to get an update Yarn Dyed CVC 70/30 price.

@ the act or process of asking questions in order in order to get information (=investigation).
- President set up a committee of inquiry to find more info on the judicial matters.

@ an official process to find out about something.
- Vice President is going to testify before inquiry team.

The Jakarta Post, Dec 16, 2009.
VP TO TESTIFY BEFORE INQUIRY TEAM.

The House of Representatives' Bank Century inquiry committee will question Vice President Budiono next Tuesday to clarify the decision to bail out the bank last November.

Monday, December 14, 2009

SPORTS

@ vying
- persaingan

@ supremacy
- Keunggulan

@ opponents
- pesaing-pesaing

@ amends
- mengubah

@ victories
- kejayaan

@ option
- pilihan

@ proved to works
- terbukti berhasil

RI, MALAYSIA SHARE BADMINTON HONOR

The vying for badminton supremacy between Indonesia and Malaysia at the SEA Games began with a balanced result on Sunday.

Indonesia won the the men's team gold before opponents made amends with the women's team at the National Sports Complex in Vientiane later in the day.

The victories were decided in the fourth rubber on each occasion.

Indonesia's option to the scratch pairing of Nova Widianto and Mohamad Ahsan proved to work as the pair sealed the team's victory 3-1 victory in the men's final with 21-18, 21-17, win over M. Fairuzuzan and M. Zakri Abd. Latif.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

SPORT - TENNIS

@ Comprehensively
- secara komprehensif

@ defeat
- mengalahkan

@ crumble
- terpecah-pecah (menjadi bagian kecil)


WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAM CRUMBLES IN FINAL.

The Indonesian women's tennis team was comprehensively defeated by Thailand in the women's team event final at the 25th SEA GAMES at the National Sports Complex in Victians, laos, last Saturday.

WEIGHTLIFTING

@ STAMP
- menandai

@ DOMINANCE
- dominasi

@ WAVE
- gelombang / guncangan

@ DEFEAT
- mengalahkan

@ WEIGHTLIFTING
- angkat besi

@ WEIGHLIFTER
- atlit angkat besi


Indonesia stamped its dominance in weightlifting with another gold Saturday as Malaysia made waves at the swimming pool and inflicted a shock defeat on Thailand in football at the Southeast Asian Games.

Source Jakarta Post Dec 11, 2009

Saturday, December 12, 2009

COMMON WORDS

@ LOAN
- pinjaman
--> RI gets US$ 425m loan from Japan for green programs.

@ VIOLATION
- pelanggaran
@ RIGHT
- hak
--> Right violation worst in 20 years.

@ UNSEAT
- menurunkan / memecat
@ REVIVE
- menggunakan / memanfaatkan
--> Thai protesters revive mission to unseat PM.
@ PM
- Prime Minister (perdana mentri)

@ CONFRONTATION
- konfrontasi
--> Sri Mulyani opens confrontation with Bakrie.

@ SUFFER
- menderita
--> woman have suffered the most during the military operations, said Father Yohanes Jorga

@ REGENCY
- kabupaten

Friday, December 11, 2009

ENVIRONMENT

@ UNITED NATION CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
- Konferensi Perubahan Iklim Persatuan Bangsa-bangsa

@ DISTRUST
- ketidakpercayaan

@ GRIND DOWN
- menghancurkan

--> distrust grinds down negotiation

@ DELEGATES
- delegasi

@ FILE
- membukukan/mengagendakan/mengajukan

--> A Chinese delegate file a complain over the absence of the logo of CMP

@ CMP (CLIMATE MODELING PROGRAM)
- PROGRAM PERCONTOHAN IKLIM

@ ADAPTATION
- adaptasi

@ TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- transfer tehnologi

@ PRESERVE
- perlindungan

@ FOREST
- hutan
--> Batang Toru proposed as forest preserve

Source : Jakarta Post Dec 11, 2209

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Daily Words

@ INTELECTUAL PROPERTY
- kekayaan intelektual

@ REGENT
- bupati (six years sought for Sleman regent)

@ LAWMAKER
- pembuat hukum, anggota dewan

@ OVERTHROW
- menyerang, menjatuhkan

@ VIOLENCE
- kekerasan (protest hit towns, cities as violence erupts in Makassar.

@ RESIDEDENTS
- para penduduk (authorities to relocate residents in East Lombok)

@ DRUG ABUSE
- penyalahgunaan obat (mayor's son to stand trial for drug abuse)

@ mayor
- walikota

@ keep an eye
- mengawasi (city to keep an eye on fire safety at night clubs)

@ GRADUATES
- lulusan (SMK graduates better chance of employment)

@ STREET VENDORS
- pedagang kaki lima (officers clear Jl. Melati of street vendors)

@ REFUGEES
- pengungsi

@ VOLUNTEER
- sukarelawan

@ PEACEFUL
- damai

@ SETTLEMENT
- penyelesaian ( Prita VS Hospital. Omni willing to seek peaceful settlement)

@ ANTIGRAFT
- anti penyuapan

@ RALLY
- rombongan (antigraft day rally ends peaceful, lacks focus)

@ TO HOST
- menjadi tuan rumah / penyelenggara (Ubud to host first traditional paintings biennale)




Source : Jakarta Post December 10, 2009