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Company Managers Victim at Jakarta's Marriot Bombing

Some foreign company managers become victims at Jakarta's J.W Marriot Hotel bombings on Friday (07/17) morning.

Those manager were attending a monthly breakfast meeting titled ICP Breakfast Roundtable, a private forum where senior executives briefed on important developments by government officials, national leaders and other experts, organized by Castle Asia, a consultancy firm specializing in Indonesia's political risk and economic forecasting,

The participants who were killed by the explosion are Timothy Mackay (60), a New Zealand citizen President Director of PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk, a subsidiary of Switzerland-based Holcim Group, Garth McEvoy (40) an Australian Commercial Manager at PT Thiess Contractor Indonesia, a subsidiary of of Australian Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd and Nathan Verity (38), an Australian Citizen owner of a human resources and recruitment business in Jakarta.

source : copy paste www.nusantara-news.com

Meanwhile among those injured in the bombing are David Potter, Executive Vice President - Exploration PT Freeport Indonesia, Andrew Cobham, Country Manager PT Hill Konsultan Indonesia, Kevin S Moore, General Manager Husky Oil North Sumbawa Ltd, Mariko Yoshihara, Managing Director PT JAC Indonesia, Gary Ford, General Manager Anadarko Indonesia, Max Boon, Castle Asia and James Castle, Chairman & CEO Castle Asia.

Indonesia Health Ministry has announced Friday afternoon 9 people were killed and 52 people injury from bomb blast at J.W Marriot and nearby Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Pilkadal & Politik Uang

Pemilihan kepala daerah (Pilkada) untuk memilih Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur yang akan memimpin Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) untuk periode lima tahun kedepan, merupakan suatu moment yang sangat penting dan bersejarah dalam kehidupan berdemokrasi di NTT.