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Indonesia sends in police after Ambon clash
september 12, 2011by latadmin
Indonesia has deployed hundreds of security personnel to Ambon, a city with a history of major sectarian violence, after clashes left three people dead, a police...
From Sikhs and Cheese to Patels and Motels
september 12, 2011by latadmin
That Indians have migrated far and wide for economic opportunities is well known. Yet, stories about specific communities of Indians making a home in a distant part of...
Thailand, Indonesia vow to boost trade
september 12, 2011by latadmin
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday vowed to improve economic cooperation with Indonesia, particularly in the agriculture, energy and tourism sectors. In...
PKB reports own member Lily Wahid to police for defamation
september 11, 2011by latadmin
National Awakening Party (PKB) said that it had reported its own member and legislator, Lily Wahid, to the police for defamation after she said that the…
Govt allocates Rp4.5t for disaster mitigation in 2012 budget
september 11, 2011by latadmin
The government has earmarked Rp 4.5 trillion (US$526 million) to anticipate and mitigate natural disasters in the proposed…
China launches offshore safety checks
september 11, 2011by latadmin
China has launched safety inspections of all its offshore petroleum exploration and production bases, following an oil spill in the nation’s northern Bohai Bay,...
Bomb at US base reminder of raging Afghan war
september 11, 2011by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful Taliban truck bomb that wounded 77 American soldiers and killed five Afghans outside a combat outpost served as a reminder on...
Security minister calls for peace efforts in Ambon
september 11, 2011by latadmin
Chief Security Minister Djoko Suyanto said that all parties in Ambon after Sunday afternoon`s communal clashes must make peace efforts to help calm down the situation...
Pakistan president undergoes tests in London (AP)
september 11, 2011by latadmin
AP – Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has recently undergone medical tests in London and received a clean bill of health.
