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April 17, 2009

Activists Threaten Govt with Lawsuit

JAKARTA ~ Activists threatened this week to take the government and electoral commission to court over incomplete voter lists that – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Policeman Shot Dead in Papua

TIMIKA ~ A policeman was shot dead and six others wounded in an ambush by suspected separatist rebels in the – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Ten Injured in Village Clash

KUPANG ~ Ten people were injured in a clash between police and villagers armed with arrows, machetes and rocks on – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Govt Sees Economic Rebound in 2009

JAKARTA ~ The central government expects the impact of the global economic downturn on the domestic economy to dissipate this – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Govt to Airlines: Shape Up or Shut Down

JAKARTA ~ The government will require passenger airlines to fly at least 10 planes by 2012 or be shut down – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Strong Quake Hits off Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra island on Thursday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of – Read More...
April 17, 2009

April 17-23, 2009

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April 17, 2009

Fiji’s Military Ruler Tightens Grip

SUVA ~ Fiji’s military government tightened controls on the media this week, devalued the currency and said it would not – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Thailand Revokes Thaksin Passport over Protests

BANGKOK ~ Thailand revoked the passport of Thaksin Shinawatra this week, escalating a campaign against the fugitive former premier and – Read More...
April 17, 2009

UN, US Nuclear Experts Quit N. Korea

SEOUL ~ US and UN nuclear monitors left North Korea on Thursday after the communist state ordered them out and – Read More...