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May 1, 2009

Govt Suspends Pork Imports, Boosts Airport Scanners

JAKARTA ~ The authorities suspended pork imports and increased body-temperature scanners at airports this week as senior officials tried to – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Priest, Wife Hacked to Death in Sulawesi

JAKARTA ~ An elderly Christian priest and his wife were hacked to death with machetes in Sulawesi, police said. Frans – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Singaporean Sentenced to 18 Years for Terrorism

JAKARTA ~ A Singaporean Islamist who trained for “holy war” in Afghanistan and met Osama bin Laden in 2000 was – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Soldiers Mutiny in Papua: AFP

SENTANI ~ About 200 Indonesian soldiers mutinied and fired shots into the air in politically sensitive eastern Papua region on – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Quake Strikes Sulawesi

JAKARTA ~ A 5.9-magnitude quake hit off Sulawesi province on Monday, the geophysics agency said. The quake struck at 1:22pm – Read More...
May 1, 2009

President’s Party Backs His Re-election

JAKARTA ~ Thunderous cheers and applause greeted President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday when he announced his readiness to seek – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Eight Killed in Sumatra Boat Accident

JAKARTA ~ Eight people died and 30 more went missing when a boat sank off Sumatra island at the weekend, – Read More...
May 1, 2009

May 1-7, 2009

Re: My Compound Life: Western Conveniences Are Not all That Convenient in Bali Hannah, nice read! I also was like – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Beating Around the Butterfly Bush

In Duck Soup, the Marx Brothers’ 1933 war satire, Groucho is reading an important document when he says to Zeppo, – Read More...
May 1, 2009

WHO Warns Global Swine Flu Pandemic Imminent

GENEVA ~ The World Health Organization warned a global swine flu pandemic was imminent, as more nations confirmed cases of – Read More...