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7 hrs ago | Clover Herald

Indonesian police arrest alleged kangaroo smuggler

Indonesian police arrested a man accused of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos by boat from New Guinea island, an official said Saturday.

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Related Topix: World News, Indonesia,

Sat Dec 05, 2009

People's Daily Online

Indonesia to produce A/H1N1 vaccine next year

Indonesia would produce 2 million doses vaccine in November next year to stop further spread of A/H1N1 flu that has killed 10 people in the Southeast Asian country, Health Ministry said in Jakarta Friday.

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Now Toronto

Obama: In search of a "decent interval"?

It can't have taken three months to write the speech that President Barack Obama gave at West Point on Tuesday, but clearly much thought went into his decision to send 30,000 more American troops to Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Indonesia,

The West Australian

Indonesian police probe deadly club fire

A short circuit and poor ventilation have been blamed for the deaths of 20 people in a blaze at a crowded karaoke club in Indonesia, police said.

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Related Topix: Fire, World News, Indonesia,

Fri Dec 04, 2009

The Hindu

20 killed in Indonesia blaze

JAKARTA: Twenty people were killed on Friday after a commercial building in Indonesia's Medan, North Sumatra province, was engulfed in a blaze lasting an hour, police said.

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Clover Herald

20 killed in Indonesian karaoke bar fire

A least 20 people died and two were injured when fire engulfed a third-floor karaoke bar in one of Indonesia's largest cities on Friday, police said, adding that the death toll could rise.

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Thu Dec 03, 2009

The News

Indonesian journalists to defy ''Balibo'' ban

JAKARTA: Indonesia's journalists Thursday vowed to defy a ban on the screening of Australian movie "Balibo", saying the film depicting alleged war crimes by Indonesian forces in East Timor is educational.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, East Timor, World News, Indonesia

New Straits Times

Assmblyman seeks apology from Penang CM, exco member

PENANG: An opposition assemblyman today demanded an apology from Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and state executive councillor Phee Boon Poh for factual errors in replies addressed to him in the Penang state legislative assembly.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

The Straits Times

Indonesia's tallest falls short

MR SUPARWONO said sometimes he felt 'proud' of his height but 'it also gives me problems because I can't live like normal people', citing the difficulty of fitting into public buses and finding clothes large enough for his frame.

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Channelnewsasia.com

Indonesia bans Australian film on E.Timor killings

JAKARTA : Indonesia has banned an Australian-made film on the alleged murder of six Australian-based journalists by Indonesian troops during the 1975 invasion of East Timor, an official said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, East Timor, Indonesia,

Tue Dec 01, 2009

Gulf Times

Jakarta to drop case on sleuths

Indonesia's state prosecutor will drop a widely condemned case against two anti-graft officials, a deputy attorney general said yesterday, citing the need for greater harmony between the various law enforcement agencies.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Easton Express-Times

Police accused of abuse in Indonesia's Papua

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Human rights group Amnesty International urged authorities Monday to investigate allegations of police killings and abuses in Indonesia's restive Papua province.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Activism,

People's Daily

UN selects Bali for green tourism project

The United Nations World Tourism Organization has chosen Indonesia's Bali for the destination of tourism, according to local media on Monday.

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Sun Nov 29, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sharia supporters rally against brothels, condoms

Several hundred hardline Muslim protestors have staged rallies in Indonesia to urge the government to prevent the spread of HIV by implementing Islamic law.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, World News, Indonesia,

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Daily News

No damage after strong Indonesia quake

Jakarta - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 was recorded in the sea off the southeast of the Indonesian archipelago on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Geology, Science, Tsunami

Fri Nov 27, 2009

MyFox St. Louis

Indonesia rejects Bali leader's plan to allow Hindus to slay rare turtles in Hindu ceremonies

In this Saturday, May 31, 2008 file photo, an Indonesian police officer and tourists carry a sea turtle to release it into the ocean on Kuta beach, Bali, Indonesia.

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Crofsblogs.typepad.com

Indonesia: A pandemic exercise

Via the Jakarta Post , a report by Emmy Fitri--who used to cover bird flu very well for that paper: Swine Flu Virus Hits Batam, Dozens Infected - or So the Story Went .

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Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, World News, Indonesia, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Bird Flu, Medicine, Influenza

Wed Nov 25, 2009

The Age

Indonesian chief calls for tougher laws

Indonesia's counter-terror chief called on Thursday for greater power to hold suspects, warning that Islamist extremists remained active despite the death of terror mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

Gulf Times

Yudhoyono steps in to defuse graft row

Anti-corruption activists chant slogans and gesture as they watch a live television broadcast of a speech by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta yesterday Indonesia's president yesterday called for corruption charges against two deputy chairmen of the country's anti-graft commission to be dropped, citing a public outcry over ...

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Related Topix: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia,

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Newkerala.com

Nine killed in ferry accident in Indonesia

Jakarta, Nov 22 : At least nine people were killed when a ferry carrying at least 242 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra Sunday, officials said.

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