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Apr 19, 2013 | Bloomberg

Search Continues for 4 Missing as 19 Dead in Indonesia Sinking

Rescue workers in Indonesia 's East Kalimantan province continued searching for four people missing after a boat capsized in a river on April 17, as the death toll rose to 19.

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Apr 19, 2013 | The Peninsula

S Korea jails North spy for Chi...

SEOUL: A South Korean court yesterday sentenced a convicted North Korean spy to four years in prison for collecting information on the South's intelligence agents working in China.

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Thu Apr 18, 2013

The Peninsula

Indonesia boat mishap claims 3

SAMARINDA: Indonesian rescuers yesterday pulled two more bodies from a river after a boat carrying timber company workers sank, bringing the death toll to three, with 30 still missing, officials said.

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UPI

22 missing after vessel sinks in river in Indonesia

Karya Indah Vessel was carrying at least 40 passengers when it sank near Samarinda City at about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, the Antara news agency reported.

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