Reuters , Thursday July 24 2008 (Adds commissioner quotes, detail) BRUSSELS, July 24 (Reuters) – The European Commission added the west African state of Gabon to its airline safety blacklist on Thursday and maintained a ban on all Indonesian airlines flying to the European Union. Safety experts from all 27 EU states called for the [...]
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UN council to take up Thai-Cambodian dispute over territory surrounding ancient temple
The Associated Press , United Nations | Thu, 07/24/2008 3:14 PM | World With some 4,000 troops massed along the Thai-Cambodian border, United Nations Security Council members say they will try to stop the military standoff from escalating into war. Diplomats said Wednesday they expect to call a special council session, probably next week, to [...]
Bosnia war crime suspect Karadzic arrested
(CNN) – Former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic, accused of masterminding “ethnic cleansing” deportations and killings of Bosnian Muslims and Croats, has been arrested after more than a decade in hiding, a U.N. war crimes tribunal said Monday. Radovan Karadzic, shown here in 1995, is charged with war crimes relating to the 1992-1995 Bosnia conflict. [...]
North Korea, Myanmar to dominate Asia’s main security dialogue, inflation also on agenda
The Associated Press , Singapore | Sun, 07/20/2008 3:51 PM | World Asia’s annual security dialogue with the United States and Europe kicks off Sunday, weighed down by the recalcitrant regimes in North Korea and Myanmar, as well as spiraling food prices and disaster management. A bubbling border confrontation between Cambodia and Thailand is the [...]
ASEAN welcomes North Korea’s plan to join nonaggression treaty
The Associated Press , Manila | Wed, 07/16/2008 8:00 PM | World Southeast Asian foreign ministers meeting this weekend will welcome North Korea’s plan to join a regional nonaggression treaty, according to a copy of a draft statement seen Wednesday. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ foreign ministers also will express hope that remaining difficulties [...]
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The Jakarta Post , Yogyakarta | Tue, 07/15/2008 10:14 AM | Headlines Residents of Putat village in Gunungkidul regency, Yogyakarta, parade Monday as part of a traditional thanksgiving ritual for a successful harvest. Unlike other parts of the regency, the village has not been affected by drought. (JP/Tarko Sudiarno)
Indonesia regrets E Timor wrongs
The report lays much of the blame at the feet of the Indonesian army Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed “remorse” for wrongs committed during East Timor’s vote for independence in 1999. He made the statement as he received the final report of their two countries’ Truth and Friendship Commission in the resort of [...]
Police chief: Singaporean terror suspect may be hiding in Indonesia
The Associated Press , Jakarta | Sat, 07/12/2008 10:02 PM | Headlines An alleged Islamic militant who escaped from a Singaporean jail may have fled to neighboring Indonesia, police said Saturday. Singaporean authorities earlier said they believed Mas Selamat Kastari was still in the city-state after escaping through an unlocked jail toilet window in February. [...]
Golput Vs Megawati
Mediaindo12 Juli 2008 00:01 WIB MESKI tidak menggelegar, kadang kala pidato Megawati Soekarnoputri menyegarkan. Dia menemukan ucapan yang pas yang kemudian seperti virus merasuk menjadi milik publik. Sebut saja beberapa contoh. Ketua Umum PDI Perjuangan itu menilai Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono lebih banyak tebar pesona daripada berbuat. Di saat lain Megawati mengatakan kinerja pemerintah dalam [...]
Babak Krusial Krisis Listrik
Mediaindonesia. Jumat, 11 Juli 2008 00:01 WIB Babak Krusial Krisis Listrik PERUSAHAAN Listrik Negara lagi-lagi memberlakukan pemadaman bergilir untuk wilayah Jakarta dan sekitarnya mulai hari ini. Pemadaman serupa bahkan telah terjadi di banyak daerah sejak beberapa waktu lalu. Berulangnya pemadaman bergilir itu mencerminkan krisis listrik telah memasuki babak krusial. Sebab, menjelang usia Republik yang mencapai [...]
