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An Indonesian Immigration officer, left, stands guard as detained asylum seekers hold up a poster during a protest demanding UNHCR to give them status as refugees at an immigration detention center in Tanjungpinang, Riau province, Indonesia, Monday, July 25, 2011.
Asia   Australia   Immigration   Photos   Wikipedia: Mandatory detention in Australia  
 Al Jazeera 
Tales from a leaking boat
| Aziz crammed into the cargo hold of a tiny fishing boat as it left the Indonesian port. He and the 17 other men aboard had their sights on Australia. Only four days in, it happened - the engine expl... (photo: AP / Syaifullah)
In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, a farmer cuts grasses at her rice field in Fang district, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
Grains   Photos   Thailand   Trade   Wikipedia: Rice production in Thailand  
 Jakarta Globe 
Thailand Set to Distort Rice Prices
The ability of Southeast Asian nations to screw up the one grains market for which they are a key part of international trade seems to know no bounds. | Three years ago it was the Philippines and Viet... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong)
MIGRATE-BIRDS  The Independent 
UN warns of bird flu resurgence
| The United Nations today warned of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus, saying wild bird migrations had brought it back to previously virus-free countries and that a mutant strain was... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Asia   Disease   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Bird flu  
A women's group meets in Upper Egypt to discuss HIV/AIDS. A new report says 3,735 Egyptians were living with HIV at the end of 2008  Irna 
AIDS epidemic at critical juncture in Asia-Pacific region, UN report
Tehran, Aug 27, IRNA – The AIDS epidemic in Asia and the Pacific is at a crossroads, says a United Nations report released Friday, which adds that while the region has seen impressive gains in the H... (photo: IRIN News / G Pirozzi/UNAIDS)
Asia   Epidemic   Photos   Report   Wikipedia :Aids  
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Crowded Filipino People in SMX Convention near SM Mall of Asia, Philippines Jakarta Globe
New HIV Infections Drop 20 Percent in Asia-Pacific
Bangkok. The number of new HIV infections in the Asia-Pacific region dropped 20 per cent between 2001 and 2009, as governments invested in preventative programmes and inc... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Asia   Bangkok   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: HIV  
A cross sign seen at the top of a church in Intramuros , Manila City , Philippines , March 8 , 2008. Jakarta Post
Issues: Religion-related conflict on the rise
| Aug. 17, Online | Religion-related conflict and violence against minority groups are on the rise, data from the Setara Institute shows. | As of July this year, at least... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Indonesia   Issues   Photos   Religion   Wikipedia: Religion in Indonesia  
Bottles of cooking oil in Malaysia. Jakarta Post
Transparent cooking oil tastes better
| In an effort to increase vitamin A consumption, the government prefers to add synthetic vitamins to clear and transparent cooking oil rather than using beta carotene, t... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
Cooking   Oil   Photos   Vitamins   Wikipedia: Beta-Carotene  
Euro Currency The Wichita Eagle
Europe stocks defy declines in US, Asia
BRUSSELS - Stocks in Europe rose Wednesday, defying declines in the U.S. and Asia, as investors awaited potential new action from the Federal Reserve to kick start the wo... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Asia   Europe   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: DAX  
US Dollars The Times Of India
World stocks waver amid Japan credit downgrade
BANGKOK: World stock markets wavered Wednesday after Moody's downgrade of Japan's credit rating and weak U.S. home sales figures offset positive sentiment from a day of b... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Bangkok   Japan   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index  
Lion Air /ntf1 Jakarta Post
Lion Air launches Jakarta-Lampung route
| Privately owned airline Lion Air is launched its new Jakarta-Lampung route on Wednesday. | "The flight will run daily from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport [Jakarta... (photo: public domain / /)
Aerospace   Jakarta   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Lion Air  
Business & Economy Politics
- Jakarta govt orders water companies to supply water to resid
- Close to 100,000 Super Rich Indonesians By 2015: Report
- Cottonsoft smokescreen fools nobody
- Import dependency of commodity supply a cause for concern
In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, a farmer cuts grasses at her rice field in Fang district, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
Thailand Set to Distort Rice Prices
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- Vietnam vows to bring Indonesian ties to new heights
- KPK wiretap shows funds went to minister, says lawyer
- The Thinker: A Letter Forged
- Import dependency of commodity supply a cause for concern
An Indonesian Immigration officer, left, stands guard as detained asylum seekers hold up a poster during a protest demanding UNHCR to give them status as refugees at an immigration detention center in Tanjungpinang, Riau province, Indonesia, Monday, July 25, 2011.
Tales from a leaking boat
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Science & Technology Health
- New Wasp Species Discovered in Indonesia Shocks Scientists
- Etika Pioneers New Uht Aseptic Bottling Plant
- Gold at $1,950 Within the Month Reaffirm UBS; JP Morgan $2,5
- Are anthocyanins in black foods the new diet craze in Sacram
A tattoo artist performs a tattoo.()
Electronic Skin Tattoo with RFID Technology to Facilitate Monitoring
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- 325 Two-Story Houses in Angke Burned Down
- What is the Batavia Public Library District, Part I
- INDONESIA: FGM/C regulations mistaken as endorsement, expert
- INDONESIA: Female genital mutilation persists despite ban
An Indonesian Immigration officer, left, stands guard as detained asylum seekers hold up a poster during a protest demanding UNHCR to give them status as refugees at an immigration detention center in Tanjungpinang, Riau province, Indonesia, Monday, July 25, 2011.
Tales from a leaking boat
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Education Terrorism
- Juvenile inmates can still go to school
- Student Jailed for Filming Teen in Shower
- Comic Books Preach Tolerance at Indonesia's Islamic Scho
- 2,495 elementary school students in Bengkulu to receive scho
a school student with his mother after school was over - parenting - education - India
Indian Parents Paying Top Dollar for Private Education
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- Indonesia's anti-terrorism success marred by prisons
- Ten years on, Asia's 'war on terror' still rages
- Indonesia's 'War on Terror' Still Rages
- Kalla: Graft, murder, terror convicts have right to remissio
File - An infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, jumps over a small stream of water in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
A Secret War in 120 Countries: The Pentagon�s New Power Elite
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Religion Society & Culture
- Comic Books Preach Tolerance at Indonesia's Islamic Scho
- Post 9/11, some Muslims pray in Christian churches
- Post 9/11, Some US Muslims Pray in Christian Churches
- The fast and the furious: Muslims are told Ramadan is not ov
A cross sign seen at the top of a church in Intramuros , Manila City , Philippines , March 8 , 2008.
Issues: Religion-related conflict on the rise
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- 325 Two-Story Houses in Angke Burned Down
- Juvenile inmates can still go to school
- Professors Increase Calls For UI President’s Ouster
- What is the Batavia Public Library District, Part I
A tattoo artist performs a tattoo.()
Electronic Skin Tattoo with RFID Technology to Facilitate Monitoring
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