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4 Indonesian sailors kidnapped off Malaysia; Abu Sayyaf suspected

Edit Asia Times 16 Apr 2016
If the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf is confirmed to be behind the kidnapping off Borneo, it would be their third such hostage-taking in as many weeks and comes amid a surge in such attacks ... Borneo when the kidnappings occurred....

Indonesians kidnapped off Malaysia

Edit Taipei Times 16 Apr 2016
If the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf is confirmed to be behind the kidnapping off Borneo, it would be their third such hostage-taking in as many weeks and comes amid a surge in such attacks. “The incident happened late Friday in international waters. Four Indonesian seamen were abducted by the kidnappers ... The tugboat carrying coal was sailing from Cebu in the Philippines back to Tarakan in Indonesian Borneo when the kidnappings occurred....

Gunmen kidnap four Indonesian sailors off Malaysia

Edit Topix 16 Apr 2016
Kuala Lumpur ... If the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf is confirmed to be behind the kidnapping off Borneo, it would be their third such hostage-taking in as many weeks and comes amid a surge in such attacks ... ....

4 Indonesians kidnapped by pirates; vessels safe in Malaysia

Edit Tampa Bay Online 16 Apr 2016
The ministry said the gunshot victim and five other crew members managed to escape and were taken to Malaysia by its maritime police along with the two vessels. It said the attack happened early on Friday evening as they were heading to Tarakan on Indonesia's Borneo island from Cebu in the central Philippines ... Gen ... ....

China's fishermen on the front line in the South China Sea

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 16 Apr 2016
Tanmen, China.  In the disputed waters of the South China Sea, fishermen are the wild card. China is using its vast fishing fleet as the advance guard to press its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea, experts say ... Advertisement ... They were close to the Luconia Shoals, less than 100 nautical miles from Malaysian Borneo but 800 nautical miles from China's Hainan ... But it is not just about nationalism ... Washington Post. ....

Carter to visit aircraft carrier in South China Sea

Edit Austin American Statesman 15 Apr 2016
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he will be visiting an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, the visit coming a day after he announced new military aid to the Philippines that spurred protests from China ... And he said the U.S ... Last November he was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt as it sailed northwest of Borneo ... ....

Threat To Indonesia's Orangutans (US Senate Committee on Judiciary)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
(Source. US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 04.12.16. Mr. LEAHY. Mr ... Orangutans live in only two places on Earth, Borneo and Sumatra, and since I first learned of the threats they are facing, the U.S ... Important progress has been made ... Orangutans and humans share 97 percent of the same DNA ... 'They also killed at least nine orangutans, the endangered apes native to the rain forests of Borneo and Sumatra ... # # # # #. Press Contact. Press Contact ... U.S....

US Defense Secretary Visits Carrier in South China Sea

Edit Voa News 15 Apr 2016
Carla Babb. ABOARD THE USS JOHN C. STENNIS—. U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visited a U.S. warship Friday sailing in the South China Sea to emphasize U.S. commitment to security in that area. Speaking to reporters on board of the USS John C ... The U.S ... The intention is to keep peace and stability for everyone, Carter said ... Pyongyang's provocations ... Last November he was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt as it sailed northwest of Borneo ... ....

US defense chief visits aircraft carrier in South China Sea

Edit Springfield News-Sun 15 Apr 2016
For the second time in five months, Defense Secretary Ash Carter landed aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier in the bitterly contested South China Sea, sending a deliberate message to China on American power in the region. With a key Asia Pacific ally at his side, Carter's visit aboard the USS John C. Stennis underscores persistent complaints from the U.S ... Last November, he was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt as it sailed northwest of Borneo ... ....

Carter visits US aircraft carrier in South China Sea amid tensions

Edit WPTV 15 Apr 2016
ABOARD THE USS JOHN C. STENNIS (AP) — For the second time in five months, Defense Secretary Ash Carter landed aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier in the bitterly contested South China Sea, sending a deliberate message to China on American power in the region. With a key Asia Pacific ally at his side, Carter's visit aboard the USS John C ... Rear Adm ... Last November, he was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt as it sailed northwest of Borneo ... ....

Paul O'Grady has a laugh on Animal Orphans thanks to a man in a monkey suit

Edit The Daily Mail 15 Apr 2016
Paul O'Grady wasn't taking himself quite so seriously on Animal Orphans, which featured an orang-utan rehab centre in Sepilok, Borneo, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS ... ....

Duterte Peace Offering Remains True Above Rising Tensions In South China Sea

Edit Inquisitr 14 Apr 2016
Philippine presidential hopeful Mayor Rodrigo Duterte favors peace above all else in seeking a resolution to the South China Sea dispute ... Firstly, he would continue the Philippines’ appeal for arbitration with the United Nations ... Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Arrmanatha Nasir claimed that the seizure occurred off the Natuna Islands northwest of Borneo, a similar incident to that in Duterte’s Philippines....

Offspring for Sumatran rhinos

Edit Science Daily 13 Apr 2016
A new study examines the decline of the Sumatran rhino in Borneo. It concludes that the remnant populations of Sumatran rhinos can only be rescued by combining efforts of total protection with stimulation of breeding activity ... The case of the recently captured female rhino in Kalimantan, Borneo shows the importance of immediate action ... ....
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