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SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: High risk of bird flu pandemic
The UK government is to order and stockpile two million doses of vaccine to combat the H5N1...
INDONESIA/CHINA: Beijing visit to boost trade links
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyuno today arrived in China for a four-day state visit focused upon...
IndonesiaINDONESIA: Fewer attacks on shipping reported
Attacks on shipping worldwide fell by 30% year-on-year to 127 in the first half of the year from...
IndonesiaTHAILAND: Emergency rule imposed in south
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra today imposed emergency rule over the country's three southern...
ThailandINDONESIA: Peace deal with Aceh rebels agreed
The Indonesian government and the separatist rebel movement, Free Aceh Movement (GAM), agreed a...
IndonesiaSOUTH-EAST ASIA: New cases of bird flu discovered
The Indonesian government declared today that bird flu is suspected to have caused three deaths.
INDONESIA: Party interests prevail in local polls
Direct elections are currently being held for local executive posts. Under a new electoral...
IndonesiaINDONESIA: Foreign investment interest builds
The government yesterday announced that actual foreign direct investment (FDI) increased by 70%...
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