Zimbabwe`s Mugabe in Singapore for medical check, report

Harare (ANTARA News/AFP) - Zimbabwe`s President Robert Mugabe has flown to Singapore for a medical check-up, his seventh journey to see doctors in the Asian city-state this year, an independent weekly newspaper reported Sunday. "He went for a review...
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Forty-two foreigners being held at Ambon immigration detention center

Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - The Immigration Detention Center in Ambon, Maluku, is holding 42 foreigners for illegally working in Maluku waters. "The 42 foreigners were generally working illegally in Maluku waters from their base in Tual, Southeast...
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RI govt intensifying HIV/AIDS eradication efforts to achieve MDG target

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono said the government was intensifying its efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in the regions to achieve the MDG (Millennium Development Goals) target. The role of the people...
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Batik industry development in line with women`s empowerment

Pekalongan, Central Java (ANTARA News) - The efforts being made to develop the batik industry in Indonesia is in line with women`s empowerment and welfare, First Lady Ani Yudhoyono said here on Monday. The first lady made the statement in her speech...
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Indonesia wins two titles

Samarinda, E Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - Indonesia won two titles at the 2011 Indonesia Open Gold Grandprix at the Palaran Stadium Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Sunday. The first was grabbed from the men`s singles after all- Indonesian finals between...
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Rescue workers evacuate six bodies from crashed Casa plane

Bahorok, North Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Rescue workers evacuated six bodies from the Casa 212 plane that crashed in Bahorok, Langkat, North Sumatra, and flew them to Turangin field in North Sumatra district of Langkat on Sunday. The six victims packed...
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Malaysia to start security law reforms next week

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News/AFP) - Malaysia will move to abolish two minor security laws next week but wait to scrap the tougher Internal Security Act (ISA) until next year, the prime minister said. Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged last month to...
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South Sumatra`s 355 would-be hajj pilgrims off to Medina

Palembang, S. Sumatra (ANTARA News) - South Sumatra governor H Alex Noerdin on Sunday here saw off a total of 355 would-be hajj pilgrims from South Sumatra province leaving for Medina, Saudi Arabia. The governor asked the provincial would-be hajj...
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Senior Haqqani leader captured in Afghanistan: NATO

Kabul (ANTARA News/Xinhua-OANA) - A senior leader of the Haqqani network has been arrested in Afghanistan by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the military alliance said in a statement released Saturday (Oct. 1). "A combined...
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Lawmaker commends govt for intending to renegotiate mining contracts

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Legislator Kemal Aziz Stambeol of House Commission XI on financial affairs has expressed appreciation for the government`s efforts to renegotiate its contracts with mining companies in the country. "The fact that about...
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RI`s mixed doubles fail to advance to finals

Samarinda, E Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s mixed doubles Nova Widianto-Vita Marissa failed to advance to the finals of Indonesia Open Grandprix Gold 2011 at Palaran stadium here on Saturday after they had lost to China`s fourth-seeded Chen...
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Bali bizmen worried about continuing economic slump in Europe

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Businessmen in Bali are worried about the absence of improvements in economic conditions in Europe as it might affect their handicraft exports. "We are worried that the continuing economic slump in Europe will ...
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Tommy Sugiarto beats Taufik Hidayat

Samarinda, E Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - Tommy Sugiarto beat second-seeded Taufik Hidayat in the semifinals of Indonesia Open Grandprix Gold 2011 at Palaran Stadium in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Saturday. Tommy Sugiarto who is ranked seventh in...
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Kalla, Ralahalu awarded men of peace

Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - World Assembly of Youth (WAY) has awarded men of peace to former Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Maluku Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu. The award was given to Kalla and Ralahalu by WAY deputy chairman and Central Executive...
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India test fires Agni-II missile

New Delhi (ANTARA News/IRNA-0ANA) - India`s nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile, with a strike range of 2000 kms, was on Friday test-fired as part of user trial by the army from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast. The...
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Six injured in Islamabad hotel blast

Islamabad (ANTARA News) - Explosion in a four-storey hotel in Islamabad injured at least six people and destroyed one storey of the hotel building. The blast happened at 11 p.m. in the Citi Hotel in the Blue Area where a lot of shops and restaurants...
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LG Display stresses localization in China

Hong Kong (ANTARA News) - South Korea`s LG Display Co. said Friday localization is a priority in its China business in order to further expand its presence in the world`s No. 2 economy. "For LG Display, China is not a mere market" said Lee Bang-soo,...
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Governor,US envoy open Banda Aceh-Calang highway

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - US Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel and Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf on Thursday opened the Banda Aceh-Calang west coast highway at a ribbon cutting ceremony on the Lambeso River Bridge. According to US Embassy press...
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RI assured of one champion`s title at Indonesia badminton open

Samarinda, East Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is now assured of a champion`s title with the victory of its men`s single player, Taufik Hidayat, over China`s Zhengming Wang at the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open Grandprix Gold badminton...
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