Biofuel boom backfiring
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October 19, 2008
In the rush to feed the world’s growing appetite for climate-friendly fuel and cooking oil that doesn’t clog arteries, the Bornean orangutan could get plowed over. Read more
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A modesty proposal in Indonesia
World |
October 14, 2008
A beauty queen in a full-length evening gown is enough to make Abu Mohammed Jibril’s blood boil. Read more
In Indonesia, Bali bombers seek beheading instead of firing squad
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August 20, 2008
The Islamist bombers who killed 202 people on the resort island of Bali in 2002 have exhausted appeals against their death sentences, but they are returning to court to argue that they should be beheaded rather than shot. Read more
The Torajans of Sulawesi live to die
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August 14, 2008
The last king of Toraja was 93 when he took his final breath in July 2003. Read more
Philippine rebels say peace deal on shaky ground
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August 13, 2008
Efforts to revive a landmark peace deal could collapse if renewed fighting between government forces and Muslim rebels spreads in the southern Philippines, the guerrillas warned today. Read more
Thailand’s ex-prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, and wife jump bail
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August 12, 2008
JAKARTA, Indonesia–Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife jumped bail today and returned to exile in Britain to escape prosecution on corruption charges. Read more
Too much love at the temple
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July 20, 2008
The ancient sandstone temples of Angkor have stood up to endless assaults down the centuries, from medieval raiders armed with clubs and spears to genocidal looters laying land mines. Read more
Too much love at the temple
World |
July 20, 2008
The ancient sandstone temples of Angkor have stood up to endless assaults down the centuries, from medieval raiders armed with clubs and spears to genocidal looters laying land mines. Read more
Indonesia takes blame in E. Timor
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July 16, 2008
The president of Indonesia on Tuesday formally accepted a commission report that blames his country’s security forces for supporting militias in a frenzy of murder, rape and other crimes against humanity in East Timor nine years ago. Read more
Indonesian government accepts charges of East Timor brutality
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July 15, 2008
Indonesia’s president formally accepted Tuesday a commission report that blames his country’s security forces for supporting militias in a frenzy of murder, rape and other crimes against humanity in East Timor nine years ago. Read more
