Advertise Here The EU has agreed to suspend all sanctions against Myanmar following last month’s free elections. The European Nations agreed to lift all trade sanctions for a year, with the exception of an arms embargo that would remain. One diplomat said that lifting the sanctions for the 12-month period would give the EU time [...]
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Tsunami warning for Thailand’s coastal provinces has been lifted. Phuket Airport expected to re-open at 8am today. Fears of a tsunami spread throughout the coastal southern provinces of Thailand yesterday after a large earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. With the horror of the December 26, 2004 tsunami fresh on the [...]
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The US government has announced restrictions on Myanmar will be eased following the landslide victory won by the opposition led by Aung San Suu Kyi. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced eases to sanctions on Myanmar. The Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, referred to the election as a dramatic demonstration of popular will, [...]
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A 25-year-odl nurse has suffered permanent brain damage and kidney failure after drinking a cocktail laced with methanol on the final night of her holiday in Indonesia. Jamie Johnston spent three weeks in intensive care in Bali and Darwin hospitals after ordering a jug of locally-produced rice wine known as arak, mixed with fruit juice [...]
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The Malaysian Foreign Ministry has advised its citizens no to travel to the flood-affected city of Ayutthaya until the situation has normalised. Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry has advised its citizens against travel to Ayutthaya. According to a spokesman at the Tourism Authority of Thailand, two of the provinces’ main tourist attractions, including Hua Ro market and [...]
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Fresh hopes have been raised following the arrest of a 14-year-old Lake Macquarie boy for possession of marijuana on the resort island of Bali. Indonesian police have indicated that the boy is more likely to be dealt with under section 128 of Indonesia’s drug laws. The development came as psychiatrists recommend that the boy not [...]
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The 14 year-old Australian who was arrested for possession of marijuana on the popular Indonesian holiday island of Bali had been boasting and waving around the bag of drugs that he purchased on a Legian street prior to his arrest. The 14-year-old was arrested by plain-clothed police officers who found small bag carrying cannabis. Local business [...]
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Detailed have emerged surrounding the 14-year-old Australian schoolboy that was arrested at the resort island of Bali. Motorcycles parked along the beach-end of Jalan Padma, close to the site of the arrest.Bali. The teenager, from New South Wales, was allegedly arrested in a plain clothes sting by Indonesian police, after the drug dealer he bought [...]
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A 14-year-old Australian boy faces years behind bars in an Indonesian prison after being found in possession of drugs in Bali. It is believed that the boy was arrested earlier this week while carrying small amounts of cannabis. An Australian newspaper has reported that he was caught with 6.9 grams of the drug, or 3.6 [...]
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