Archive for November, 2006

Kick-boxing orangutans going home

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

RATCHABURI, Thailand - Nearly 50 smuggled orangutans rescued from a Thai amusement park began the long trip home to their native Indonesia on Tuesday as one of the world’s largest cases of great ape trafficking finally drew to a close. Two years …

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U.S. orders $200 million in bird flu vaccine

Monday, November 20th, 2006

It has infected 258 people in 10 countries — Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Egypt, Djibouti and Cambodia — and killed 153 of them. Experts are concerned that the virus will evolve into a form that people can easily …

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Indonesia protests don’t faze Bush - Asia-Pacific - msnbc.com

Monday, November 20th, 2006

President Bush arrived to protests in Indonesia but he shrugged them off, saying it was a sign of a healthy democracy. [!]

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Indonesia protests don’t faze Bush - Asia-Pacific - MSNBC.com …

Monday, November 20th, 2006

President Bush arrived to protests in Indonesia but he shrugged them off, saying it was a sign of a … Amid loud protests, Bush praises Indonesia President, on brief visit, hails protestors being …

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Asia’s Humanitarian Youth

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

In Indonesia, students from the top three universities in the country were surveyed on their career plans in 2004. An astonishing 73 percent said they would prefer to work for an NGO than for the government, and about the same number said civic …

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Mashed potatoes, holiday time’s comfort food - The Perfect …- msnbc …

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Temasek May Sell Stake in Indonesian Bank: WSJ … As with any starchy food, be careful about overmixing. “If you mix them for too long …

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1,000 orangutans feared dead in fires - World Environment - MSNBC …

Monday, November 6th, 2006

The fires in the Indonesian part of Borneo have deprived orangutans of food and forced them to encroach on human settlements, where they are often attacked for damaging crops, the Borneo Orangutan …

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