Asia Pacific News – Women in Timor ‘have unsafe abortions’ (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Women in Timor ‘have unsafe abortions’ (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Women in East Timor are forced into potentially fatal abortions because they are legally prevented from terminating a pregnancy, a researcher says.
Dokic leads Australia in Fed Cup win over SKorea (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Fresh from her surprising quarterfinal run at the Australian Open, Jelena Dokic led Australia to a 3-0 win Wednesday over South Korea in the opening round of the Fed Cup Asia-Oceania playoffs.
Australia, New Zealand, Thailand open with wins (Thailandnews.net)
PERTH, Australia – Fresh from her surprising quarterfinal run at the Australian Open, Jelena Dokic led Australia to a 3-0 win over South Korea in the opening round of matches at the Fed Cup Asia-Ocean…
Dokic leads Australia in Fed Cup win over S. Korea (Fox Sports)
Fresh from her surprising quarterfinal run at the Australian Open, Jelena Dokic led Australia to a 3-0 win Wednesday over South Korea in the opening round of the Fed Cup Asia-Oceania playoffs. Dokic, representing Australia at Fed Cup for the first time since 2000, had a 6-0, 6-3 win over Lee Jin-A. Samantha Stosur defeated Lee Ye-ra 6-2, 6-4 and Casey Dellacqua and Rennae Stubbs combined to win …
Indonesia cuts key interest rate (Business Times (Malaysia))
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate for a third straight month to help cushion Southeast Asia’s biggest economy from a global recession.
Divorce surges in Indonesia (Gulf Times)
JAKARTA: The divorce rate in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, has surged in a decade often driven by a clash of religious and political beliefs between partners, a newspaper reported yesterday.
Dokic leads Australia in Fed Cup win over SKorea (MSNBC)
PERTH, Australia (AP) -Fresh from her surprising quarterfinal run at the Australian Open, Jelena Dokic led Australia to a 3-0 win Wednesday over South Korea in the opening round of the Fed Cup Asia-Oceania playoffs.
Thailand to set up a rice JV with Vietnam (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – Thailand has proposed establishing a rice trading joint venture company with Vietnam and other rice exporters in Southeast Asia in an effort to stabilise rice market prices.
NZ dollar jumps to 2-day high against Australian dollar (INO News)
(RTTNews) – The New Zealand dollar rose to a 2-day high against its Australian counterpart on Thursday morning in Asia. The kiwi climbed to 1.2578 against the aussie by 9:00 pm ET Wednesday.
Indonesia to build hospital in Gaza (People’s Daily)
Indonesia is set to build a hospital in Gaza Strip of Palestine following damages of hospitals during a conflict between Hamas and Israel last month. Indonesian Health Ministry’s chair for crisis control Rustam S.Pakaya said on Wednesday that the Indonesian government had prepared for initial funds to construct the hospital amounting up to 1.8 million U.S. dollars, Antara news agency reported. …
Indonesia: 100,000 Workers To Be Sent Home (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Around 100,000 Indonesian laborers in Malaysia are expected to return to Indonesia this year as Malaysia experiences an economic slowdown.
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