Khaleej Times Online – UAE Crush Solomon Islands (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI — Hosts UAE cruised to an overwhelming 7-1 victory over Solomon Islands and restored hope for a safe passage to the knock out stage. Solomon Islands were reduced to three men in the concluding stages of the exciting encounter.
Call for justice in East Timor (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A University of Ulster researcher is helping the Foreign Office seek justice in East Timor.
TIMOR-LESTE: Bird flu worries as awareness remains low (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Ask Afonso de Jesus what he knows about avian influenza (H5N1) and the answer is worrying.
Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 29 dead, more than 240 rescued (Coast Reporter)
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said.
Indonesia rejects “world’s third-largest emitter” tag (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Sunanda Creagh JAKARTA, Nov 23 (Reuters) – A World Bank study that cited Indonesia as the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases was wrong, an Indonesian report sent to the United …
Fred Hollows Foundation changing lives in East Timor (3news)
Treatable cataract blindness is the main cause of vision impairment in East Timor where around 10,000 are waiting for sight restoring surgery.
John Schumann To Tour East Timor (Scoop.co.nz)
John Schumann, the singer-songwriter famously known for his Vietnam veteran’s anthem ‘I was only 19’, will be touring to East Timor next month to entertain our Australian service men and women, performing the hit track after it was first recorded over …
Aussie MX and FMX riders tear it up in East Timor (Fullnoise.com.au)
East Timor, the small island nation about an hour north of Darwin; might not be the first place you think of when talking Motocross and FMX, but recently a group of Aussie and local East Timorese riders came together in the nations capital Dili to take part in the country’s biggest and most prestigious dirt bike event – the Conoco Phillips MX International. Although the event was prima…
‘I Was Only 19′ musician to tour Timor (thewest.com.au)
John Schumann, the artist behind the famous Vietnam war anthem – I Was Only 19 – will tour East Timor next month to entertain Australian soldiers.
Australian Solomons Gold’s: Allied Gold Supplemental Bidder’s Statement / Notice of Change (Marketwire)
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Nov. 16, 2009) – THIS NEWS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Australian Solomons Gold Limited (“ASG” or the “Company”) (TSX:SGA) announces that it has received a Supplementary Bidder’s Statement from Allied Gold Limited (Allied) in relation to the takeover bid by Allied for all of the issued shares …
Indonesian ferry sinks; 25 dead, 240 rescued (GMA News)
(Updated 10:31 p.m.) JAKARTA, Indonesia – Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 25 people have died, officials said.
Soroptimists lunch to feature Solomon Island medical expert (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
Doctor Eileen Natuzzi M.D., a Sand Diego physician who practices medicine in the San Diego area and executive director of a foundation established to support education in the Solomon Islands, will speak at the noon Soroptimist meeting Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Fiorini Bakery & Cafe, 248 West Napa St., Sonoma.
Indonesia president set to act on corruption scandal (Malaysian Mirror)
JAKARTA -Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was set to announce Monday “controversial” action on a high-level corruption scandal that has gripped the country for weeks and shaken his presidency.
