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  • CORRECTED-Indonesia offers 21 oil and gas blocks in tender

    Reuters - Friday 17th May, 2013

    Fri May 17, 2013 10:34pm EDT (Corrects number of unconventional gas blocks offered, removes references to coalbed methane blocks.) JAKARTA May 17 (Reuters) - Indonesia opened a rights tender for 21 oil and gas exploration blocks on Friday, two of which are for unconventional gas concessions on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, as Southeast Asia's largest economy moves to shore up its energy ...

  • Indonesia executes three on death row

    General Sources - Friday 17th May, 2013

    For almost five years Indonesia did not execute a prisoner on death row. But since a Malawian drug smuggler broke that drought on March 15, the floodgates have opened. In the early hours of Friday, three people - all Indonesians and all murderers - were taken from their cells and shot. The news will cause further dismay to Australian drug smugglers Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, who are on ...

  • Atletico beats Real Madrid to win Copa del Rey as Ronaldo Mourinho ejected

    The Globe and Mail - Friday 17th May, 2013

    Atletico Madrid players hold their trophy as they celebrate their victory against Real Madrid, after their Spanish King's Cup final soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid May 17, 2013. (SERGIO ...

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  • Jakarta water issues a reflection of bad planning.

    Jakarta residents have little access to fresh water from the city’s water system, a reflection of bad planning on the part of city management rather than a lack of funds.

    An article posted on the Jakarta-Indonesia-Urban blog reflects a serious situation facing the capital city of the country, “Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.” This is a statement on the world situation, but it hits uncomfortable close to home for many Jakartans, in fact, almost a majority of them. Read more

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