Nov 5th, 2009 - VOA News
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Two senior members of Indonesia's judiciary have resigned amid an escalating corruption scandal that has held the country in enthralled for several weeks. Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a direct appeal to the public for calm, amid growing pressure to reign in the excesses of the countries police and judiciary.
Camped in front of the offices of Indonesia's formidable CorruptionEradication Commission or KPK, student activists have staged a hunger strike in recent days, demanding that those apparently seeking the destruction of the KPK be brought to justice.
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Indonesian president vows to take more measures to prevent catastrophe
Nov 5th, 2009 - XinHua
JAKARTA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, which has been frequently hit by major natural disasters, stepped up measures to prevent tragedies from happening, the country's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Thursday.
Australia oil well leak 'plugged'
Nov 3rd, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Engineers tried to stop the leak for 10 weeks before succeeding
An oil rig which has leaked thousands of barrels of oil into the Timor Sea over the last 10 weeks has been plugged...Indonesia pessimistic on deal in Copenhagen climate summit
Nov 2nd, 2009 - XinHua
JAKARTA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian environment minister Gusti Mohammad Hatta said that the hopes to reach a historic deal in the upcoming United Nations Framework...
China sacks education minister amid scandal - Omaha World
Nov 1st, 2009 - Omaha
BEIJING (AP) - China's legislature has removed the country's unpopular education minister amid a corruption scandal in a city he used to oversee and widespread public dissatisfaction with the education system.
China sacks education minister amid scandal
Nov 1st, 2009 - Boston
BEIJING—China's legislature has removed the country's unpopular education minister amid a corruption scandal in a city he used to oversee and widespread public dissatisfaction with the education system.
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