Another maid falls to her death<\/p>\n
INDONESIA: An Indonesian housemaid fell to her death from her
\nemployer's apartment in the Singapore area of Tampines while
\ncleaning the windows on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Indonesian Embassy in Singapore spokesman Chalief Akbar
\nidentified the woman as Tirakat, who had been working in the city
\nstate for six years.<\/p>\n
Chalief told Antara the embassy and Singaporean police were
\ninvestigating the incident.<\/p>\n
"At present, her body is still in a general hospital in
\nSingapore. We will fly her body back to Indonesia after we
\ncontact her family in Indonesia," he said.<\/p>\n
Tirakat was the 78th migrant worker to have died after falling
\nfrom the same building. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nHighlight-farmer-murdered
\nFarmer beheaded in water dispute
\nJP\/2\/HIGH<\/p>\n
Farmer beheaded in water dispute<\/p>\n
INDONESIA: A farmer from Bengkulu village, Bandu Agung was
\nbeheaded during a dispute over irrigation water, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
Police said Saturday that Ceman, 35, was killed on Wednesday
\nby his neighbor identified only as Sar, 32, who later surrendered
\nto police.<\/p>\n
South Bengkulu Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Djumli Syafrudin
\nsaid Ceman accused Sar of controlling the irrigation water in his
\nfavor so it did not flow to Ceman's rice field.<\/p>\n
"On Wednesday, they ran into each other in a rice field and
\nSar used his machete to kill Ceman there," he said. "I think it
\nis quite a rare crime."<\/p>\n
Riuslan, a resident of the neighboring village of Padang Guci,
\nsaid conflict among farmers over irrigation water occurred
\nfrequently there. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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\nEgypt-US-warships
\nMore U.S. warships cross the Suez
\nJP\/2\/HIGH<\/p>\n
More U.S. warships cross the Suez<\/p>\n
EGYPT: Eight U.S. warships crossed the Mediterranean into the Red
\nSea Saturday to join the military buildup in the Middle East
\nregion ahead of a looming war in Iraq, Egyptian port officials
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The warships that crossed through Egypt's Suez Canal included
\nthe submarines USS Providence, USS Newport News and USS Augusta;
\ndestroyer USS Donald Cook; guided missile destroyer USS Porter;
\nguided missile cruiser San Jacinto and the oiler, USS Kanawha,
\nthe officials told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
On Friday, another five U.S. warships crossed the canal
\nfollowing the Pentagon's decision to move about 10 Navy ships
\nfrom the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, from where they could
\nlaunch cruise missiles toward Iraq. -- AP<\/p>\n
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\nPakistan-terror-suspects
\nAl-Qaeda suspects to be charged
\nJP\/2\/HIGH<\/p>\n
Al-Qaeda suspects to be charged<\/p>\n
PAKISTAN: An anti-terrorism court in eastern Pakistan will charge
\na naturalized American doctor and his brother this month with
\nhaving links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, a defense
\nlawyer and court officials said Saturday.<\/p>\n
Dr. Ahmad Javed Khawaja and his brother, naturalized Canadian
\nAhmad Naveed Khawaja, have been in custody since December when
\nthey were arrested by the Pakistani security agencies for
\nallegedly sheltering al-Qaida men at their house in a small
\nvillage near the Indian border east of Lahore.<\/p>\n
"The prosecution has given us copies of the charges and the
\nevidence they have collected against our clients," defense
\nattorney Pervez Inayat Malik told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
"We have been told by the court that Dr. Khawaja and his
\nbrother will be charged on March 25."<\/p>\n
Public prosecutor Rana Bakhtiar told AP after the court
\nhearing that he has strong evidence to prove that the suspects
\nwere harboring al-Qaida men. -- AP<\/p>\n
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\nCambodia-Thailand-riot
\nCambodia to reimburse Thailand
\nJP\/2\/HIGH<\/p>\n
Cambodia to reimburse Thailand<\/p>\n
CAMBODIA: Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday agreed to
\nreimburse Thailand in full for the damage to its embassy and
\nbusinesses in anti-Thai riots.<\/p>\n
Hun Sen said a letter agreeing to pay US$5.9 million to repair
\nthe embassy, which was torched and looted in January, was
\nsubmitted to Thailand's charge d'affaires here.<\/p>\n
"I told my foreign and finance officials that we will fully
\npay their claim and we should not ask for a discount, not even a
\nsingle cent," Hun Sen said in a national radio address.<\/p>\n
"This is our responsibility," he said, adding that the
\ngovernment would also pay for the 49 Cambodian houses that were
\nburnt down or damaged.<\/p>\n
"We will not only pay for the damage of foreigners' property,
\nbut we will also pay for Cambodians whose houses were burnt," he
\nsaid, appealing to the Thais and Cambodians not to exaggerate
\ntheir claims.<\/p>\n
Dozens of Thai businesses were damaged or destroyed in the
\nanti-Thai violence of Jan. 29, but officials have given no word
\nyet on whether Cambodia has agreed to the final claim submitted
\nby Thai authorities and businesses. -- AFP<\/p>\n
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\nHealth-Asia-flu
\nFlu virus infects more in HK, S'pore
\nJP\/2\/HIGH<\/p>\n
Flu virus infects more in HK, S'pore<\/p>\n
HONG KONG\/SINGAPORE: Eleven more people in Hong Kong and
\nSingapore have developed symptoms of a mystery flu-like virus
\nthat has killed one person, infected scores of others and sparked
\na rash of travel cancellations in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n
The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a global pneumonia
\nalert this week after outbreaks in Hong Kong and Hanoi and has
\nsent experts to Asia to track down the source.<\/p>\n
Seven more people -- including five hospital staff -- have
\ndeveloped symptoms of the virus in Singapore, bringing the total
\nnumber of cases to 16, the health ministry said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
All the patients, except for two that have been discharged,
\nare in a stable condition, it said.<\/p>\n
Four more medical workers were admitted to hospital in Hong
\nKong on Saturday with similar symptoms, bringing the number of
\nHong Kong medical workers infected to 47.<\/p>\n
Thirty-seven have since developed signs of severe pneumonia,
\nup from 29 on Friday. Anxious Hong Kong residents have swept
\nsurgical masks off pharmacy shelves. -- Reuters<\/p>",
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