Indonesia's stance: There is an urgent need for Indonesia to
\nclearly articulate and explain its diplomatic position and
\ninternational legal obligations with regard to Afghanistan. As a
\nmember of the UN, Indonesia has Charter obligations to "accept
\nand carry out" the decisions of the Security Council. Indonesia
\nrepresented Asia on the Security Council in 1995-1996. Page 4<\/p>\n
Aceh: Many Acehnese have learned to live with fear. It has been
\npart of their lives for the last decade or so. But the situation
\nhas become worse, particularly in the last three years. Pages 6,7<\/p>\n
Taufik quits badminton: World number five Taufik Hidayat
\ndecided to follow many of his teammates' footsteps by quitting
\nbadminton to continue his studies. The 20-year-old shuttler said
\nhis disappointment with coach Agus Dwi Santoso's decision to pull
\nhim out of the six-star Denmark Open scheduled to begin Tuesday
\nwas the last straw in his decision to resign. Page 13<\/p>\n
World Hunger: The world is slipping further behind target in its
\neffort to halve hunger by 2015, the United Nations food body said
\non Monday. The Food and Agriculture Organization urged countries
\nto rally political will and resources to reduce hunger and
\npoverty. "Progress has been made in reducing the absolute number
\nof hungry people in the world, but this is not happening fast
\nenough to achieve the 1996 World Food Summit target -- that of
\nhalving the number of hungry people by 2015," FAO said. Page 21<\/p>\n
Protection: U.S.-based oil companies Devon Energy and PT Caltex
\nPacific Indonesia (CPI) praised the Indonesian government's
\neffort to safeguard their presence in the country amid the
\ngrowing anti-American sentiment since the Sept. 11 terrorist
\nattacks in the U.S. "We're satisfied with the security guarantee
\ngiven by the government," Devon spokesman Erwin Lebe told the
\nJakarta Post over the weekend. Page 24<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bindonesias-stanceb-there-is-an-urgent-need-for-indonesia-to-1447899208",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}