Canadian leader
\nvisits Aceh<\/p>\n
In an effort to highlight Canada's long-term commitment to post-
\ntsunami relief operations in Indonesia, Parliament Speaker Dan
\nHays is currently visiting tsunami-affected areas in Aceh
\nprovince, the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta said.<\/p>\n
Hays, along with an eight-member parliamentary delegation, who
\ncame to Indonesia on a week-long trip (March 12 to March 18),
\narrived in Banda Aceh on Monday and will be returning to Jakarta
\non Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\"The visit of this high-level delegation to Jakarta and Banda
\nAceh is indicative of Canada's strong and positive bilateral
\nrelations with Indonesia,\" Canada's Ambassador to Indonesia
\nRandolph Mank said in a press release sent to The Jakarta Post<\/p>\n
During his stay in Indonesia, Hays also plans to meet Vice
\nPresident Jusuf Kalla on Thursday. He has already met with House
\nof Representatives' Speaker Agung Laksono, People's Consultative
\nAssembly Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid and the chairman of the
\nRegional Representatives Council Ginandjar Kartasasmita on
\nMonday. -- JP<\/p>\n
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\nThailand-south-unrest
\nBomb blast in Thai south kills police officer, wounds three
\nJP\/11\/ASEAN<\/p>\n
Bomb in Thai south
\nkills police officer<\/p>\n
THAILAND: A bomb exploded on Tuesday at a railroad crossing in
\nrestive southern Thailand, killing a police officer and seriously
\nwounding three other people, police said.<\/p>\n
Sgt. Chalad Kongthong was pronounced dead at Yala provincial
\nhospital from injuries he suffered in the blast, which occurred
\nat a police post next to a rail crossing in Muang district at
\n9:32 a.m. (9:32 a.m. in Jakarta).<\/p>\n
\"Forensic police are working to investigate what type of bomb
\nwas used,\" a policeman in the district told AFP by telephone.<\/p>\n
The wounded, a policeman and two state railway workers, were
\ntaken to Yala hospital for treatment and their injuries were no
\nlonger life-threatening, he said.<\/p>\n
Rail services along the line, which runs south into Malaysia
\nand north to Bangkok, were not affected, police said.<\/p>\n
At least 630 people have been killed in the predominantly
\nBuddhist kingdom's Muslim-majority southern provinces since
\nJanuary 2004 in what authorities say is a separatist insurgency.<\/p>\n
Militants have conducted almost daily attacks, mostly
\ntargeting security forces but including local officials, state
\nworkers, school teachers, civilians and Buddhist monks. --AFP
\n
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\nASEAN-Singapore-politics
\nSingapore opposition politician defiant after losing defamation b
\nJP\/11\/ASEAN<\/p>\n
S'pore opposition
\npolitician defiant<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE: A Singapore opposition leader vowed on Tuesday to
\ncontinue fighting the ruling party despite being on the brink of
\nbankruptcy after losing a defamation suit filed by the city-
\nstate's two former premiers.<\/p>\n
Chee Soon Juan, secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic
\nParty, told AFP he had not paid S$500,000 (US$303,030) in damages
\nto Goh Chok Tong and Lee Kuan Yew, as ordered by the High Court.<\/p>\n
Lawyers for Goh and Lee had sent separate letters to Chee on
\nFeb. 28 demanding the money, plus legal costs and expenses, to be
\npaid by Monday.<\/p>\n
Chee, 42, said he had yet to respond to the letters and was
\nexpecting to see bankruptcy proceedings start against him
\nshortly.<\/p>\n
\"It's not a matter of whether I'm going to pay it, but rather
\nwhether I can afford to,\" said Chee, who has contested national
\nelections but never won a seat in parliament.<\/p>\n
\"This is a common Singapore government tactic... whether I'm
\nmade a bankrupt or not, I will continue to do what I intend to
\ndo, that is, to fight for democracy in Singapore.\" --AFP<\/p>\n
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\nATW-SERBIAMONTENEGRO-KOSOVO-EXPLOSION
\nUPDATE 5-Kosovo president unhurt as blast rocks convoy
\nJP\/12\/ATW<\/p>\n
Blast hits Kosovo
\npresident's convoy<\/p>\n
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova escaped
\nunhurt on Tuesday when a blast rocked his car, racking up tension
\nin the province a week after its guerrilla-hero premier quit to
\nface war crimes charges.<\/p>\n
A police source said the explosion in a garbage container by
\nthe road was detonated remotely. The armored rear window of
\nRugova's sport utility vehicle (SUV) was shattered by the blast
\nbut not pierced.<\/p>\n
A senior NATO source said the blast was not big enough to have
\nbeen an assassination bid and was more likely a warning.<\/p>\n
\"Whoever committed this was either stupid, in not thinking
\nhe'd be in an armored car, or has done it to show there could be
\na next time, and the blast could be stronger,\" he said.<\/p>\n
There was no immediate clue as to who may have planted the
\ndevice or why, and no claim of responsibility. Speculation
\nfocused on political rivalries between former guerrillas.<\/p>\n
The explosion wounded one person and shattered windows nearby.
\nPolice sealed the road and NATO troops were on the scene.<\/p>\n
\"What happened ... shows that unfortunately there are still
\nbad elements that want to destabilize Kosovo,\" Rugova said.<\/p>\n
Rugova's private villa in Pristina was targeted in March 2004
\nwhen a hand grenade exploded in the garden, and members of his
\nDemocratic League have been killed in past incidents. --Reuters<\/p>",
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