Antiterrorist agency: The Indonesian Military chief's proposal to

Antiterrorist agency: The Indonesian Military chief's proposal to
establish a new antiterrorist agency has sparked fear among human
rights activists of a resurrection of the New Order regime's
dreaded internal security agency (Kopkamtib).

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Women trafficking: Trafficking in women is rampant here due to
inadequate legal instruments and weak law enforcement, a
researcher said on Thursday.

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Nations Cup: Per Haugsrud and Henrik Bjornstad shot a combined
12-under par 60 to give Norway the lead on the first day of the
Davidoff Nations Cup in Kuala Lumpur Thursday.

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Champions League woe: Lazio, Arsenal and Nantes suffered damaging
defeats in the Champions League on Wednesday as Real Madrid and
Panathinaikos both made it three wins out of three.

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Classical tunes: Music productions of Bel Canto Series or
Classical and Romantic chamber are making their comeback.

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Market confidence: Japanese business leaders and top government
officials told visiting President Megawati Soekarnoputri that
they were ready to make more investments and provide additional
money to Indonesia if the President was able to realize her
promise to restore political stability, create good governance
and strengthen law enforcement.

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Asian currencies: Most Asian currencies were slightly weaker late
Thursday, showing minimal reaction to the yen's decline after
Japanese authorities displayed their resolve to restrain the
currency's strength.

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Mideast peace efforts: Israeli troops fought a fierce gunbattle
with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, despite an
agreement to seek a lasting truce that could boost U.S. efforts
to forge a global anti-terror alliance.

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