Australia's international aid agency, AusAID, is afflicted with problems of
transparency, accountability and a lack of communication capacity, an audit has
found.

The Oceanic Viking has intercepted a boat carrying 53 suspected asylum seekers and
four crew about 22 nautical miles north of West Islet in the Ashmore Islands.

Jakarta, Dec.

Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The Financial Transactions Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK) has up to November 3 this year handed over 1,071 suspicious transaction reports to law enforcers, its chie

Medan, N Sumatra, Indonesia, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - A total of 108 river basin areas (DAS) in Indonesia are now in seriously damaged condition, a Forestry Ministry official said.

Jakarta, Dec. 3 (ANTARA) - Corruption in Indonesia's lucrative forestry industry is costing the country US$2 billion annually, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released recently.

Kupang, Indonesia, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - Kupang's El Tari airport in East Nusa Tenggara is still closed to all flights as of Thursday after a Merpati Air plane made an emergency landing there Wednesday

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LANGKAWI (Malaysia), Dec 3 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement
Agency (MMEA) hope to purchase two large vessels that can be used for deep sea

KOTA BAHARU (Malaysia), Dec 3 (Bernama) -- The Higher Education Ministry
will work closely with agencies and private higher learning institutions (IPTS)