ASEAN receives U.S. assistance for integration process

Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

USAID is providing the ASEAN Secretariat with up to US$150 million for programs that help facilitate the integration of 10 ASEAN countries into a single community by 2015.

Newmont told to repay debts

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Following a deadlock in negotiations last Friday, the government told PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara on Monday to pay its debt in order to scrap liabilities on shares.

Students protest chronic power failures in North Sumatra

Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan

University students in Medan on Monday rallied at the North Sumatra legislative council to protest against frequent blackouts in the province. The blackouts occur three times every day, each one lasting for up to four hours.

Riau haze blamed for rise in health woes

Rizal Harahap, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru

The Riau Health Office announced Monday 1,547 people were suffering from a number of afflictions from the haze caused by forest fires in the province over the past two weeks.

The Reality of Aid 2008 Theme Statement: Aid Effectiveness: Democratic Ownership and Human Rights

RoA Management Committee
29 Jan 2008

International Fact Finding Mission investigated displacement and destruction of livelihoods in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh (India) due to SEZ and expansion of port

Press Release

February 23, 2008

 

Tirupati, India – An International fact-finding mission, comprising eminent civil society representatives from Thailand , Malaysia , Philippines and India , visited Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh (India) and expressed great concern over the displacement and loss of livelihoods of poor and landless tribal communities in those districts due to construction of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and expansion of a Port in Krishnapatnam.