11/20/2009ASIA Swine Flu: Schools closed in Sri Lanka, doubts about the real number of deaths in China Zhong Nanshan, director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, says "the figures released by the Ministry of Health of China represent only a small fraction of the total number of infected by the virus." Growing number of cases in India, Afghanistan and Nepal. Stationary situation in Thailand. In Asia, deaths are recorded at 1172. Colombo (AsiaNews) - All schools in the Central Province of Sri Lanka will be closed from November 23 because of the large spread of the H1N1 virus. The epidemic is spreading throughout Asia. Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, governor of the province, says that the...
11/20/2009INDONESIA Indonesian Ulema boycott the apocalyptic "2012": its blasphemous by Mathias Hariyadi Dispute sparked by the story the day of reckoning: a mosque is razed to the ground and salvation is possible only in a church. In various areas of the country fundamentalists prevent the screening of the film and raid internet-points. Islamic leader: it is Christian proselytizing. Moderate Muslim: it is just a movie.
11/19/2009INDONESIA Indonesian Catholics helping farmers and labourers by Mathias Hariyadi Farmers are powerless in the face of shrinking farmland and foreign competition. KPTT, an organisation founded by a Dutch Jesuit, holds a two-day workshop in Central Java to discuss the matter.
11/16/2009VATICAN-FAO Pope: the fight against hunger in the end, demands the value of each person be recognised Speaking today at the world summit on food security, Benedict XVI says that we need to abandon the logic of profit as an end in itself, of considering aid of "functional" to the recipients, and instead apply the principle of subsidiarity and justice. Environmental protection requires a change in lifestyle.
11/16/2009VATICAN-FAO Pope: A new conscience of solidarity to overcome world hunger by Piero Gheddo Speaking at the FAO International Summit, Benedict XVI said that technical solutions (investment, banking, justice, climate, markets ...) is not enough to help the more than one billion hungry. A conversion to solidarity is needed.
11/16/2009INDONESIA Catholic volunteers in Indonesia: serving God, among the victims of disasters by Rosalia Royani In 10 years, the KBKK association has attracted the support of 400 members from around the country. It has started a reconstruction project in Padang, for the displaced of the earthquake of 30 September. The founder: help the needy, regardless of faith or religious belief.
11/14/2009ASIA - USA Obama first "president of the Pacific", promises greater commitment in Asia Threats to North Korea; veiled criticism of Myanmar; appreciation for China and its international role. Little room for human rights and democracy. In preparation a free market for the countries of the Pacific.
11/13/2009INDONESIA West Java, court to decide on construction of Church of St Mary by Mathias Hariyadi A team of lawyers filed the appeal against the revocation of the permit for construction of the Catholic place of worship. Flagrant violation of human rights. A Muslim woman among the lawyers looking after the interests of the diocese.
11/13/2009ASIA - USA Barack Obama's first time in Asia Eight-day trip from Tokyo to Singapore, from Shanghai to Beijing to Seoul. On the agenda: climate change, North Korea’s nuclear program, Iran, Afghanistan, and especially the economic crisis and the Yuan. Criticized by peace activists in Japan.
11/12/2009INDONESIA Jakarta in the dark, Indonesians angry with power company by Mathias Hariyadi PLN Electricity Company bosses are blamed. They pledge compensation. Many in East Java and South Sulawesi have to endure hardships. In the last few weeks, power cuts last 10 to 12 hours a day. About 32,000 small- and medium-sized firms experience “monumental” losses.
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