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APRIL 28 (Reuters) — Family of Mary Jane Veloso, drug trafficker facing death penalty in Indonesia, arrived at Wijaya Pura Port on Tuesday (April 28), as they prepared to bid farewell with their loved one. The family was on the way to the prison island of Nusakambangan as executions of nine drug convicts, mostly foreigners, entered its final countdown. Ambulances with coffins inside arrived at the Nusakambangan prison island in central Java, where the nine […]
APRIL 28 — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday urged members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to continue playing a positive role in resolving territorial conflicts in the region. In his intervention during the 26th ASEAN Leaders’ Retreat at the Langkawi International Convention Center, President Aquino underscored the importance of promoting regional peace and stability with a “security architecture built on the primacy of the rule of law”. This is in […]
APRIL 28 (Reuters) — Shock turned to anger in Nepal on Tuesday (April 28) as some of the tens of thousands stricken by a devastating earthquake, which killed more than 4,000 people, expressed frustration at what they said was their government’s slow response to the crisis. Many people across Nepal slept in the open for a third night, their homes either flattened or threatened by tremors that spread more fear among a traumatized population. In […]
APRIL 28 (Reuters) — Authorities in Nepal continued mass cremation on Monday (April 27) as bodies piled up following a powerful earthquake at the weekend that has killed more than 3,900 people. A powerful earthquake struck the Himalayan kingdom with the 7.9 magnitude at midday on Saturday (April 25) followed by several aftershocks. The government of Nepal has ordered the continuous cremation of the bodies to prevent spread of diseases. Families and friends of the […]
APRIL 28 (Reuters) — Activities in Cilacap, where the prison island of Nusakambangan is located, remained normal on Tuesday (April 28) despite increased police presence at the port area as Indonesia waited for the imminent executions of convicted drug traffickers. Indonesia has informed two Australians, one Nigerian and four other death-row drug convicts that they will be executed in a matter of days, possibly as soon as Tuesday, despite last-minute appeals for clemency from the […]
APRIL 28 (Reuters) — Dozens from Hong Kong’s migrant workers community, mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia, joined the global plea on Monday (April 27) to spare the life of a Filipina who is due to be executed in Indonesia for trafficking heroin. About 50 protesters shouted that the mother-of-two, Mary Jane Veloso, is “a victim not a criminal” and “stop the execution”, outside of the city’s Indonesian Consulate. Indonesia this weekend informed the group […]
APRIL 28 (Reuters) — The unemployment rates in France increased by 0.4 percent this March, according to figures released by the government Monday (April 27). Labor ministry data showed that the number of people registered out of work increased by 15,400 last month, bringing the total number of people seeking employment to 3,509,800. Mathieu Plane, Economist at the French economic think-tank French Economic Observatory (OFCE), said that monthly data can be volatile and that despite […]
APRIL 27 (Reuters) — Aftershocks caused by the large earthquake in Nepal caused avalanches in the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest. Said avalanche caused 61 injuries, 22 of which were critically injured. Reports said that 17 were dead due to said avalanche. (Mount Everest, Himalayas)
The lawyer of a Filipina woman on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking says her execution could happen soon, as her family paid her a visit on Sunday (April 26). This was the second visit to Nusakambangan island, a maximum high security prison in Indonesia, by Mary Jane Veloso’s family since she was sent to the island on Friday (April 24). Veloso’s lawyer, Edre U Olalia, while waiting for the permit to cross by […]
A STRONG earthquake aftershock hit India and Nepal on Sunday (April 26), shaking buildings in northern and eastern parts of India, and triggering an avalanche in the Himalayas. The United States Geological Survey said the tremor was 6.7 magnitude, less than the 7.9 quake that struck the region on Saturday (April 25) killing more than 2,200 people. People vacated offices and residential buildings and ran out in Lucknow city in northern Uttar Pradesh state. “It […]
THE U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a possible Islamic State-inspired terrorism plot in the United States, CNN reported on Saturday (April 25), quoting law enforcement officials. A Federal law enforcement official who asked not to be named said there was a known threat to Los Angeles International Airport, but did not say whether this was a new threat or was associated with Islamic State. CNN said the investigation started after intercepted communication and other […]
NEPAL’S Home Ministry said that the death toll due to the devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday (April 25) had killed more than 1,800 people, a toll predicted to rise as rescuers used their hands to dig for survivors among the rubble. Nepal’s Home Ministry confirmed the death toll had reached 1,805 and that more than 4,700 people had been injured. Amateur video posted on a social media website showed large cracks […]
