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Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, center, delivers his State of The Nation address ahead of the country’s Independence Day at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. AP President Joko Widodo pledged Tuesday to defend “every inch” of Indonesia’s land and maritime territory, following clashes with Chinese vessels around Indonesian islands in the South China Sea. In a state of the nation address he also said Indonesia was “actively involved” in seeking a peaceful solution to the broader regional dispute about ownership of islands in the Sea. Widodo’s underscoring of Indonesia’s sovereignty over the Natunas islands — and the resource-rich waters surrounding them — comes at a time of high maritime tensions between Beijing and Jakarta after repeated clashes there. “We are developing regions like Entikong, Natuna, and Atambua so the world can see that Indonesia is a big country, and every inch of its land and water is truly taken care of,” he said in a televised address which did not refer directly to China. Entikong and Atambua are remote Indonesian territories bordering Malaysia and East Timor respectively. His comments come as Jakarta prepares to mark independence day celebrations Wednesday by scuttling dozens of foreign boats seized for illegally fishing in Indonesian waters. The government has previously said that Chinese ships would be among those scuttled. The sinking in May of a large Chinese vessel ship caught fishing illegally around the Natunas drew a sharp rebuke from Beijing. Unlike several of its Southeast Asian neighbors, Indonesia has Read More …

The Straits Times/Asia News Network September 21st, 2015 10:37 AM Len (not her real name), won $2.3 million in the Singapore Sweep in June. She has been cleared of allegations that she had stolen the winning ticket. ST PHOTO / CHEW SENG KIM A maid who won $2.3 million in the Singapore Sweep in June has been cleared of allegations that she had stolen the winning ticket. READ: OFW who won S$2.3M lottery in Singapore accused of stealing ticket For the last three weeks, Ms. Len (not her real name) could not access her winnings as her bank account was frozen as a matter of procedure while the police did their investigations. The police called Len on Thursday evening to tell her that her bank account is no longer frozen. “I never stole the ticket,” said a relieved Len, 44, adding that she cooperated fully with the police. After a report was lodged last month by an unidentified person claiming that the winning ticket was stolen, she complied with police requests to hand over details of her bank account. She also took them to the Tampines outlet where she bought the ticket. When her account was frozen, it was difficult for Len to remit money back to the Philippines. “We live in the village and we are very poor. My family, and my old parents, are waiting for me to send money back for food and school expenses,” she said. Over the past 14 years working for her current employer in Pasir Ris, Read More …

LTO: 80% of motorists heeded ‘no registration, no travel’ rule Google, Microsoft battle drives down prices for PCs, tablets PNP taps Neil Perez, mascot to promote public safety during Holy Week LTO no travel policy ‘un-Christian’ — MMDA chair A speech that will be ‘remembered for a long, long time’ Biz Buzz: Powerful ‘Superfriend’ An OFW’s dreams soar: She wants to scale the Himalayas Rey Pamaran to Robin Padilla: ‘Your intentions are good but…’ INQUIRER.net PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—A Korean woman who held a garage sale in her house in Quezon City said she lost several pieces of jewelry and P4 million in cash to a thief who pretended to be a customer. In a complaint filed with the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Tuesday, Go Min-kyung, 47, accused a man she identified only as “Mr. Kim” of taking her backpack which contained several pieces of jewelry and P4 million in cash on Monday. According to the report on the incident prepared by Chief Insp. Rodelio Marcelo of the QCPD-Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit, Go was holding a garage sale in her house on Scout Limbaga, Barangay Sacred Heart, as she was moving out soon. Around 9 p.m., a curly-haired, bespectacled man who seemed to be in his early 20s walked in, introduced himself as Mr. Kim and started looking at the furniture for sale. He left in a hurry a few minutes later and Go said she closed down for the day afterward. She discovered the theft at 11:30 Read More …

popular Campos family taps $100M loan from BPI for Del Monte Pacific Firm disputes ‘windfall’ report on Macapagal Boulevard PSEi hits new high, gaming stocks tumble on China crackdown 2 taxi robberies, 1 modus operandi The rebels will never return the guns Biz Buzz: Sold! Is Pagara ripe (for the big time) like Duterte? Campos firm taps $100-M BPl loan videos MILF official: ‘We are not terrorists’ Napeñas admits proceeding with ‘Exodus’ sans ‘direct order’ from Aquino MILF remains a ‘revolutionary organization,’ says Iqbal Aquino briefed on ‘Oplan Exodus’ to get Marwan – Napeñas Lacson wishes ‘normal life’ for accuser Mancao MANILA, Philippines—An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in the United Arab Emirates has been honored after she returned a Dh4,300 or around P50,000 found uncollected from an automated teller machine (ATM), a report from Gulf News said. The reports said the OFW, who was identified only as “Jean,” was recognized by the Dubai Police for her honesty. The report said Jean found the money on the ATM’s cash slot on New Year’s Eve as she was about to withdraw from an ATM outlet in Deira City Center. It said Jean took the money and handed it over to the police. The report said that on Jan. 15, police received a report from an Arab man who claimed that he lost the same amount of money as the bank credited him but he never received it. According to the report, the OFW failed to attend the press conference by the Dubai Read More …