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PRIME Minister John Howard has warned Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that Australians are sensitive about the proposed executions of the Bali heroin smugglers. After talks in Bali yesterday, Mr Howard said it was too early to seek clemency for the six condemned smugglers and Dr Yudhoyono said he would not commute their sentences as it was essential to crack down on drug trafficking. Mr Howard then said that he endorsed Indonesia's anti-drug crusade. The two leaders ordered a study on the feasibility of a free trade deal and supported closer economic ties. They also agreed to back measures to combat climate change during September's APEC meeting in Sydney. Dr Yudhoyono did not criticise Australia's recently reissued warning against travelling to Indonesia, which has angered Indonesian politicians. The warning stated that further terrorist attacks were imminent and Bali was a likely target. Curiously, Mr Howard welcomed a recent increase in the number of Austra...

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Indonesia and South Korea will sign US$8.5 billion in mining, oil and gas investment cooperation agreements this week, Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said Monday. The contracts are mainly for projects in Indonesia and reflect South Korea's aim to secure more energy resources to meet growing domestic demand. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, visiting South Korea from Monday until Wednesday, will oversee the signing of a US$5.5 billion direct coal liquefaction project in Kalimantan Timur, said a release from the ministry. The project will bring together Indonesia's PT Nuansa Cipta Coal Investment and South Korea's Kenertec Co., Posco Engineering & Construction Co. and Samsung Securities Co. Indonesia's state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api and Cipta Coal Investment will also pair up with Kenertec and Posco for a US$2 billion project to build coal transportation infrastructure in EastKalimantan. The remaining deals - all of wh...

Women's sex tourism is especially popular nowadays. Sources state that about 600,000 women come to the countries of the Caribbean Basin every year in search of men's attention and love. Women's and men's sex tourism are two absolutely different phenomena. Women do not go to bars and sex shows to find new partners; they do not make sex tours as such infrequent events are organized basically for men. Researchers who studied the phenomenon of sex tourism among women at Caribbean resorts say that this type of a vacation is typical of middle age women either lonely or unhappy about their family life. While men choose Asia for their sex tourism, women go to Southern Europe (Italy, Greece, Turkey, Croatia and Spain), to the Caribbean Basin (Jamaica, Barbados and the Dominican Republic), Genoa and Kenya in Africa, Bali, Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand to enjoy sex tourism. Nepal, Morocco, Fiji, Ecuador and Costa-Rica are less popular. Thailand, the Dominican Republ...

Foreign affairs officials today warned of a threat of imminent terrorist attacks in Indonesia, including Bali.In an upgraded travel advisory, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said terrorists were actively planning attacks which could take place at any time.The advisory says Australians should reconsider their need to travel to Indonesia."There have been recent arrests of high-level terrorist operatives in Indonesia, but we assess terrorists are continuing active planning of attacks," it says."These attacks could take place at any time and could be imminent."Particular care should be taken at this time to avoid known terrorist targets."These included Bali and the capital Jakarta."Ask yourself whether, given your own personal circumstances, you're comfortable travelling to Indonesia including Bali, knowing that there is a very high threat from terrorism and you may be caught up in a terrorist attack," the advisory says.