 Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned Indonesia of tough diplomatic response to executions of two of its citizens by it. He said that millions of Australians are sickened in view of their imminent execution. No date has been set for the killing of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, but Indonesia has said that governments with citizens on death row have been invited to talks at the foreign ministry tomorrow. The two Australians are facing execution by firing squad as early as this week, as ring leaders of the so-called Bali Nine group, trafficking heroin from Indonesia's island of Bali into Australia. While all hope appears to be lost, Abbott put pressure on Jakarta for the second day in a row. |
Highlights from the local media of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka June 27th, 2016 | Volume: 2 - 17/6 TOP STORIES Afghanistan Still World’s Largest Opium Producer by Far: Report Daily Outlook Afghanistan| 27 th June Afghanistan is by a long way still the world's largest opium producer, accounting for some 70 percent (3,300 tons) of global opium production, according to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2016.Myanmar is the second largest producer of the drug at 14 per cent (650 tons) of global production. According to the UN report, the total value of the illicit opiate economy in Afghanistan was $2.8 billion USD in 2014 — equivalent to 13 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Maiden joint meeting of Nepal-India EPG next week The Himalayan Times| 26 th June The first joint meeting of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR) would be held in Kathmandu on coming Jul...
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