Australian immigration minister meets Indonesian counterpartJAKARTA (Antara): Australian Immigration and Citizenship Minister Senator Chris Evans held a meeting Thursday with his Indonesian counterpart, Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalata, todiscuss various immigration issues.

The immigration directorate general falls under Mattalata’s jurisdiction.

Mattalata said the meeting covered, among other things, people smuggling, human trafficking and illegal immigrants.

“The meeting is continuing cooperation pioneered by previous ministers,” he said.

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BEKASI Hundreds of fowl that belonged to the villagers of Kayuringin, in the district of Bekasi in western Java, were destructed earlier today after dozens of fowl were found to be infected with the H5N1 variant of the bird flu virus. The virus caused one person from the village to fall ill earlier. That person died late yesterday in the Persahabatan Hospital in nearby Jakarta.

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