At least 15 die as plane crashes off the coast of Papua the Indonesia

JAKARTA - an Indonesian plane carrying 27 people it is crushed on the sea off the coast of the remote Papua province, the Ministry of transportation, said Saturday, and the media, said at least 15 people were killed.

The propellers Merpati plan travelled to Kaimana in Papua, a wooded and mountainous eastern province with one of the worst infrastructure in more 17 000 Islands archipelago.

"We are still checks on the status of the passengers," said Bambang Ervan, a spokesman for the Department of transportation. "We also don't know what caused the accident, but the weather was bad enough at the time."

Indonesian media, quoting airport officials, said the plane, a MA60 made by AVIC International China, crashed 500 metres from the runway and 15 bodies had been recovered so far.

Several small carriers are used Indonesia and many have poor safety records. The European Commission, which had banned all airlines Indonesian airspace, lifted a ban in 2009 on Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia after that she improved safety standards.

Southeast Asian leaders are found in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - a bloody conflict of the Thailand-Cambodia border is supposed to divert an attempt to boost regional security talks between the leaders of Southeast Asian and facilitated economic disparities across the borders.

Another hot topic at the two-day summit that opens Saturday will be Myanmar demand Chair 10 - Association of Nations of the Southeast, or ASEAN, Asia in 2014. Some countries say that it is ready, but others argue that the Government still did enough to improve the human rights.

Presidents and Prime Ministers have begun filing in the venue of the Summit closely watched in the Indonesian capital to speak of their objective stated along the construction of an economic region competitive and highly integrated.

This will mean all of the improvement of the road, rail and other transportation links to find ways to ensure food security and overcome the vast energy challenges.

But the concerns of regional security such as the Spratlys Islands potentially rich oil claimed by China and several ASEAN countries - a dispute that concerns the so - United States and terrorism after the death of bin Laden probably steal the show.

The most pressing issue is renewed fighting along the border of the Thailand and Cambodia, which claimed the lives nearly 20 over the past two weeks, sending tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes.

Current Chairman of ASEAN, Indonesia tried to help mediate the dispute on small plots of land claimed by both countries, but he made up this little progress.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he wants ASEAN to oversee a permanent ceasefire, according to his top adviser, Sri Thamrong, but the Thailand considers always the problem should be resolved bilaterally or through the International Court of Justice.

During this time, Myanmar President, Thein Sein, party leaders, supported by the military which remportée won in general elections, end of last year, ask the right Chair of ASEAN in 2014.

The regional grouping is supposed to turn its President each year between Member countries - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Myanmar was forced to move its Tower in 2005, however, after coming under strong pressure from the international community over the slow progress on national reconciliation and human rights.

Thailand and in several other countries have indicated that they stand in the way.

Singapore said that it would be preferable to postpone the date due to persistent concerns on the human rights violations.