Australian-South Sudanese citizen "tortured" in Lakes state
March 10, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The chairman of the Rumbek Youth Union in Australia, Magang Chol Mathei, has appeal to Lakes state's leadership to release an Australian citizen who has been arrested and...
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Lakes state approves loan for MP recess and security measures
March 10, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Lakes state parliament on Thursday has voted to approve a loan requested by Lakes state caretaker military governor worth 1.1 million South Sudanese pounds from Community...
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14 pastoralists arrested in Lakes state
March 11, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in South Sudan's Lakes State have arrested 14 pastoralist youth in connection with Friday's gun battle with the army (SPLA), which left a person dead and two...
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Media bodies condemn arrest and detention of S. Sudanese journalist
March 12, 2012 (JUBA)-The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the "very inhumane" manner in which a South Sudanese journalist was arrested and detained in the capital, Juba.On...
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Rumbek journalist claims he was "wrongly" sentenced
March 14, 2013 (RUMBEK) - A radio journalist in Lakes state says that he has wrongly sentenced to a year in prison following false claims that he impregnated a 17-year-old girl outside of...
View ArticleLakes state students in Kampala boycott meeting over Governor's security...
March 17, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Students from South Sudan's Lakes state reportedly boycotted a meeting in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday in protest against the new Governor's hardline security policies and...
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Lakes State politicians lobby for position ahead anticipated reshuffle
March 18, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Politicians in Lakes state are jockeying for position in order to be selected by the new Governor for jobs in his new cabinet, as county commissioners, and advisors.A document...
View ArticleNew grazing rights deal between Warrap and Lakes state
March 20, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Three county commissioners from Warrap and Lakes state have agreed to share water resources without condition among their pastoralist communities. The agreement was reached...
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Governor orders Lakes State lawmakers not to discuss budget cuts
March 21, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Lakes State Legislative Assembly received a strict letter of instruction from the military caretaker Governor Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol on Wednesday asking lawmakers not to...
View ArticleSecurity implications for elections in Lakes state
By Sunday Manyang AgokI am writing in response to South Sudan Human Right Society for Advocacy petition to President Salva Kiir Mayardit calling for formation of Lakes state High Election Committee and...
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Register your gun or face three years in jail, governor tells Lakes state
March 22, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Lakes state's caretaker military governor, Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol, has given owners of guns in Rumbek town seven days to register their firearms or face three years in...
View ArticleSPLM sack Lakes state official over leaked document
March 22, 2013 (RUMBEK) – South Sudan's ruling party has dismissed their director for administration and finance in Lakes state, Andrew Macuor Romdhel, accusing him of not cooperating with the party's...
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Adhere to the constitution, Lake state student tell authorities
March 26, 2013 (RUMBEK) – Students from South Sudan Lakes state, concerned by the increasing level of lawlessness in the region, have asked authorities to adhere to the country's transitional...
View ArticleLakes: Pastoralist killed in Rumbek
March 30, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in Lakes state arrested a man in Rumbek on Thursday on suspicion of killing a cattle herder in at a water point near Kabur-William village, located in western part...
View ArticleLakes and Warrap agree to return looted cows to each other
April 1, 2013 (RUMBEK) - South Sudan's states of Warrap and Lakes held a Peace and Reconciliation forum on Saturday in the latter's Cueibet County where both sides agreed to end the cycle of cattle...
View ArticleLakes: Clashes leave three dead in Rumbek East
April 2, 2013 (RUMBEK) - At least three people died after clashes between inhabitants of Rumbek East county in South Sudan's Lakes state and the army in Western Equatoria's Mvolo County, officials...
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Lakes: Deaf man arrested after Rumbek market murder
April 3, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Police in Lakes state arrested a deaf man on Wednesday who they suspect killed a man in Rumbek Central market following a dispute on Tuesday afternoon.The murdered man, Awuor...
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Lakes: New Panakurbil chief elected in Rumbek East
April 4, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Lakes state authorities conducted traditional chief authority elections in Rumbek East County headquarter in Adual on Thursday with four candidates seeking to become chief of...
View ArticleUnity state condemns women's abduction in cattle raid
By Bonifacio Taban KuichApril, 4, 2013 (BENTIU) - Eight women were abducted and over 170 head of cattle stolen on Monday from South Sudan's Unity state by a group of raiders allegedly from neighbouring...
View ArticleLakes state youth leader contests his removal from office
April 7, 2013 (RUMBEK) – The youth chairperson in South Sudan's Lakes state, Apuk Deng Reech, has described as “fake” a letter seeking his removal from the position.Member of Lakes State Youth Union...
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