Nine young men released from Lakes state military prison
May 1, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Nine young men who have been detained since February in a secret Lakes state military prison were released last weekend after being forced to pay a fine.Their release comes after...
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Lakes state: Home of commissioner of headquarters targeted in attack
May 2, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The residential house of Lakes state's commissioner of headquarters, James Aguer, was targeted in a surprise attack on Wednesday in Malakia.The attack was reportedly carried out...
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Fresh attack on home of Lakes state political advisor in Rumbek
May 4, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The wife of a Lakes state political advisor was arrested on Saturday after being attacked by her neighbour in Malakia.The cause of dispute between family members of Dut Malual...
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Lakes state: Five killed, dozens injured in Cueibet county crossfire
May 3, 2013 (RUMBEK) – Five people were killed and dozens wounded after suspected cattle raiders attacked a village in Lakes state's Cueibet County, officials said Friday.Isaac Mayom Malek, the County...
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Senior SPLA official sustains gunshot wound in road robbery ambush
May 11, 2013 (JUBA) – A high-ranking official from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) was shot and injured after unknown gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he traveled on Friday. A senior...
View ArticleWau Dialogue W. Bahr el-Ghazal state 13-15 May 2013
South Sudan Law Society 13th-April-2013Citizen of Western Bhar el-Ghazal State calls for limitations of President Powers and the Independence of Executive, Legislature and Judiciary and transparency in...
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Army in Unity state clash with raiders returning from Lakes state
May 13, 2013 (BENTIU) - Authorities from Unity state say that five men, including their leader Gatluak Kuekuek, clashed with police and soldiers on Sunday as they returned from a cattle aid on Rumbek...
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Lakes: 4 suspects arrested over road ambush
May 13, 2013 (RUMBEK) – Four people have been arrested in connection with last week's highway robbery incident, in which a senior South Sudan army (SPLA) official was injured in South Sudan's Lakes...
View ArticleGreater Bahr el Ghazal calls for conference to discuss country's situation
May 12, 2013 (JUBA) –The four states of the Greater Bahr el Ghazal region have called for their intellectuals and senior political leaders to report themselves to Wau, the former regional capital and...
View ArticleLakes: Authorities destroy beers in Yirol West without giving compensation
May 15, 2013 (JUBA) - Civilians in Yirol West county of Lakes state had reported that local authorities have destroyed beers inside the market without compensating shops owners.The public beer...
View ArticleMurder suspect shot after escaping from Rumbek prison
May 17, 2013 (JUBA) - A murder suspect who escaped from Rumbek's main prison over a month ago was shot in the Malual-Kodi area of Lakes state on Thursday by wardens from South Sudan Prison Services.A...
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Give no more room to “betrayers of the nation”, says WBEG governor
May 16, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan should give no more concessions to “betrayers of the nation”, the governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal state said on Thursday, in an apparent reference to rebel groups...
View ArticleRumbek court sentences government official to two years in prison
May 18, 2013 (JUBA) - Rumbek county court on Friday sentenced a government official to two years in prison for assaulting a reporter for South Sudan Television (SSTV) and threatening him with pistol in...
View ArticleLakes: Teenage girl arrested after throwing baby into latrine
May 18, 2013 (JUBA) - Authorities in the Lakes state capital, Rumbek, have arrested an underage girl who threw her newborn baby into a latrine after falling pregnant outside of wedlock.The girl, who...
View ArticleLakes: More arrests in Rumbek over beer ban
May 21, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese police and national security personnel continued their crack down on places suspected to be selling alcohol on Tuesday in Lakes state capital, Rumbek.The decision...
View ArticleLakes and Unity MPs vowe to return raided cattle
May 22, 2013 (BENTIU) - Parliamentarians from Lakes and Unity States have assured each other in a face to face meeting last week in Unity states capital, Bentiu, to ensure that cattle raided from both...
View ArticleRumbek police seize beer from home of senior official
May 22, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese security forces in Rumbek, the capital of Lakes state have seized more then 417 crates of beers that were store in the house, Elijah Malok Aleng, the former...
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Gunman kills aid worker in Lakes state
May 25, 2013 (JUBA) – An aid worker was on Thursday killed and another injured by an unknown gunman in South Sudan's Lakes state.The deceased, state authorities told Sudan Tribune, worked with the...
View ArticleOver 36 alcohol brewers arrested in Rumbek
May 28, 2013 (JUBA) - Lakes state's government has increased its crackdown on alcohol brewing and consumption arresting 36 women on Thursday on suspicion of selling locally brewed alcohol in Malith...
View ArticleUnderstanding the parameters of Lakes authorities' extremism
By Agook MayekMay 28, 2013 - The case of Lakes State's ban on both alcohol production and consumption is very corporeal and at the same time interesting, particularly, when one looks at its pros and...
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