Amnesty International accused Sri Lanka`s government Monday of stepping up a "crackdown on political opposition" after the arrest of the defeated candidate in last month`s presidential vote.

The wife of Sri Lankan ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka accused the government on Tuesday of abducting her husband and treating him "like an animal" following his dramatic arrest.

Cement made in China that does not meet SNI (Indonesian National Stadard) norms will not be allowed to enter North Sulawesi province despite the Asean-China Free Trade agreement (ACFTA), a local trade official said.