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  • OPEC opts to hold output steady

    Wed, 12/23/2009 - 7:43 AM
    OPEC held its year-old output targets unchanged, as the group grappled with overproduction by some in its ranks that could undercut efforts to support oil prices amid a fragile global economic...

  • Abducted Colombian state governor found dead

    Wed, 12/23/2009 - 7:02 AM
    A top state security official and the wife of a governor abducted by suspected leftist rebels say his body has been found. His kidnapping was the first of a major Colombian politician in years.

  • Boediono defends bailout decision

    Tue, 12/22/2009 - 10:52 PM
    Vice President Boediono defended Tuesday the decision to bail out Bank Century, which he said was needed to save the financial system from a systemic threat.

  • Digital Living

    Bringing in Hyperreal Performance of Samsung LED
    After the success of high-definition LCD TV, the South Korea's electronics giant is now introducing Samsung LED TV, another breakthrough in television industry
Show them love: Activists from the Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front (KAMMI) stage a rally in front the Banten Gubernatorial Office in Serang commemorating National Mother’s Day, which falls on Tuesday. The protesters demanded the government stop the exploitation of women and give women more support. Antara/Asep FathulrahmanShow them love: Activists from the Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front (KAMMI) stage a rally in front the Banten Gubernatorial Office in Serang commemorating National Mother’s Day, which falls on Tuesday. The protesters demanded the government stop the exploitation of women and give women more support.
Share the warmth: People warm themselves around a bonfire in Allahabad, India, on Tuesday. Most parts of northern India have been hit by freezing weather since Monday. AP/Rajesh Kumar SinghShare the warmth: People warm themselves around a bonfire in Allahabad, India, on Tuesday. Most parts of northern India have been hit by freezing weather since Monday.
To each his own: Opposition demonstrators hold placards in protest against Taiwan and China's cross strait meetings outside the Windsor Hotel, Tuesday, in the central Taiwan city of Taichung. Negotiators from China and Taiwan met for a fourth round of trade talks Tuesday amid protests from critics who fear the Taiwanese government's China-friendly policies are opening the door to eventual unification with the mainland. AP/Wally SantanaTo each his own: Opposition demonstrators hold placards in protest against Taiwan and China's cross strait meetings outside the Windsor Hotel, Tuesday, in the central Taiwan city of Taichung.

Review & Outlook

  • ‘Ordo Ab Chao’ — Order out of chaotic Indonesia

    Mon, 12/21/2009 - 9:42 AM
    The Freemason motto ordo ab chao (Latin for “order from chaos”) — recently made famous by Dan Brown’s best seller The Lost Symbol — best describes Indonesia in 2009. But whether a greater...

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  • Potable potpourri
    Potable potpourri
    Workers stuff dried frangipani flowers (locally called kamboja) into sacks at a warehouse in Maron village, Probolinggo regency, East Java. The flowers are exported to China where they will be used...

Opinion

  • Editorial: A mother, and more

    Tue, 12/22/2009 - 8:57 AM
    Dec. 22 is traditionally celebrated here as Mother’s Day. It’s not historically correct, but sending a bouquet to a mother today will save you from silent treatment –  for there is no...

  • Text your say: Moving the capital city
    Text your say: Moving the capital city
    Your comments about the idea to move the capital city as revived by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, from overburdened Jakarta to elsewhere in this country.

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IDX Rate (12/22/2009) - Closing
Index
2,431.39
Previous 2,509.57
Volume -
Value -
IDR Conversion (12/22/2009)
US$1 9,553
GB£1 15,329
EUR1 13,6450
A$1 8,380
S$1 6,793
JP¥100 10,453

Life

  • Jeff Daniels: Life lessons on screen

    Tue, 12/22/2009 - 10:05 AM
    “The moment I knew I wanted to make films for the rest of my life, was when I learned how to edit on a computer...

  • Sidemen traditional fabric aims to go global
    Sidemen traditional fabric aims to go global
    Tucked away in Sidemen village, Karangasem, one of the regencies in the Eastern part of Bali, I Gusti Ayu Oka Swastika’s shop remains a treasure chest of smooth and colorful woven clothes with...

Multimedia News

  • Audio slide show: Sarmadji, exiled in Amsterdam with thousands of books about Indonesia

    Sarmadji or Warjo is an Indonesian exile and a President Soekarno loyalist who has been living in Amsterdam since the 1970s.

    He has collected some 3,000 books and hundreds of recordings about Indonesia including sensitive books about the Indonesian Communist Indonesia (PKI).

  • Audio slide show: Wahyu Aditya, Young and Inspiring

    Known to his friends as Waditya, the 29-year-old animator from Malang, East Java, who lives in Jakarta not only built an animation company but also established an animation school "Hellomotion" in 2004, where he has educated over 900 people. He shared his inspiring story with the Jakarta Post ahead of Youth Pledge Day, which falls on Oct. 28.

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Diplomatic News

  • Ambassador's hospitalityAmbassador's hospitality
    Ambassador’s hospitality: South Korean Ambassador to Indonesia Kim Ho-young (first row, fifth left) and his wife Joo Young-soo (first row, fourth left) pose with Christine T. Bachrun (first row, ...
  • Qatar's National DayQatar's National Day
    Qatar’s National Day: Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Indonesia Ahmed Abdulla Al-Mohannadi (left) receives Indonesia’s Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar during a ...
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