Even though it is believed by some that Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri will now be more
confident in becoming a presidential candidate “as no one…
Reports of wildlife poaching have once again surfaced in the media.
Poaching is seen as a perennial problem as the reports also illustrate
that environmental crimes are among the most…
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle Party (PDI-P) patron
and People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Taufiq Kiemas died at a
hospital in Singapore on Saturday evening, according to a message…
A massive sell-off in stocks and bonds by foreign investors, on the
back of concern over fiscal management, dragged the rupiah down through
the psychological barrier of 10,000 per US…
Representatives of Sriwijaya Air management have reported
Belitung Investment Coordinating Board chief Zakaria Umar to the police
for slapping flight attendant Febriani across the face during the last
flight from…
Your comments on the violence that erupted in front of the Indonesian
Consulate General in Jeddah, killing one person. Hundreds of Indonesian
domestic workers set furniture alight at the consulate’s…
The plan to increase fuel prices is still at the level of the pro and
con debate in the public as well as in the House of Representatives.
Lawmakers are…
On my way to Hanoi last week, I came across an article in the Straits
Times written by Zakir H. who wrote that President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono admitted to religious…
Every now and then, amid the usual tales of slowing economies, a hidden
jewel of a story emerges with thought-provoking inventions and we are
forced to say a word or…
