SKorean indicted for retweeting NKorean messages
Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by admin in Blog News
South Korean prosecutors have indicted a Socialist Party member on charges that he reposted messages from a North Korean government Twitter account, a party official said Thursday.Park Jeong-geun, a … Read More SKorean indicted for retweeting NKorean messages
India to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets in 11b deal
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by admin in Blog News
Dassault Rafale: AP/Marine Nationale)India is buying 126 French-made combat aircraft in a massive US$11 billion deal that will increase the might of the world’s fourth largest air force with the … Read More India to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets in 11b deal
Protesting vendors paralyze train services in Medan for 10 hours
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by admin in Blog News
State train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia?s (KAI) services in North Sumatra were paralyzed for more than 10 hours on Wednesday after street vendors blocked the tracks at the Perbaungan and … Read More Protesting vendors paralyze train services in Medan for 10 hours
Aussie bosses thank employees with 16m after sale
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by admin in Blog News
Employees of an Australian bus company have been given a A$15 million (US$16 million) share of the proceeds of the business sale as a thank-you for their loyalty, an executive and a newspaper said … Read More Aussie bosses thank employees with 16m after sale
Soul Train host Don Cornelius dead of suicide
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by admin in Blog News
The Don of Soul Train: (AP/Damian Dovarganes) Don Cornelius, creator of the long-running and pioneering TV dance show “Soul Train,” shot himself to death Wednesday morning at his home, police said. … Read More Soul Train host Don Cornelius dead of suicide
Bus falls into ravine, killing 10 in Sumedang
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by admin in Blog News
A Maju Jaya bus serving Tasikmalaya-Karawang in West Java collided with a Colt Diesel truck at Cai slantways of Wado, Sumedang on Wednesday afternoon, killing 10 passengers.The incident took place at … Read More Bus falls into ravine, killing 10 in Sumedang
Rough seas lead to drop in tuna exports
Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by admin in Blog News
Fishing in Cilacap waters, Central Java, has slowed dramatically due to bad weather.Tuna exports, for example, have declined up to 70 percent over the past two weeks despite the fact that only a … Read More Rough seas lead to drop in tuna exports
PKS mulls Tifatul as one of its presidential candidates
Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by admin in Blog News
The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is considering party member Tifatul Sembiring as one of its presidential candidates.The party has decided to announce several names of presidential candidates amid … Read More PKS mulls Tifatul as one of its presidential candidates
Swedish combat jets grounded by high pressure
Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by admin in Blog News
JAS 39 Gripen: (AP/Scanpix, Johan Nilsson)High atmospheric pressure is typically associated with good flying weather. Not so at the Lulea air base in northern Sweden, where about a dozen Gripen … Read More Swedish combat jets grounded by high pressure
US budget deficit to dip to 11t
Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by admin in Blog News
A new budget report released Tuesday predicts the U.S. government will run a US$1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, a slight dip from last year but still very high by any … Read More US budget deficit to dip to 11t
Bogus intelligence agents arrested in Palembang
Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by admin in Blog News
The South Sumatra Police arrested six people on Tuesday claiming to be State Intelligence Agency (BIN) members. The arrests took place at the seventh Parliamentary Union of the Organization of … Read More Bogus intelligence agents arrested in Palembang
Industrial court judge gets 6 years
Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 by admin in Blog News
The Bandung Corruption Court has sentenced an ad hoc judge at the Bandung Industrial Court, Imas Dianasari, to six years in prison and ordered her to pay a Rp 200 million (US$22,400) fine for … Read More Industrial court judge gets 6 years
Miranda testifies before KPK on Nununs case
Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 by admin in Blog News
Miranda Swaray Goeltom, a suspect in the high-profile 2004 Bank Indonesia (BI) case, underwent questioning by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday.?She [Miranda] was questioned in … Read More Miranda testifies before KPK on Nununs case
Army high officials depart to Netherlands to view Leopard tanks
Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 by admin in Blog News
Army spokesman Brig. Gen. Wiryantoro said a team of Army generals led by deputy Army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Budiman had departed to the Netherlands to take a closer look at Leopard tanks that the … Read More Army high officials depart to Netherlands to view Leopard tanks