Jakarta on flood alert as heavy rains hit Bogor
Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog News
Heavy downpours in Bogor since Tuesday morning have caused water levels in the Katulampa sluice gate to exceed normal levels. Read More Jakarta on flood alert as heavy rains hit Bogor
Aussie court hears Qantas case as fliers scramble
Posted on 30. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog News
Tens of thousands of stranded Qantas Airways passengers scrambled to
reach their destinations Sunday as the airline, its unions and the
Australian government argued in a lengthy arbitration hearing over the
abrupt grounding of its entire fleet.
Read More Aussie court hears Qantas case as fliers scramble
Africans remember Qaddafi as martyr, benefactor
Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog News
Moammar Qaddafi’s regime poured tens of billions of dollars into some of
Africa’s poorest countries. Even when he came to visit, the eccentric
Libyan leader won admiration for handing out money to beggars on the
streets. Read More Africans remember Qaddafi as martyr, benefactor
Cendrawasih University Rector appointed as environment minister
Posted on 18. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog News
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed Prof. B. Kambuaya, the
rector of Cendrawasih University as the new environment minister on
Tuesday, replacing Gusti Muhammad Hatta. Read More Cendrawasih University Rector appointed as environment minister
Chinese pilot dies as jet nosedives at air show
Posted on 15. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog News
Chinese authorities said Saturday that a pilot died after an air force jet nose-dived and crashed at an air show. Read More Chinese pilot dies as jet nosedives at air show
Ailing US sees RI as a safe place for more investment
Posted on 13. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog News
After a two-day visit, the delegation of chamber of commerce of the
economically-slowdown United States found out that the growing Indonesia
could be a safe place for investment in the midst of the global
recession. Read More Ailing US sees RI as a safe place for more investment
Hardline group claims bomb suspects as former members
Posted on 08. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog News
Jamaah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT) is confirming that recently arrested terrorist suspects Beni Asri and Heru Komarudin were once members of the hard-line group founded by convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Ba?asyir. Read More Hardline group claims bomb suspects as former members
Obama remembers Steve Jobs as visionary, innovator
Posted on 05. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog News
President Barack Obama is remembering Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as one of America’s greatest innovators and says the world has lost a visionary. Read More Obama remembers Steve Jobs as visionary, innovator
Graft suspect summons Nazaruddin as witness
Posted on 05. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog News
The legal defense of Wafid Muharam, a former secretary of the Youth and Sports Ministry who is currently on trial for alleged bribery, has requested graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin to appear as a witness in his case, which is linked to a tender for a construction project for the SEA Games 2011. Read More Graft suspect summons Nazaruddin as witness
Huge floods in Manila as typhoon hits Philippines
Posted on 27. Sep, 2011 by admin in Blog News
Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters, dodging branches and flying debris Tuesday as a powerful typhoon sent surging waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls nd submerging entire neighborhoods. Read More Huge floods in Manila as typhoon hits Philippines
Asian markets up as gloom dissipates
Posted on 06. Sep, 2011 by admin in Blog News
Asia-Pacific markets rebounded in early trading Wednesday, as traders looked past some bleak U.S. jobs data and Europe’s debt crisis to scoop up bargains. Read More Asian markets up as gloom dissipates
Mahfud MD reelected as MK chief justice
Posted on 19. Aug, 2011 by admin in Blog News
Mahfud M. D. has been re-elected as the Constitutional Court (MK) chief justice for the 2011 to 2014 period. Read More Mahfud MD reelected as MK chief justice
Merkel, Sarkozy to speak as crisis rages
Posted on 05. Aug, 2011 by admin in Blog News
Europe’s debt crisis and fears over the US economy battered markets once
again Friday challenging vacationing European leaders to come up with a
way to keep the turmoil from pushing Spain and Italy to financial
collapse. Read More Merkel, Sarkozy to speak as crisis rages
US Senate, House still at odds as default looms
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by admin in Blog News
U.S. lawmakers, facing a potentially calamitous government default in just days, held votes Friday that highlighted their intense partisan divide and did little to end a torturous political standoff. Read More US Senate, House still at odds as default looms