The wife of the third Indonesian president, B.J. Habibie, Hasri Ainun Habibie, passed away at Ludwig Maximilians-Universitat Hospital in Munich, Germany, on Saturday afternoon. She was 72. Ainun died of colon infection, kompas.com reported. The…
A 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest person ever to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. Jordan Romero of California reached the Himalayan summit, 8,850 meters above sea level, on Saturday, surpassing the…
New Delhi, India — Rescue teams worked into the night at the smoldering scene of an Air India plane crash that killed 158 people Saturday after the jet overshot a runway in southern India, crashed…
Menjawab pertanyaan Sdr. Dharma Hutauruk (dharma.hutauruk @gmail.com) tgl 6 Februari 2010 yg di cc kepada saya, mengenai istilah “Cina dan China”, izinkan saya jelaskan hal-hal sbb : 1. Dalam teks pidato pengukuhan sebagai Guru Besar,…
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed late Thursday night the most sweeping regulatory overhaul of the financial system since the New Deal. The bill, which passed 59-39, imposes more oversight and stronger capital cushions for the…
The newly inaugurated Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo start his first day at work by holding a meeting with the ministry top officials on Friday morning. The meeting, which was started at around 8 a.m., was…
JAKARTA – Â Negara Indonesia bukanlah negara Islam. Karena itu, segala bentuk pemaksaan kehendak untuk berdirinya negara Islam harus ditolak. “Meskipun Indonesia bukan negara Islam, sesungguhnya kita menghormati, mengadopsi nilai dan hukum Islam dalam praktik berbangsa…
JAKARTA – Markas Besar Polis Diraja (Kepolisian) Malaysia di Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur, memeriksa ulang sebab kematian tiga WNI yang disebut sebagai perampok berbahaya. Mereka ditembak mati sejumlah polisi dari Balai Polis (Polsek) Damansara Damai…
Top Indonesian politicians and officials led by Vice President Boediono speaking at the 34th Annual Convention of the Indonesian Petroleum Association seem to have discovered a missing link between energy pricing and energy shortages. Indonesia…
Menariknya, setiap orang yang datang diberi sebuah pin sebagai tanda mata. Di atas pin berwarna merah tersebut tercetak foto Sri Mulyani dan tulisan putih yang agak besar “I’ll be Back”. Acara ini dihadiri oleh berbagai…
JAKARTA – Sri Mulyani Indrawati menegaskan bahwa keputusan undur diri dari posisi menteri keuangan dan memilih pergi ke Washington untuk menjadi Direktur Pelaksana Bank Dunia bukanlah suatu kekalahan. Kepergiannya justru merupakan kemenangan karena dia tidak…
Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said he appreciated the National Police’s attempt in eradicating terrorism, but said it would be better if the suspects were captured alive rather than shot dead at the…
When the official logo of the 2012 London Olympics was released three years ago, the odd puzzle-piece design was the object of so much scorn that organizers were desperate to avoid similar criticism when they…
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to help South Korea defend itself against any further “acts of aggression,” the White House said on Wednesday as it backed Seoul in its accusation that North Korea sank one…
Top Indonesian politicians and officials led by Vice President Boediono speaking at the 34th Annual Convention of the Indonesian Petroleum Association seem to have discovered a missing link between energy pricing and energy shortages. Indonesia…
Olympic champion Lin Dan took only 43 minutes to overpower Taufik Hidayat 21-7, 21-14 with his superb net play in the first singles at Putra Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Doubles pair Cai Yun and Fu…
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