In a time when our country’s top politicians have become to used to lavishly spending taxpayer money and increasing debt, individual cities need to rise to the occasion and find leaders that know better and allocate funds in the most useful manner. Unfortunately, not many people take the time to analyze what needs to be [...]

WASHINGTON – The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they make the transition home from war.
The number was well above the 16.6 percent jobless rate for non-veterans of the same [...]

More layers of government mean more hands are out Evita Legowo, the director general of oil and gas in the Ministry of Mines and Energy said recently that the implementation of a new Environmental Law could reduce oil and gas production by up to 50 percent because of the requirement to
reduce the temperature of waste [...]

In the wake of another case of allegedly “misguided” Islamic teachings that contravene the nation’s blasphemy law, the Ministry of Religious Affairs on Tuesday said there were about 70 potentially illegal sects in Indonesia, including the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front. “We can also say that the Islamic Defenders Front [FPI] is one of the sects [...]

How can Indonesian officials, assigned to an overseas post by the state, be effective in promoting or protecting the interests of our country when they fail to meet the very basic requirement of proficiency in English? Such an official not only wastes state money, but also humiliates Indonesia, as they become a source of jokes [...]

WASHINGTON – Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.
In fact, demographers say this year could be the “tipping point” when the number of babies born to minorities outnumbers that of babies [...]

Taking good care of your electronics batteries can pay off. The financial rewards of longer lasting batteries are obvious: You won’t be forced to render a perfectly good gadget obsolete before its time or have to shell out money for a replacement battery.
It’s also better for the planet since disposing of electronic waste is a [...]

China in talks to build network to India and Europe
SHANGHAI – Railway passengers will be able to travel from London to Beijing in just two days on a journey that would be almost as fast as by airplane under ambitious new plans from the Chinese.
China is in negotiations to build a high-speed rail network to [...]

Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World’s Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.
For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.
Riding surging prices of his various telecom holdings, including giant mobile outfit America Movil (AMX), Mexican [...]

WASHINGTON – Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?
Many of the same risky financial practices that now imperil the Greeks were at the center of the all-too-recent U.S. meltdown.
As with Greece, America’s national debt has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past decade, [...]