– Tinggal selangkah lagi salah satu dari kelima wanita yang berdiri di panggung Credicard Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil, akan meraih impiannya sebagai Miss Universe 2011. Namun sebelumnya, kelimanya harus bersaing ketat dan mengalahkan dua peserta…
Some fear abundant resources could turn out to be a curse in wake of frenetic economic growth Twelve years ago, violence marred the referendum that brought independence to East Timor. Then oil and gas were found…
Los Angeles, Calif.– Year after year, brilliant, hardworking, resilient and innovative members of the Asian Pacific American business community create milestones and reach extraordinary heights in their respective fields, and in so doing, foster hope…
Yesterday, to mark the 10th anniversary of September 11th, President Obama visited Shanksville, PA, the Pentagon and the National September 11 Memorial in New York. Yesterday evening, President and First Lady Obama attended a “Concert…
Usually, you hear stories of people fleeing to America, not the other way around. But the jittery state of the U.S. economy is driving an increasing number of its citizens to seek better prospects north…
President Barack Obama picked up where his predecessor George W. Bush left off in the war against Islamic militants after the September 11 attacks, and on Sunday both saw the raw emotions that linger 10…
TV network pulls movie about religion tolerance after Islamist group warns it could trigger nationwide violence. A film about religious tolerance in Indonesia has been pulled from a major TV network after an Islamist group warned…
This Sunday, our nation will mark a somber occasion, the tenth anniversary of September 11th. There is much to remember about that day–the thousands of lives lost and families upended, the life-saving first responders at…
San Francisco — Police here have opened an investigation into the search of a man’s home by Apple employees, an official said Wednesday. San Francisco police were flooded with inquiries and barraged with criticism after…
Vehicles searched and vehicle checkpoints set up in run-up to 10th anniversary of September 11 attacks. New York police have amassed a display of force in response to intelligence about a car-bomb plot linked to…
This evening, the President addressed a joint session of Congress and presented the American Jobs Act, a comprehensive plan to put America back to work. It was created from a set of ideas supported by…
ABOUT a week before East Timor’s 1999 referendum, an Indonesian general asked me how I thought the United Nations – administered ballot would turn out. He expressed genuine astonishment when I said I thought it…
Changing face of Islam in Indonesia … Muslims gather for Friday prayers at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, one of the largest in south-east Asia. Photo: Irwin Fedriansyah Authorities are placating extremists, writes Tom Allard in Indonesia.…
Pakistan’s Taliban said its suicide bombers carried out an attack on Wednesday that killed 20 people in the southwestern city of Quetta to avenge the capture of an al Qaeda leader. The attack targeted and…
The remarkable transition to democracy by Indonesia after the fall of Suharto is showing signs of wear and tear. Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim society, is often held up as a model for Arab reformers.…
“THE THIRTIETH SEPTEMBER MOVEMENT — G30S — 1965 AND THE MASS MURDER IN INDONESIA Fortysix years ago, in the early hours of October 1, 1965, a group of Indonesian Officers started the socalled “Gerakan 30…
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