About Fathers Day
Many people of the United States and Canada celebrate Fathers Day as a day to express gratitude and appreciation to their fathers by giving them presents or greeting cards. Father’s Day comes on the third…
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Bank Indonesia Officials Grilled Over Alleged Money Printing Bribery
Bank Indonesia deputy governor Budi Rochadi said an internal audit team had questioned four officials for their alleged involvement in a bribery case over the printing of Rp 100,000 bills in Australia. “The internal audit…
Senate panel, House approve ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ compromise plan
Washington — The U.S. House and a Senate committee approved amendments to a military bill Thursday that would repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy barring openly gay and lesbian soldiers from military service, but…
Trio Tied to Bashir ‘Funded Aceh Cell’
Jakarta Globe -Â The National Police on Friday said three members of an Islamist group led by hard-line cleric Abu Bakar Bashir would face charges of helping fund an armed group in Aceh that had…
Indonesia Must Never Forget May Tragedy
Justice Minister Patrialis Akbar suggested on Wednesday that the nation should move past the May 1998 riots, but a national rights commission is urging the tragedy to be taught in schools so future generations can…
More Workers Start to Quit
As the job market begins to loosen up, human-resource managers might increasingly be surprised by an announcement from employees they haven’t heard in a while: “I quit.” In February, the number of employees voluntarily quitting…
South Korea suspends trade with N. Korea
Seoul, South Korea — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak announced Monday his country is suspending trade with North Korea, closing its waters to the North’s ships and adopting a newly aggressive military posture after the…
Indonesia Media France Tour Part 4
It was another day and another adventure in Paris, France. Today, our main goal was to peruse the entire Place de la Concorde, which is Paris’ most prominent square. Like any other place in Paris,…
Indonesian Buyer Agrees to Get Bel-Air Mansion for $50 Million
An Indonesian buyer is in contract to buy a 48,000-square-foot mansion in Los Angeles’ Bel-Air neighborhood for around $50 million. If the deal closes, it would set what brokers believe to be a new record…
Obama says diplomacy, military go hand in hand
WEST POINT, N.Y. — The U.S. must shape a world order as reliant on the force of diplomacy as on the might of its military to lead, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he outlined…
Former first lady Hasri Ainun Habibie dies at 72
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…
American Teen Becomes Youngest to Climb Mount Everest
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…
158 Dead in India Plane Crash
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…
Senate passes sweeping Wall Street reform
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…
New finance minister starts work
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…
ENERGY PRICES MISSING LINK
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…
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