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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
At least 60 workers have been put out of work after Islamic militants mistakenly attacked what they believed was the construction site of a new church. In the latest outbreak of religious intolerance in West…
Jakarta Globe – 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…
More than 2.000 delegates attended the World Geothermal Congress 2010 in Bali, Indonesia, representing 85 countries. The geothermal industry generates 10 Gigawatts (GW) globally and the world has 70 GW equivalent of geothermal resources, with…
I welcome Indonesia’s important announcement at the opening session of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference that they are “initiating the process of the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.” The United…
Indonesia never deserved finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. Precious few Indonesians, especially among the political class, seem capable of distinguishing good from bad, reformer from rent-seeker. When she resigned this week to become one of…
A House investigative subcommittee said Wednesday that the blowout preventer, one of the prime suspects in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, had multiple defects – everything from leaky hydraulics to a dead battery. The…
Indonesia is mixed up about the energy mix, and the underlying problem is the shortage of energy. Latest long range projections from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (CADES-ESDM) show growing dependence on coal, rising…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government rolled out on Tuesday a redesigned Permanent Resident Card, popularly known as Green Card, that includes additional security measures. “State-of-the-art technology incorporated into the new card prevents counterfeiting, obstructs tampering,…
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