The shock jailing under the country’s controversial Antipornography Law of six women for putting on an erotic dance show in Bandung has left women’s rights activists incensed. “This is discrimination,” said Masruchah, deputy chairwoman of…
Russian astrologists are skeptical about predictions of an apocalypse that is to happen in 2012 according to the Maya calendar. Yet, they do think that new war conflicts are possible.”We cannot speak about the apocalypse,…
Indonesia’s economy may expand above 5 percent in the first three months this year on the back of stronger exports and investment, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said. BPS head Rusman Heriawan said with a…
U.S. mortgage foreclosure filings dropped for a second straight month in February, and notched the smallest annual increase in four years as housing-rescue efforts contained activity. According to real estate data firm RealtyTrac, foreclosure filings…
Machines that decode your thoughts aren’t limited to the realm of science fiction anymore. A computer program that analyzes brain scans was able to tell which of three short films people were thinking about, according…
This is series of three articles about the proposed reform of Indonesian marriage laws including a proposal for a US$50,000 deposit payable by male expatriates wishing to marry Indonesian Muslim women. The Indonesian Religious Affairs…
WASHINGTON – A deeply divided House of Representatives on Sunday approved historic legislation aimed at providing Americans with near-universal health care, handing President Barack Obama a huge victory on one of the most polarizing domestic…
When we think of immortality or eternal youth, many of us probably imagine things like gods, vampires, the Fountain of Youth, and even the Land of Faerie. Throughout history, there have been many legends and…
How would you find out why identical twins differ slightly from one another? You’d turn, of course, to worms. At least that’s what Arjun Raj did. He’s interested in what factors shape our appearance. It’s…
By World Harvest Thank you for your help and support! Your generosity has made all this possible. Please continue to join us in to continue to reach out and help meet the needs of victims…
JAKARTA – Tak hanya mengundang produk Tiongkok datang, momentum perdagangan bebas Asean-Tiongkok juga mendatangkan investasi baru dari negara raksasa ekonomi itu ke Indonesia. Saat ini yang sedang dipersiapkan terealisasi adalah pembangunan pabrik mobil Tiongkok bermerek…
Perayaan Cap Goh Meh di Singkawang, Kalimantan Barat, biasanya ditandai dengan arak-arakan para Tatung menuju vihara atau kelenteng. Perayaan ini dipercaya telah berlangsung turun temurun sejak 200 tahun yang lalu. Dalam dunia spiritual dan ilmu…
Banten – Indonesia patut berbangga, meski tim nasionalnya tidak ikut masuk putaran final Piala Dunia 2010, namun beberapa produk-produk kebutuhan Piala Dunia seperti sepatu ternyata dibuat di Indonesia. Salahnya satunya produk sepatu sport merek Mizuno…
Jakarta – Rekomendasi Majelis Eksaminasi Publik untuk kasus Munir agar membuka kembali penyelidikan ditolak Polri. Polri berpendapat kasus Munir tidak bisa dibuka kembali. Kenapa? “Ada istilah namanya Nebis in Idem. Mereka harus tahu dong ada…
Jakarta – Putri mendiang bekas Presiden Soeharto, Siti Hardijanti Rukmana atau Mbak Tutut, mendapat gugatan pailit dari Literati Capital Investments Limited. Mbak Tutut digugat sebagai penjamin PT Citra Industri Logam Mesin Persada (CILMP). Gugatan tersebut…
Jakarta – Indonesia Media – Menteri Perdagangan RI,  Mari Elka Pangestu terpilih sebagai anggota pendiri dewan penasehat mengenai daya saing global dalam Forum Ekonomi Dunia (WEF) yang berlangsung di Davos, Swiss, pada 27-31 Januari 2010.”Sebagai…
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