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December 1, 2006

Triathlon to Come to Bali

SEMINYAK ~ Bali’s first international triathlon is to be held next June, at Jimbaran Bay and the surrounding areas, the – Read More...
December 1, 2006

China Gets Blogging Bug

BEIJING ~ Around 20 officials from a town in eastern China have set up their own blogs after being encouraged – Read More...
December 1, 2006

In Ubud, Western Women of a Certain Age Indulge in Sensual Pleasure

Let me tell you if you don’t already know it: Ubud is a hotbed (lit.) of middle-aged Western women enjoying – Read More...
December 1, 2006

East Asia to Cut Fuel Dependence

MANILA ~ Southeast Asian nations are to reduce their dependence on conventional fuels and explore stockpiling oil as part of – Read More...
December 1, 2006

Ban on Aceh, Timor Films Criticized

JAKARTA ~ International media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has lambasted the decision of the authorities to ban four films on – Read More...
December 1, 2006

6 Months after Java Quake, 80,000 Families Still Homeless

JAKARTA ~ Six months after a deadly earthquake hit Java, between 50,000 and 80,000 families still lack a proper roof – Read More...
December 1, 2006

Going All-Out

With a pat on the back from George Bush, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono jetted off to Tokyo this week to – Read More...
December 1, 2006

Thailand to Close all Schools in South

BANGKOK ~ Thailand will close all 944 public schools indefinitely in the country’s restive Muslim-majority south after a string of – Read More...
December 1, 2006

Aceh Polls Pose Challenge for Rebels

JAKARTA ~ Local elections in Aceh pose a challenge for former separatist rebels in their transformation from an armed insurgency – Read More...
December 1, 2006

What Makes a Muslim Radical?

By John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed Washington, D.C. ~ Ask any foreign-policy expert how the West will know it – Read More...