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December 8, 2006

Indonesia to Be Largest Palm Oil Producer: VP

DENPASAR ~ Indonesia is aiming to overtake Malaysia as the world’s largest producer of palm oil by 2008, Vice President – Read More...
December 8, 2006

Malaysian Overseas Scholarships Only for Elite Universities

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysian authorities will only hand out overseas scholarships to students who enter elite foreign universities in an – Read More...
December 8, 2006

No Longer a Crime to Insult President

JAKARTA ~ Insulting the president is no longer a crime after the Constitutional Court said this week it had revoked – Read More...
December 8, 2006

Deli-ciouslty Devlish & Dotty

DELI-CIOUSLY DEVILISH & DOTTY   The invitation arrived with a fabulous Paul Ropp designer wrap enticing guests to dot up, – Read More...
December 8, 2006

Freeport-McMoRan urged to review Indonesian mining ops

WASHINGTON ~ A large US public pension fund has announced plans for a shareholder drive to press mining giant Freeport-McMoRan – Read More...
December 8, 2006

Wearing Out Our Welcome

By Susan Spano Los Angeles Times I will probably never visit Prague in the Czech Republic. Though I once spent – Read More...
December 8, 2006

Lawmaker Resigns over Sex Video

JAKARTA ~ A lawmaker has resigned from his party over a sex video showing him cavorting with a singer and – Read More...
December 8, 2006

Flu Virus Shows Twist in Tail

Biochemists in the United States believe they may have found the Achilles heel of the H5N1 virus – and not – Read More...
December 8, 2006

A New Year and a World of Possibilities

KUTA, Bali ~ My client Lisa, a tourist, is 24, with a pretty, moon-shaped face and a body slim from – Read More...
December 8, 2006

Tens of Thousands Still Homeless in Aceh: Oxfam

LONDON ~ More than 25,000 families are still homeless in Aceh, nearly two years on from the devastating Indian Ocean – Read More...