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July 11, 2008

Extinct Plant Found in Australia

A plant thought to have been extinct for more than 100 years has been discovered in eastern Australia, an official – Read More...
July 11, 2008

Japanese Firms to Meet PLN over Blackouts

JAKARTA ~ Japanese firms announced this week that they would meet officials from state power firm PLN over a power – Read More...
July 11, 2008

BI Chief Says ‘Credibility’ on Line

JAKARTA ~ The credibility of central bank has been badly mauled by an ongoing corruption scandal and must be urgently – Read More...
July 11, 2008

Hardliners Emboldened by Sect Decree: Think Tank

JAKARTA ~ Muslim hardliners have been emboldened by the government’s caving in to pressure to ban a minority Islamic sect, – Read More...
July 11, 2008

Prosecutors Seek Jail for Bribe Case Businesswoman

JAKARTA ~ Prosecutors sought a five-year jail term this week for a businesswoman accused of bribing an investigator to the – Read More...
July 11, 2008

Terrorists on the Run: Wirayuda

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Islamic terrorists in Indonesia are on the run from authorities following recent successful raids, Foreign Minister Hassan – Read More...
July 11, 2008

President Inaugurates Massive Total Gasfields

SENIPAH ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has inaugurated a massive new gas operation off Borneo by French giant Total, the – Read More...
July 11, 2008

Amnesty Urges Govt to Halt Serial Killer’s Execution

JAKARTA ~ Rights group Amnesty International has called on the government not to execute a man who murdered 42 women – Read More...
July 11, 2008

A New Culinary Standard for Asia

By Sascha Koh For The Bali Times SINGAPORE ~ What are Asia’s best restaurants? This is the question currently being – Read More...
July 11, 2008

10 Years after Suharto, and a Rise in Radicalism

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia’s religious life in the post-Suharto era has been marked by the emergence of extreme religious radicalism. The – Read More...