August

August 8, 2008

Scientist Says Feathers are Future of Asia Construction

MANILA ~ A Filipino scientist says he has created a new composite building board made of chicken feathers that could – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Pill Turns Slacker Mice into Marathonists: Study

Researchers in the US have come up with a pill that promises to give a typical junk-food snacking couch potato – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Spy to Face Trial over Activist’s Murder

JAKARTA ~ A former intelligence agent will face trial over the 2004 poisoning murder of human rights activist Munir Said – Read More...
August 8, 2008

President Resists Calls to Dismiss Ministers

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono rejected calls this week to sack two ministers embroiled in a corruption scandal, saying – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Forest Fires Spark Haze Fears in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR ~ A growing number of forest fires in Sumatra has triggered warning bells that hazy skies could return – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Higher Wages Sought for Maids

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Indonesia will seek higher wages for its nationals working as domestic helpers in Malaysia as the cost – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Villagers Threaten to Poison Elephants

JAKARTA ~ Villagers in Aceh threatened this week to poison rare wild elephants that are destroying their palm oil plantations – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Greenpeace Protest Targets Forestry Ministry

JAKARTA ~ Environmental group Greenpeace hung a banner reading “Stop Deforestation” on the Forestry Ministry on Wednesday and called for – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2008

Nucleus of the Literary Cosmos By Janet DeNeefe For The Bali Times UBUD ~ Welcome to the Ubud Writers & – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Clash of civilizations or Calculation of Interests: an Interview with Anies Baswedan

By Wahyuana JAKARTA ~ Only 39 years old, Anies Baswedan’s thoughts have been considered so influential that Foreign Policy magazine – Read More...