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February 20, 2009

Clinton’s on Course

By Nirav Patel As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Asia this week, she will fundamentally and profoundly change – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Time to Cast Keynes Adrift

By Richard Laidlaw It is refreshing to see some quality comment beginning to emerge from the smoke (and mirrors) of – Read More...
February 20, 2009

On the Lookout for Al-Qaeda

By Marc A. Thiessen We are bombarded with bad news – the credit markets could freeze, millions more could lose – Read More...
February 20, 2009

After Chase, Malaysia Holds Indonesian Pirates

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysian marine commandos arrested seven suspected Indonesian pirates after a dramatic high-seas chase in the Malacca Strait – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Child Domestic Workers in Legal Limbo

JAKARTA ~ Working long hours for little or no pay, young Indonesian women Umi and Mimin were once among hundreds – Read More...
February 20, 2009

One Dead as Boat Sinks

JAKARTA ~ A captain died and five crew members are missing after a boat sank off Banten province, reports said. – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Govt Tells Civil Servants to ‘Buy Indonesian’

JAKARTA ~ Civil servants will be ordered to buy locally made products for everything from clothes to movies under rules – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Forest Fire Haze Disrupts Air Traffic in Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ Thick haze from forest fires in Sumatra blanketed the sky and disrupted air traffic in Riau province on – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Obama Signs Most ‘Sweeping’ Stimulus Bill in US History

DENVER ~ President Barack Obama proclaimed this week he had begun the work of saving the American dream, as he – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Hopes Rise after Darfur Deal

DOHA ~ Six bloodthirsty years later, hope has finally arisen for an end to the tragedy of Sudan’s Darfur as – Read More...