2009

July 6, 2009

JI-linked Singaporeans Arrested

JAKARTA ~ Five Singaporeans and an Indonesian allegedly linked to key militants of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) regional jihadi network – Read More...
July 6, 2009

Australia’s ‘Merauke Five’ Back after Indonesia Ordeal

MELBOURNE ~ Five Australians made an emotional return on Wednesday after a nine-month ordeal in which they were detained by – Read More...
July 6, 2009

Malaysia Says Indonesian Outcry on Maids Due to Elections

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysia said this week that Indonesia’s “emotional” decision to ban its nationals from coming here to work – Read More...
July 6, 2009

A Little Girl No More

By Chris Erskine Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES ~ This is the quirkiness we will miss, one of the oddities – Read More...
July 6, 2009

Rolling in Dough Is Not a Pizza Cake

When the moon hits the sky like a big pizza pie, that’s a mess. Or it would have been if – Read More...
July 6, 2009

Iraq Death Toll Spikes as US Troops Leave Cities

BAGHDAD ~ Bombings in the lead-up to the pullback of US forces from Iraq’s towns and cities resulted in the – Read More...
July 6, 2009

Obama in Battle with US Military ‘Super Plane’

By Jonathan Mann President Barack Obama has accomplished some extraordinary things, but can he really shoot down a fighter jet? – Read More...
July 6, 2009

UN’s Ban to Meet Suu Kyi Party Members

YANGON ~ UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to meet senior members of the party of Aung San Suu Kyi – Read More...
July 6, 2009

Happy 30th birthday, Walkman

TOKYO ~ Thirty years ago Sony launched the Walkman, a gadget that revolutionised the way people around the world listened – Read More...
July 6, 2009

Indonesia’s Music Underground Finds Political Voice

JAKARTA ~ The saccharine world of Indonesian pop is being rocked by a new wave of underground bands that aren’t – Read More...