2009

April 24, 2009

Protestors Get Their Wish as Buddha Bar Drops Name

JAKARTA ~ The first Asian branch of the chic Paris-based Buddha Bar has dropped its name amid complaints by Indonesian – Read More...
April 24, 2009

President Denies Overseeing Poll Fraud

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has denied he was responsible for error-riddled voter lists for April 9 legislative elections – Read More...
April 24, 2009

Four Terrorists Jailed

JAKARTA ~ Four Al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic extremists were found guilty of terrorism by a Jakarta court this week and jailed for – Read More...
April 24, 2009

Sri Lanka Rules Out Amnesty as Troops Move in for Final Kill

COLOMBO ~ Sri Lanka ruled out an amnesty for the Tamil Tiger leader as troops pressed a final offensive against – Read More...
April 24, 2009

Maoist Threat Shadows Second Round of Indian Elections

AMETHI ~ Millions of Indians voted on Thursday in the second and largest stage of month-long general elections, with security – Read More...
April 24, 2009

Obama Launches Push for Green Revolution

NEWTON ~ President Barack Obama launched a push for a green energy revolution and to pass historic climate change legislation, – Read More...
April 24, 2009

Marine Turtles Victims of Southeast Asian Fishing Nets: WWF

MANILA ~ Endangered marine turtles and sharks are being killed each year by Southeast Asian fishermen who throw them away – Read More...
April 24, 2009

He’s Interested in a Different Kind of Foreign Exchange

In these challenging economic times, when a middle-class guy like myself can’t get a federal bailout or an AIG bonus, – Read More...
April 24, 2009

Indonesia Allowing Illegal Monkey Trade: NGO

JAKARTA ~ An illegal trade in primates for laboratory tests is thriving in Indonesia despite local and international regulations designed – Read More...
April 24, 2009

French Women, Thinnest in Europe, Think They’re Fat: Study

France has by far the highest proportion of clinically underweight women in Europe, but only half of them think they – Read More...