February

February 19, 2010

JETPLAN – Bali’s Strange Design and Construction Philosophy

I am beginning to suspect that Bali not only originated a unique approach to engineering and construction, but could well – Read More...
February 19, 2010

Govt Looks to Block Offensive Internet Sites

JAKARTA The national government is considering proposals to block internet sites that are deemed to violate “public decency” and privacy, – Read More...
February 19, 2010

Obama Statue Removed from Jakarta Park

JAKARTA A statue depicting US President Barack Obama as a boy was removed this week from a park in the – Read More...
February 19, 2010

Group Prefers Gold as Dollar Loses Shine

JAKARTA Guided by a Scottish-born convert to Islam, a group of devout Indonesian Muslims is shunning “worthless” paper money in – Read More...
February 19, 2010

Making Sense of the Indonesian Legal System

SECOND IN A TWO-PART SERIES ON INVESTING IN BALI By Daniel O’Leary In terms of the legal system in Indonesia, – Read More...
February 19, 2010

Eliminating the US-Muslim World Trust Deficit

By Huma Yusuf Gathered around a table with Karachi-based bloggers one evening last week, Farah Pandith, the US Special Representative – Read More...
February 19, 2010

Don’t Drop ‘Til You Get Enough

After a crazy week leading up to a doubly mad weekend, I’m more worn out than I have been since – Read More...
February 19, 2010

‘The government has to open its eyes and ears, to see their people are suffering’

Although women’s groups have emerged across the world, struggling for gender equality and justice, disparity and violence against women continues – Read More...
February 19, 2010

Children of Light

Our fathers wrung their bread from stocks and stones And fenced their gardens with the Redmen’s bones; Embarking from the – Read More...
February 19, 2010

Mulling a Reboot of the World

LONG BEACH Nobel laureates, technology titans, artists, scientists, and academics spent five days here grappling with how best to reboot – Read More...