August

August 30, 2010

Playing with the Past

Critics say it’s just a fad but some young upper middle-class Indonesians are rediscovering forgotten histories, writes Yatun Sastramidjaja.    – Read More...
August 30, 2010

Alone Looking at the Mountain

All the birds have flown up and gone; A lonely cloud floats leisurely by. We never tire of looking at – Read More...
August 30, 2010

Pakistan Orders Nearly Half a Million to Evacuate

HYDERABAD Pakistan ordered nearly half a million people to evacuate towns on Thursday as rising floods threaten further havoc in – Read More...
August 30, 2010

Islamists Hunt Indonesian Playboy Editor

JAKARTA Islamist extremists were hunting the editor of the defunct Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine on Thursday as police awaited – Read More...
August 30, 2010

US Leaves Behind Murky Picture in Iraq

WASHINGTON US combat troops pulling out of Iraq can claim the ouster of a brutal dictator as a clear success – Read More...
August 30, 2010

Sob Stories and Scams Wear So Very Thin

By Vyt Karazija So I’ve just finished bargaining hard for something inconsequential and the price has been accepted. All that – Read More...
August 30, 2010

We Need to Cast Spells, Not Offer Bad Smells

How can one little island, which attracts travellers from around the planet to its fabulous scenery and some of the – Read More...
August 30, 2010

New Drug Shrinks 80% of Advanced Melanomas: Study

An experimental the-rapy that targets the protein that feeds certain types of advanced melanomas has successfully shrunk tumours in up – Read More...
August 30, 2010

Iron-Eliminating Protein ‘Key Factor’ in Breast Cancer

A protein that eliminates iron from cells could be used to slow the growth of cancerous tumours, to treat breast – Read More...
August 30, 2010

Insulin Resistance, Type-2 Diabetes Linked to Alzheimer’s

People with insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes are at higher risk of developing plaques associated with Alzheimer’s, Japanese researchers say – Read More...