December

December 19, 2011

Freeport Workers End Strike

JAKARTA Workers at a giant mine in Papua owned by US company Freeport-McMoRan ended their three-month strike over wages after – Read More...
December 19, 2011

NGOs Claim Paper Firm Is Logging Tiger Sanctuary

JAKARTA A coalition of environmental groups headed by WWF has accused Indonesia’s biggest paper producer, Asia Pulp & Paper, of – Read More...
December 19, 2011

1,000 Police ‘on Drugs’ in Aceh

BANDA ACEH Nearly 1,000 police officers found to have used drugs in Aceh will be given a month to get – Read More...
December 19, 2011

Man Dies after Self-Immolation

JAKARTA A 22-year-old man has died after setting himself on fire near the presidential palace, in what is believed to – Read More...
December 19, 2011

US Forces Lower Flag in Iraq ahead of Pullout

BAGHDAD US forces held a formal ceremony to lower the flag in Iraq on Thursday, ahead of their withdrawal from – Read More...
December 19, 2011

Rebel Troops Kill 27 as Syria Uprising Enters 10th Month

DAMASCUS Army defectors killed at least 27 soldiers and security service agents south of Damascus on Thursday in the third – Read More...
December 19, 2011

Afghan Civil Society Needs Just Peace

By Lisa Schirch Bonn’s Beethoven Hall usually hosts violin, cello and bass players. From December 2-3 the stage supported Afghan – Read More...
December 19, 2011

Rule of Law a Priority Post-Arab Spring

By Nasser Al-Sarami As I write this article, a television screen in my office at Al Arabiya broadcasts images of – Read More...
December 19, 2011

Valiant Bali

Nearly a decade ago it seemed as though this small island had been destroyed.  With the loss of 202 lives – Read More...
December 19, 2011

Forecasts for week beginning December 17, 2011.

By Jonathan Cainer You know how sometimes, your mobile phone interferes with your radio, sending a crackling noise through the – Read More...