HEADLINES

February 13, 2009

Asia Rising: Clinton Set to Bow to New Power

‘Safe Bet’ Obama Will Visit Indonesia this Year WASHINGTON ~ Hillary Clinton, who heads to Asia next week on her – Read More...
February 13, 2009

Atom-Smasher Relaunch Delayed to September

GENEVA ~ Researchers announced this week a new delay for the restart of Europe’s Big Bang atom-smasher, saying the faulty – Read More...
February 13, 2009

‘World First’: Gum Disease Triggers Full-Blown AIDS

TOKYO ~ An acid produced in the mouth due to gum disease invigorates the virus that can lead to full-blown – Read More...
February 13, 2009

‘Million-Dollar Gold’ Seizure at Airport

DENPASAR ~ Ngurah Rai International Airport customs officers seized 35.2 kilograms of gold jewelry from luggage belonging to a man – Read More...
February 6, 2009

IMF Says Asia May See Rapid Economic Recovery

TOKYO ~ Asia’s economies could recover rapidly from their slump once the rest of the world claws out of recession, – Read More...
February 6, 2009

Fourth Sarcophagus Found in Gianyar

GIANYAR ~ A fourth sarcophagus, thought to be 2,500 to 3,000 years old, was found on Wednesday in Subak Abang, – Read More...
February 6, 2009

Darwin at 200: World Salutes Founder of Evolutionary Theory

Two hundred years ago, in a wealthy household in rural England, a child was born who, in a quiet, dogged – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Govt Proposes $6.27bn Stimulus Package

JAKARTA ~ The central government has proposed a stimulus package amounting to Rp71.3 trillion (US$6.27 billion) as a buffer against – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Global Warming ‘Irreversible for Next Thousand Years’

Climate change is “largely irreversible” for the next 1,000 years even if carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions could be abruptly halted, – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Document-Forging Ring Broken Up: Police

TABANAN ~ Six members of a syndicate suspected of making fake car ownership (BPKB) documents were arrested by police this – Read More...