Olympics: American Christians protest over confiscated Bibles

Religious activities in China have always been seen with doubt and they come under scrutiny especially after the start of the Olympics. Now there is this story coming that Christian activists have been refused to bring in Bible in China . China has...

Maoists' threat scraps 'Miss Nepal' pageant

Himalayan Kingdom Nepal's oldest beauty contest has got into problem due to emergence of  Maoists in power centre. The communist with support from Women activists have vowed to stop the "vulgar display" of...

Indonesia's Kelimutu National Park

"Famous for it's coloured crater lakes, Kelimutu National Park also gain it's cool climate and panoramic view. It is still a puzzle for both scientists and locals how the lakes gained it's color and eventually change...

Developing nations set to displace world's traditional economic leaders

Goldman Sacks' projections of current trends, world resources of energy, food and other inevitable surprises leads them to state that one of the "known unknown" factors that could make this possible...

East Timor's president defends pardoning killer

After serving only eight years of his 33 prison term, Joni Marquez a Timorese militia leader was pardoned by East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta last may.  Marquez, "led the slaughter of nine members of a...

Bolivia wins dispute with Telecom at US court

" Bolivia wins ruling in Telecom dispute Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:24:00 Bolivia has won a US court ruling over USD 36m that Telecom Italia transferred to US banks from its former subsidiary Entel, which was nationalized earlier this year. Bolivian President Evo Morales announced...

House, KPK, BPK to join forces on oil graft probe

Team up...a big project for three of the most powerful bodies start to investigate for oil and gas sector. KPK (The CORRUPTION ERADICATION COMMISSION), with outstanding achievement for solving many of corrupt issue...

ANTARA :: Indonesia`s prominent economist Sjahrir passes away in Singapore

Another lost for Indonesia govt. He is one of the greatest scholar for Indonesia ever have. "Sjahrir (63), a senior economist and an economic adviser in the Council of Presidential Advisers (Wantimpres), passed away...

Children feel 'hurt' on their national day

" The commemoration of National Children's Day turned sour Wednesday with the government refusing to allow children to read out their demand for the establishment of a special ministry of their own. The request...

Bali bombers 'to die by Ramadan'

After 6 years waiting, the defendant finally will be executed in holly month of ramadan. Why wait until ramadhan, why not now?!"Indonesia says it hopes to execute three militants for their part in the 2002 Bali...

Money laundering

Three tax officers (sitting) allegedly involved in a US$500,000 money laundering case sign their case files before being handed over to the West Java prosecuter’s office in Bandung on Monday. This is the biggest...

Furama Resort Danang becomes VN’s leading resort

" The five-star Furama Resort in the central city of Danang has won the “Vietnam’s Leading Resort” title for 2008 by the World Travel Awards, the most prestigious awards programme in the international travel industry.A total of 800 nominated companies and organisations...

Indonesia's Bumi wins battle to Australian Herald

As private multinationals continue struggle for the control os strategic raw materials, Indonesian Bumi wins biding over Chinese and  Australian Heral Resource to control zinc and lead at Dairi mines. According to this FT article, "Zinc and lead prices have...

Yudhoyono says 2009 polls should not become source of public worry

..yes, Mr. President.., your party, too.."Medan, North Sumatra (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he hoped the upcoming general elections would not become a source of public worry and therefore the polls must be carried out in the best way possible. ...

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