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Japan eases policy to shore up weak economy

Japan eases policy to shore up weak economy

Japan’s central bank further eased monetary policy Monday in response to a strong yen and growing political pressure to revive a faltering economy.The move comes as Prime Minister Naoto Kan prepares a new set of economic stimulus measures, expected …

Merpati airline to buy 15 planes from China

Merpati airline to buy 15 planes from China

State-Owned Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar has said he expects the purchase of 15 new aircraft from China for state-run Merpati Nusantara airline is to be settled by end of the year.“Hopefully, we can bring in all of the planes by end of th…

Airlines back in profit in second quarter

Airlines back in profit in second quarter

The International Air Transport Association says 47 major carriers it monitors to assess the industry’s financial health reported a net profit of $3.9 billion in the second quarter.The results contrast with the $881 million net loss posted by carrier…

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Unearthing Papua

Unearthing Papua

Baliem Valley and the Dani tribe waited a long time to be discovered. Papuan highland belongs to one the most recently explored New Guinea areas. The tall mountains in west Papua (Irian Jaya) were generally considered as uninhabited. No sooner than 1398 did the pilot Richard Archbold notice that there was something special about the [...]

Bringing back past glories

Bringing back past glories

I must admit, I was a bit taken aback to find that a “cigarette museum” was on the list of places my guide wanted to show me in Surabaya. I’m not a smoker and I don’t like being around it, but the guide assured me I would like the museum so I went along for [...]

World’s Most-Loved Ship

World’s Most-Loved Ship

I read in newspaper about Dewaruci’s adventure in Europe  recently, I was deeply touched by the fact that Dewaruci ship has became legend not only in Indonesia, but also elsewhere in the world. In Amsterdam, many people were crying when the ship (with young Indonesian navy cadets on-board) leaving Amsterdam port, many event tried to stop [...]

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