Hot News “Security was restored Sunday after two Protestant churches and a pastor’s house were set on fire allegedly by a Muslim mob in Sibuhuan.”

The President “President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to visit Army’s Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) soldiers and their families.”

Archive for ‘December, 2009’

Condoms ‘too big’ for Indian men

Condoms ‘too big’ for Indian men

By Damian Grammaticus, BBC News, DelhiThere is a “lack of awareness” over condom sizes A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men. The stu…

‘Back to nature’ cuts flood risks

‘Back to nature’ cuts flood risks

By Mark Kinver, Science and environment reporter, BBC News|The annual cost of flooding is rising in the US, the study says Reconnecting flood-plains to rivers will help reduce the risk of future flooding, suggest US scientists. A study by US resea…

China defends Wen Jiabao’s role in Copenhagen talks

China defends Wen Jiabao’s role in Copenhagen talks

Reuters, Beijng, Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:44am ESTBEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday defended the role played by premier Wen Jiabao at climate change talks in Copenhagen this month after a barrage of international criticism blaming China for obstructing neg…

Happy staff the key to firm’s success

Happy staff the key to firm’s success

Asiaonebusiness, By Sylvia Paik WHEN his family firm was about to go belly-up, chief executive Erman Tan (pictured above) did not try the usual desperate tactics of new products or slashing costs. Instead, he invested in his staff to save the f…

Do hearts have memories? Transplant patient gets craving for food eaten by organ donor

Do hearts have memories? Transplant patient gets craving for food eaten by organ donor

MailOnline, by RICHARD SHEARS, 9:24 PM on 23rd December 2009Transplant: David Waters received the heart from Kaden Delaney (top right). David holds Kaden’s baby sister who was born after he passed away. He now craves Burger Rings – one of Kaden’s favou…

Is This The World Tallest Dog?

Is This The World Tallest Dog?

Kompas, WEDNESDAY, 23 DECEMBER 2009 | 1:37 PMGiant George and owner Dave Nasser share a couch together. The four-year-old blue great dane, weighs a staggering 245 pounds and measures almost 43 ins at the shoulderKOMPAS.com – Standing at nearly 43 inche…

Islam-inspired green initiatives deserve Western support

Islam-inspired green initiatives deserve Western support

The West should co-opt Islam in the fight for a better environment, says Evert Faber van der MeulenNRC International, by Evert Faber van der Meulen, 22 December 2009 16:54, OpinionA Danish imam reads the Koran in his mosque. (Photo AP) Despite the …

White Christmas? It’s green Christmas this year: Minister

White Christmas? It’s green Christmas this year: Minister

The Jakarta Herald, Jakarta | Tue, 12/22/2009 9:12 PMPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will distribute coconut tree and rain tree seedlings during the national Christmas celebration at the Jakarta Convention Center on Dec. 27 in a bid to encourage Chris…

World’s Largest Solar Energy Office Building Opens in China

World’s Largest Solar Energy Office Building Opens in China

Inhabitat, by Yuka Yoneda, 12/14/09A vast fan-shaped compound in China has officially taken the title of “largest solar-powered office building in the world“. Located in Dezhou in the Shangdong Province in northwest China, the 75,000 square meter s…

Negotiators at UN Climate Change Conference

Negotiators at UN Climate Change Conference

www.chinaview.cn 2009-12-19 20:51:05UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (1st, R) talks with Yvo de Boer (2nd, L), Executive Secretary of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, capital…

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