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.”

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Blogger Auto Pagination Speeds Page Loads but Angers Bloggers

Blogger Auto Pagination Speeds Page Loads but Angers Bloggers

Susan’s Blogging Blog, by Susan Gunelius, Thursday February 25, 2010Last week, Blogger rolled out Auto Pagination, which automates the amount of content that is displayed on Blogger blog pages based on the amount of HTML and and images on each page. Go…

SBY’s Mother Discharged From Hospital

SBY’s Mother Discharged From Hospital

The Jakarta Herald, February 25, 2010President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, with his mother Siti Habibah during Idul Fitri celebrations in 2007. (Antara Photo) President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s mother has been discharged from the hospital after five…

Yudhoyono receives UNEP Award for coral initiative

Yudhoyono receives UNEP Award for coral initiative

Erwida Maulia, The Jakarta Herald, Nusa Dua, Bali | Wed, 02/24/2010 5:45 PM President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been honored with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Award for Leadership in Promoting Ocean and Marine Conservation and M…

President outlines five strategies to save environment

President outlines five strategies to save environment

Antara News, Wednesday, February 24, 2010 16:05 WIBNusa Dua (The Jakarta Herald) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono outlined five strategies to save the environment when officially opening the 11th Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council /Global Minis…

SBY Urges Bali Delegates to ‘Save This World’

SBY Urges Bali Delegates to ‘Save This World’

The Jakarta Herald, Fidelis E. Satriastanti, February 24, 2010Delegates from around the world have gathered in Nusa Dua for the UNEP conference. (JG Photo/JP Christo) Nusa Dua. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is urging countries to use the Un…

Solo Batik Museum Highlights Indonesia’s National Treasure

Solo Batik Museum Highlights Indonesia’s National Treasure

The Jakarta Herald, Candra Malik, February 23, 2010Tracing a pattern at the museum’s workshop. (JG Photo/Candra Malik) There is no question that batik has become synonymous with Indonesian culture. The much-lauded traditional cloth traces its origins to …

Indonesia Aims to be World’s Breadbasket

Indonesia Aims to be World’s Breadbasket

The Jakarta Herald, Jerome Rivet, February 22, 2010A Papuan farmer attends to his vegetables in Timika. Indonesia aims to become a major food producer, offering hundreds of thousands of hectares of rice paddies and fields to domestic and foreign investors. …

SBY vows to protect rights of Chinese Indonesians

SBY vows to protect rights of Chinese Indonesians

The Jakarta Herald, Jakarta | Sat, 02/20/2010 9:45 PM President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised Saturday to further protect the civil rights of Chinese Indonesians, particularly followers of Confucianism. The pledge marked the President’s addre…

Scientists Help Indonesian Schools End ‘2012′ Apocalypse Paranoia

Scientists Help Indonesian Schools End ‘2012′ Apocalypse Paranoia

The Jakarta Herald, Nurfika Osman, February 19, 2010Illegal copies of the movie “2012″ for sale on the Bendungan Hilir pedestrian overpass in Central Jakarta. (JG File Photo)The after-effect of the doomsday hype that Hollywood packaged into a disaster movie…

Get Back to Batiks With Iwan Tirta’s Tableware

Get Back to Batiks With Iwan Tirta’s Tableware

The Jakarta Herald, Sylviana Hamdani, February 19, 2010The Tumpal Nanas collection was inspired by the batik headpieces worn by servants of the old Javanese imperial courts. (Photo courtesy of Iwan Tirta) Although better know for his prowess in the world…

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