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SBYs lecture marred by minor protest
More than a dozen people, claiming to be students, staged a protest in front of the Defense Ministry in Jakarta on Friday afternoon demanding the government investigate unresolved cases of human rights violations.The demonstrators highlighted the fact that many cases, particularly the 1998 kidnappings, remain unsolved despite Yudhoyono's repeated pledges to settle them.The demonstration, ...
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Religious-freedom award to Indonesian leader draws protests
Catholic leaders in Indonesia are protesting the decision of an American foundation to honor the country's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his contributions to inter-religious dialogue. The New York-based Appeal to Conscience Foundation named Yudhoyono as this year's recipient of the World Statesman Award. Father Franz Magnis Suseno, has led protests, observing that the ...
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A year after IPO Facebook aims to be ad colossus
FILE - In this May 18, 2012, file photo, provided by Facebook, Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, center, rings the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market, from Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Amid the hype and excitement surrounding Facebook's initial public offering, there were looming doubts. Potential investors wondered whether the social network could ...
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Indonesia and Singapore: model of inter-dependence?
Indonesia is a regional power in South East Asia, but lacks the development and economic wealth of smaller nations, such as the tiny state of Singapore. Hence, it makes sense for the two countries to cooperate closely with one another as Indonesia has natural resources Singapore needs and Singapore has the financial strength Indonesia needs.
Indonesia is the sleeping giant of South East Asia. With a population of 288 million, a land mass the size of Mexico and territorial waters that could fill half of China, it’s an immense country and a regional power within the geopolitical organization known as ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations). Indonesia takes up almost half the area occupied by the ASEAN countries and accounts for one third of its GDP. Read more
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