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Indonesia’s mud disaster was just a natural activity?
I was so surprised to read The Jakarta Post’s headline this morning. The Post reported that scientists concluded that the mud volcano in Sidoarjo, East Java, was caused by natural tectonic activity and nothing to do with drilling activities of Lapindo Brantas Inc.
Indonesia will build its first nuclear power plant in 2010
The country’s first nuclear power plant is due to be built at Mt. Muria in Central Java in 2010. The government is targeting the bringing onstream of a nuclear plant with an initial capacity of 4,000 megawatts, representing about 2 percent of total national energy demand, by 2017.
This plan has been long discussed and debated […]
Indonesia’s Lapindo mudflows cannot be stopped
It has been estimated that the Lapindo mudflows at Porong Village, Sidoarjo, East Java, cannot be stopped, Tempo Interactive reported. The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) is reported to sue gas exploration company PT Lapindo Brantas over the mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java.
The mudflow, which has been gushing since May 29 last year, has killed 13 […]
Sumatran rhino heading home to Indonesia to help save species
A good news for Indonesian as well as the world’s conservation activists and enthusiasts. Indonesia is now preparing to welcome him with the hope that Andalas will be able to carry out his mission.
Indonesia’s media goes blogging
Indonesia’s respected and influential media, TEMPO, launched its blog section in Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) recently. TEMPO newsmagazine, which also published daily Koran Tempo, is the first mainstream media (MSM) in the country to venture into the blogosphere.
Indonesian blogger in the blogging book
I just bought a how-to blogging book, The Rough Guide to Blogging: Navigate the Blogospere by Jonathan Yang (London: Rough Guides Ltd, Oktober 2006) at Times Newslink bookstore, Change Airport, Singapore today.
Indonesia sells avian flu virus?
Again, Indonesia did something worthy of nothing. Instead of giving away samples of the Avian flu virus to scientists, they may sell it to the highest bidder, The New York Times reported.
It’s really not make sense. I think it should be given free to non-profit organizations, particularly the WHO.
HP Indonesia aims to help governments check IDs
Elisa Lumbantoruan smiled while holding a cafe latte.
“Of course, it’s not a new concept. People from Hewlett Packard, have explained this many times in workshops for journalists here,” said the Director of Hewlett-Packard Indonesia in response to my question.
He is convinced that a country like Indonesia needs a national identity system (NIS).
