A Balinese dance that Glorifying Manhood and Invoking The Gods. Derived from the word baris which means a line of troops, the Baris Dance is a war dance depicting warriors preparing to confront the enemy. The powerful rhythm of the accompanying Gong Kebyar and Gong Gede, intensifies the movements. The dancers come out on […]
Red Cross: Spread of H1N1 must be curbed.
The spread of the H1N1 flu virus in the country should be prevented as early as possible so that it will not cause an unexpected number of people be infected, a Red Cross official said. Head of Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) for health and social affairs, Lita Sarana, said that prevention could be made by […]
Freeport Tense After Latest Ambush
PT.Freeport Indonesia has been gripped by tension after gunmen again ambushed police near its Grasberg gold and copper mine in Papua on Wednesday. The latest incident was the fifth shooting in as many days along the road between the town of Timika and the mine. Three people have been killed in the attack. Papua Police […]
Swine Flu Hits Pandemic Level
The World Health Organization raised the alert level for H1N1 influenza to its highest possible level Thursday after an assessment by experts of the Geneva-based organization found the virus is spreading in a sustained way in communities in the eight most heavily hit countries-Australia, Britain, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico, Spain and United States. What does […]
United Nation calls for Asia trade push
The UN Economic and Social Commissions for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) , which is monitoring the spending of fiscal stimulus packages in the region, is calling for intra-regional trade to be expanded. Goverments and multilateral institutions such as ADB are dishing out hundreds of billions of dollars, as they to restore economic growth in […]
Vote for Komodo National Park
The Indonesian government has called on its citizens to vote online for the Komodo National Park to become one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. People can vote on http://www.new-7wonders.com. The voting period for each category will be closed by July 7. The park now ranks 9th among 56 nominees in the category of […]
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