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Jakarta Reviewed
With old world charm from its Dutch colonial days or modern developments, Jakarta is an acquired taste.
jakarta • indonesia • big durian • things to see in jakarta • south east asia

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: The World's Oldest Airline
Read the colorful history of the world's oldest airline currently flying. At one time this was an "airline without a country." Also reveals what KLM stands for.
klm royal dutch airlines • dutch • queen wilhelmina • albert plesman • amsterdam

The Jakarta Declaration and Public Health
Presented in 1997, the Jakarta Declaration provided the World Health Organisation with an opportunity to review and update the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.
health promotion • jakarta declaration • fourth international conference on health promotio • ottawa charter • promote social responsibility for health

Obama Wins 1st Super Tuesday Votes
With 22 democratic delegates available (each possessing half a vote) USA voters, living abroad, were the first to cast ballots nearly 24 hours ahead of mainland America.
american voters in jakarta • obama wins in indonesia • democrats abroad • super tuesday win for obama • jakarta and dixville notch

Free East Timor?
Recent talks in Indonesia point to possible autonomy for East Timor. Will there be a free East Timor?
indonesia • east timor • independence • habibie • megawati

Direct Mail Letter Writing – American Express
This article uses the example of a direct mail letter to explain how this most measurable form of advertising (David Ogilvy's "first love") should be written.
direct response writing • advertising • ogilvy&mather • direct mail techniques • copywriter's guide

Norway Mourns Tsunami Victims
At noon on January 5th, Norwegians joined other European countries in observing three minutes of silence in honor of those whose lives were cut short by the tsunami that devastated Asia last month. While silence marked the expansive void following the deaths of so many members of the international community, at least 13 Norwegians included, words of sympathy and grief attempted to reach across that void to touch the living.
asia • tsunami • tidal waves • hilde f. johnson • jan petersen

Lady Daisey Traynham
Growing up on the road in a Winnebago that housed her parents' Top 40 cover band, Daisey Traynham had music in her blood from the get-go.
lady daisey traynham • britt traynham • batsauce • the smile rays • jacksonville

Quick travel guide: Indonesia
Visitors can find island paradises, big cities, Bahasa Indonesia, jungles, orang-utans, Hindu temples, Monkey Forests and more in the world's biggest Islamic nation.
indonesia • java • travel • bali • jakarta

Homo Floresiensis: An Update on the 'Hobbits' of Indonesia
An update on the debate over the significance of the Homo Floresiensis findings in Indonesia.
evolution • creationism • islam • hobbits

X of X: A Special Message for the International Communities
Solidarity for the Motherland and Nation will be delivering a message in the sub-committee meeting for UN Human Rights Commssioner in Geneva on July 31, 2000. (Update: July 24, 2000)
human rights violation • human rights • humanity • civil rights

Meet Jane Kurtz, Author, Traveler, Teacher
Interview with author Jane Kurtz, Jane offers writing tips, inspiration and talks about her books and upcoming projects.
jane kurtz interview • profile • writing tips • inspiration • bicycle madness

Etihad Airways Flies To Australia
United Arab Emirates National Airline, Etihad Airways is to begin scheduled flights from its Middle East base in Abu Dhabi to Sydney in Australia.
etihad airways • united arab emirates national airline • middle east • government of abu dhabi • flights to australia

Live Free and/or Die
After twenty three years of living under the boot of the Indonesian military, East Timor overwhelmingly voted for freedom, at which point it began living under the boot of the Indonesian paramilitary.
indonesia • wiranto • megawati • sukarnoputri • east timor

Cyclone Nargis is an Opportunity
Many of the most treasured saltwater aquarium species come from the Indo-Pacific, where people's lives have been destroyed by increasingly violent storms.
cyclone nargis • global warming • myanmar • burma • marine aqurist

Orang-utans Face a Bleak Future as Indonesian Fires Destroy Habitat
orang-utan, orangutan, Indonesia, forest fires, Borneo, rainforest, endangered species, Malaysia
orang-utan • orangutan • indonesia • forest fires • borneo

Piracy and the Law: Modern Piracy - part 2
During the Golden Age of Piracy, piracy attracted some because of promised riches with little fear of prosecution. The likelihood of being brought to justice is the same if not greater today. Why? The legal definition of what makes a crime an act of piracy and the perpetrator of said crime a pirate.
modern piracy • piracy • pirates • maritime law • rhodes

Countdown to June 7
The countdown to June 7 is on, and even though Indonesia is entering its winter, the temperature in Jakarta won't be dropping.
jason gottlieb • east asian politics • indonesia • suharto • sukarno

IV of X: Racial Violence in Indonesia
For 32 years, the ethnic Chinese have been targeted as one of the main "victims" by the government system; it is a systematic discrimination. The discrimination has been embedded subtly, and yet very clearly in the government's procedures and policies. Security and safety always come with an "under the table" price tag, which is a form of crime. Currently, there are at least 16 laws that could be considered as racist. Thirteen out of the sixteen could be considered as targeted directly against ethnic Chinese, covering the areas of civil, political and social rights. Nine out of those thirteen are the products of the New Order Regime, which introduced most of them in its early days.
human • humane • human right • human rights • human rights law

Megawati Sukarnoputri
Megawati may be the next president of Indonesia. But she should make it a short honeymoon. There's a lot of work to be done.
east • asia • indonesia • megawati • sukarno

VII of X: A Jewel in Agony Continues
To this very day, Indonesia is, indeed, a jewel in agony. Prior to the devastating monetary crisis in md-1997 that ruined everybody’s plan for the following fiscal year, Indonesia has been nicknamed “The Jewel of Equator” for centuries. Its rich cultivation of rain forests assembled the 13,000 islands into a row of emerald gem. A beautiful nickname for a nation in agony.
indonesia • human rights • humanity • civil rights • right

II of X: The Int'l Day for the Elimination of Racism
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination marks the day on which the much of the world agreed that racism in all its forms and manifestations must be condemned in all parts of the globe.
human • human right • human rights • civil righs • humanitarian

A Biography of Barack Obama
Barack Obama was elected to be the next President of the United States on November 4 2008. But who is Barack Obama?
a biography of barack obama • a profile of the president-elect of the united sta • barack obama • joe biden • potus

Indonesian Airline Alert
Flight warnings against Indonesian Airlines from The United States is a setback for Garuda Airline.
indonesian airlines • garuda airline • terrorist bombings on the island of bali • tsunami • yagakarta

The Challenge of Third World Development
The availability of safe public transportation is a privilege that is easily taken for granted in the developed world. In the developing world is opposite is true.
access to public transport • public transport in the developing world • transportation trends • urban transport • urban development

The first human rights educator network in Indonesia
A joint effort has been established among human rights educators in Indonesia. Collaborations with other human rights worldwide would be warm-heartedly welcomed!
human rights • humanity • network • collaboration

Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
A review of Barack Obama's moving account of his journey towards understanding both his father's life and his own cultural inheritance.
barack obama • dreams from my father • obama dreams from my father • barack obama biography • barack obama book

Dutch Paratroopers in Indonesia
The first combat paratroop drops after WW II were conducted by crack Dutch commandos who had been trained originally by the British in 1942.
netherlands overrun by the nazis • commando operations • no 2 dutch commando troop • operation market garden • movie a bridge too far

Eco-friendly Umbrellas
With so many inexpensive, low-quality umbrellas available, umbrellas have become another disposable item that collect in landfills taking eternities to decompose.
environmentally-friendly umbrellas • eco-friendly umbrellas • disposing of umbrellas • decomposable umbrellas • umbrellas from recycled materials

Geography of Southeast Asia
Lying between the continents of Asia and Australia, Southeast Asia is an area with a rich geography, a rich history, and a varied culture.
southeast asia • india • china • pacific ocean • tropical climate

Javan Gibbon Is Critically Endangered
Slowing the rate of deforestation will be key to survival of this silvery ape. Javan gibbons from the pet trade become part of captive breeding or translocation programs.
javan or silvery gibbon • critically endangered primate conservation • deforestation and fragmentation • illegal exotic pet trade • indonesian wildlife protection

Melaka, Malaysia Continues To Reinvent Itself
This Southeast Asia gem on the Malacca Straits coast has attracted merchants, pirates and colonialists since the 14th century and now tourists flock to sample its charms.
melaka malaysia • islam feng shui southeast asia • british east indies company dutch east indies com • unesco world heritage sites • colonialism

Oil Palm a Looming Threat to Amazon
The Oil Palm lobby is targeting the Amazon for quick profits. Vested interests from Malaysia are planning large scale Oil Palm plantations in the Amazon.
threat to amazon • oil palm and amazon • brazilian government and oil palm • put to make a fast buck in amazon • amazon depredation

Oz's Batavia Shipwreck slaughter
Mutiny, death, shipwreck, terror... The dark history of Jeronimus Corneliusz and the Dutch crew of the Batavia in the Fremantle Maritime Museum, Western Australia.
batavia • shipwreck • jeronimus corneliusz • houtman abrolhos • wa

President Barack Obama Biography
Barack Obama has become the first African-American President of the United States and inspires millions with his words of hope and belief in the American people.
barack obama • african american • president • united states • biography obama

Profile: Barack Obama
A new comer to the U.S. Senate now less than half way through his first term there, Barack Obama hopes to use his political star power to move into the White House.
democratic party • presidential election • abortion • stem cell • iraq

Quick beach travel guide: Perth
Visitors to the world's most isolated city should check out Cottesloe, Scarborough, Floreat, Leighton or City Beach and have a dip in the Indian Ocean.
perth travel guide • western australia capital • cottesloe beach • indian ocean • swan river

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