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Naomi Koshi, New Mayor of Otsu (Shiga Prefecture) - Japan's Youngest Female Mayor

2012-01-23T19:07:00.008+07:00

Naomi Koshi became the youngest female mayor in Japan. The 36-year-old female lawyer was elected to lead Otsu, the capital city of Shiga prefecture, western Japan. Koshi is a graduate of Harvard law school.Koshi was backed by the ruling centre-left Democratic Party of Japan. She beat a male incumbent twice her age, 70-year-old Makoto Mekata, who had the support of the Liberal Democratic Party and

KPK raids Nazaruddin’s house for more evidences

2011-08-03T03:25:00.004+07:00

A search conducted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in M Nazaruddin's house as an effort to find other evidence related to allegations of bribery in the athletes' village project. KPK spokesman, Johan Budi said, the raid was conducted in an effort to develop the investigation of alleged bribery case involving the former general treasurer of the Democrat party. KPK investigators

Indonesia crude oil price soars to U.S. $ 117.15 per barrel

2011-08-03T02:46:00.005+07:00

During July 2011, the average of Indonesia Crude Oil Price / ICP has reached U.S. $ 117.15 per barrel, up U.S. $ 3.33 per barrel from the previous month. Meanwhile, the price of foreign oil (sweet light crude/SLC) reached U.S. $ 119.03 per barrel, up U.S. $ 3.71 per barrel from U.S. $ 115.32 per barrel in the previous month. According to the Indonesian oil price team, ICP increased in line with

Garuda pilots to strike for payment equality

2011-07-28T02:25:00.003+07:00

Dozens of Garuda Indonesia pilot who joined the Garuda Pilot Association (APG), Thursday (28/7), actually fulfill their previous threat to fly strike. The fly strike carried out starting at 0:00 until 23:59 pm.The fly strike action will take place as a demands to the management of Garuda Indonesia that been considered discriminatory. According to the APG pilots, foreign pilots working in Garuda

Struggling for the people, a hope that never comes to reality

2011-07-27T15:20:00.000+07:00

Democrat Party with its political jargon that is clean, polite and intelligent has already alluring and at the same time deceiving the majority of Indonesia. People want immediate action against the party cadres accused of corruption by Nazaruddin, their own former General Treasurer. But once again the party has actually took defensive position and tend to blame others. Anti criticism without

44 West Papua's lawmakers stated as suspects in province budget corruption

2011-07-27T13:09:00.001+07:00

All members of the West Papua parliament named as suspects in the alleged corruption case of province budget year 2010-2011, amounting to Rp22 billion. Of the total funds amounting to Rp22 billion, Rp15 billion is the budget of West Papua province in 2010 while Rp 7 billion is a budget in 2011.The results of examination of witnesses has shown that the funds were drawn from regional companies to

U.S. denies involvement in killing of Iran nuclear scientist

2011-07-26T22:31:00.007+07:00

Department of Foreign Affairs of the United States on Monday (25 / 7), denied that his country was involved in the murder of Iranian nuclear scientists. U.S. urged Tehran not to take advantage of the event "to attract attention"."We are not involved," said a spokesperson of the U.S. State Department Victoria Nuland to reporters in Washington. "We hope that Tehran has no plans to exploit this

Indonesia Police to pick up Nazaruddin in his hideout

2011-07-26T16:49:00.003+07:00

Minister of Justice and Human Rights Patrialis Akbar said that government already knows last position of the Corruption Eradication Commission/KPK's fugitive Muhammad Nazaruddin. According to Patrialis, a special team had been dispatched to pick up Nazaruddin tonight.Patrialis said, a team formed by Kemenkumham and police have been deployed to pick up Nazaruddin somewhere. However Patrialis

Declaration of NasDem Party celebrated with quite lively

2011-07-26T15:10:00.000+07:00

National Democrat/NasDem Party which is linked to the community organization National Democrat has been declared at the Hotel Mercure, Ancol, North Jakarta, Tuesday (26 / 7). The Declaration of the party that carries the movement of changes was held with quite lively.NasDem Party was born and departs from unrest and concern over the condition of a nation that seems to have no purpose. NasDem

Thousands of people attended a ceremonies to commemorate the victims of Oslo bombing/shooting

2011-07-26T01:51:00.001+07:00

More than 150 thousand people gathered in Oslo, Norway, on Monday (25 / 7) evening local time, to commemorate the victims of mass murder that occurred on Friday (22 / 7) last week. They attended an event held to show solidarity towards the victims.An atmosphere of compassion coloring ceremony remembering the bombing and shootings' victims that reached 90 people. Some of them can not even hold

Captain America: The First Avenger

2011-07-23T03:16:00.004+07:00

Cast:Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Stanley Tucci, Toby JonesDirector:Joe JohnstonScreenplay:Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeelyCinematography:Shelly JohnsonMusic:Alan SilvestriU.S. Release Date:2011-07-22Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) the pure-hearted American soldier, who wants to contribute for his country by joining the war. When we

Researchers has Uncovered more Android Malware on Google's Market

2011-07-19T13:22:00.003+07:00

Malware (malicious software) attacks still haunts Android-based devices' users. The researchers has reported their new discoveries of many malware that has been found in the Android Market. What are the latest malicious programs?Lookout inc, the California based smartphone security company dedicated to making the mobile experience safe for everyone, for example, found a new variant of DroidDream

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

2011-07-16T04:59:00.001+07:00

Cast:Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Evanna Lynch, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom FeltonDirector:David YatesScreenplay:Steve Kloves, based on the novel by J.K. RowlingCinematography:Eduardo SerraMusic:Alexandre DesplatU.S. Release Date:2011-07-15Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 tells the conclusion of the Harry Potter

Muhammad Nazaruddin listed in Interpol's Red Notice

2011-07-06T02:33:00.001+07:00

POLRI/Indonesian National Police and Interpol are still trying to find the exact location of Muhammed Nazaruddin, who is accused of accepting bribes in athletes' village project worth almost $3 million, officials said Thursday.National Police Chief General Police Timur Pradopo told reporters that authorities has been 'doing their best' to bring Muhammad Nazaruddin back to Jakarta. The former

Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

2011-06-28T04:10:00.002+07:00

Cast:Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, John Tuturro, Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Dempsey, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Peter Cullen (voice), Leonard Nimoy (voice), Hugo Weaving (voice)Director:Michael BayScreenplay:Ehren KrugerCinematography:Amir MokriMusic:Steve JablonskyU.S. Release Date:2011-06-29Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon follows the long-term plan of the

X-Men: First Class

2011-06-03T19:22:00.003+07:00

Cast:James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Oliver Platt, January Jones, Nicholas HoultDirector:Matthew VaughnScreenplay:Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz and Jane Goldman & Matthew VaughnCinematography:John MathiesonMusic:Henry JackmanU.S. Release Date:2011-06-03X-Men: First Class takes us way back to the very beginning, when Magneto was just Erik Lensherr

Crazy Dani, Daniel Köllerer banned for life for match-fixing

2011-06-01T23:29:00.001+07:00

Austrian tennis player Daniel Köllerer sentenced to a lifetime suspension by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) for match-fixing. Koellerer who was ranked 55th in 2009 was found guilty of three offenses under the Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme in the period of October 2009 to July 2010.He was also ordered to pay a fine of U.S. $ 100 thousand (around Rp853, 7 million) after an investigation

Thor the Movie 2011 Review

2011-05-06T23:36:00.000+07:00

Cast:Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgard, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg, Idris Elba, Colm Feore, Ray StevensonDirector:Kenneth BranaghScreenplay:Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz and Don PayneCinematography:Haris ZambarloukosMusic:Patrick DoyleU.S. Release Date:2011-05-06The story line surrounds Thor and his arrogance and recklessness by disobeying

Boeing Gets B-52 Weapons Systems Modernization Contract from Washington

2010-09-30T12:05:00.008+07:00

The Pentagon on Wednesday (29 / 9) gave U.S. $ 12 billion contract to Boeing to help modernize the B-52 weapons systems in more than eight years. "The contract provides for the acquisition and maintenance activities required to support the ongoing modernization of the B-52 weapon system," Department of Defense said in a statement in Washington.On Tuesday, Boeing said that they has received a

U.S Asks Japanese company Inpex Corp. to Withdraw from Iran Oil Project

2010-09-30T11:11:00.007+07:00

U.S. officially has asked the Japanese government to withdraw from the oil project in Azadegan, Iran. The Japanese company Inpex Corp. has been involved in oil projects in Iran, so that the U.S. needs to issue the official request. This is related to the sanctions from Washington against the Islamic Republic who refuses to stop nuclear enrichment program. Iran government insists, their nuclear

Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management Report: China and India, the New Millionaire Countries

2010-09-30T07:47:00.007+07:00

Total population of wealthy people in Asia Pacific has experienced a major growth, rose 25.8 percent to 3 million people by 2009. In fact, the amount exceeds the population of wealthy people in Europe. The report said by the Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management and Capgemini has just been released 28 September 2010.Property value of millionaires in the Asia Pacific region increased 30.9 percent

RIM Has Announced to Launch BlackBerry Playbook Tablet PC

2010-09-29T11:34:00.007+07:00

Manufacturer of BlackBerry, Research In Motion (RIM), Canada, finally announced a new device in the form of tablet computer, on Monday (9/27/2010) in the RIM Developer Conference in San Francisco. If previously rumored that the tablet will be named BlackPad, this new tablet evidently named the BlackBerry Playbook.BlackBerry Playbook has 7 inches screen, smaller than Apple iPad. With an operating

Ecospec Global Technology Creates CSNOx System to Reduce Carbon Emissions

2010-09-29T09:52:00.007+07:00

According to a report released by Inodesia's Bureau of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika / BMKG), in 2009, carbon emissions rose sharply as much as 10ppm to 382ppm (parts per million) from 372ppm.These figures are alarming. The reason is, when matched with the figures released by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Windows Live Spaces Blogging Platform Stop Services, Users Migrates to WordPress.com

2010-09-29T08:56:00.012+07:00

Microsoft and Automattic, parent company of WordPress.com announced that Windows Live Spaces blogging service will be replaced by WordPress.com. Users of these services can transfer their blog via the migration tools from today.In his statement, Dharmesh Mehta, Director of Windows Live Product Management Microsoft said, in recent weeks, his party and Automattic have discussed about cooperation

BlackPad from Blackberry,The Newest Tablet PC will be Launched Soon

2010-09-25T10:28:00.000+07:00

Apparently Apple continue to be terrorized by its competitors. After Galaxy Tab Samsung launched some time ago, Apple iPad will have a new 'guest' from neighboring countries, namely BlackPad, tablet computers made by Research In Motion (RIM).After Samsung Galaxy Tab appears with OS Android, Research In Motion, the BlackBerry device manufacturer and service from Canada, ready to launch BlackPad