‘Confidence in the Economy Is Driven by the Woman’ Economists trying to map the global economic recovery tend to focus on demography. The key players at the moment, says former Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, are women, who may hold the most potential for jump-starting global growth. Indrawati, now managing director of the World Bank, [...]

Indonesia’s very own minimarket brand, Alfamart will soon investing $$$ to neighboring countries as it now has strong presence in Indonesia and capital to expand further. Alfamart owns more than 4,300 Alfamart stores nationwide and plans to open at least 10 Alfamart stores in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City by the end of 2010. This [...]

I read in newspaper about Dewaruci’s adventure in Europe  recently, I was deeply touched by the fact that Dewaruci ship has became legend not only in Indonesia, but also elsewhere in the world. In Amsterdam, many people were crying when the ship (with young Indonesian navy cadets on-board) leaving Amsterdam port, many event tried to stop [...]

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Scientists using cutting-edge technology to explore waters off Indonesia were wowed by colorful and diverse images of marine life on the ocean floor — including plate-sized sea spiders and flower-like sponges that appear to be carnivorous. They predicted Thursday that as many as 40 new plant and animal species may have been discovered [...]