President susilo bambang yudhoyono


A happy birthday for the Indonesian military?

Bede Moore, who studied Indonesian history at Harvard and Leiden universities, takes a look at two major changes facing the Indonesian military on its 66th anniversary.

State of the Planet

San Francisco prepares for PARKing day … Asian “Atlantis” continues to mystify … Bog farts contributed to global warming … At this rate the world will be green in a decade … Forest nations demand billions to stop logging

Janette Howard — the Patti Newton of diplomacy?

Despite smarting from number one best friend Laura Bush’s poor excuse (pinched neck, please), the dedicated Mrs Howard has been working behind the scenes to provide her own personal touch to APEC proceedings.