Archive for February, 2010

Tano Batak Day 1: Arrival – Medan

Yesterday was my first day of my Tano Batak Trip. I flew with Garuda Indonesia, departing at 07:00am from Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta and arriving at 09:00am at Polonia Medan. The plane departed 30minutes late but I did not really care about that (of course, at least until I live somewhere where everybody is punctual. Hahaha).
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Man takes double hit from wife

A New Zealand man is recovering from injuries after being run over by his wife — twice, local media reported on Friday.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

China hits back at Obama on yuan

China has hit back at comments by US President Barack Obama that Beijing should change its currency strategy.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

RI women`s team qualifies for Uber Cup finals

The Indonesian women`s badminton team followed the men`s team on Saturday, securing a place in the Uber Cup final round in Malaysia on May 9-16 after beating India 3-0.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

India help for Sri Lanka amputees

An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

India govt aims at GST rollout by April next year

family: Arial;\”>New Delhi (ANTARA News/Asia Puse) – The Indian government on Friday said it will persuade states to reach a consensus on the Goods and Services Tax so that it can be implemented from April 1 next year.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Pakistani embassy holding art exhibition

The Pakistani Embassy in Jakarta in cooperation with the Ciputat Gallery opened a week-long Indonesia-Pakistan art exhibition on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

‘Lost’ Shakespeare play published

A play which was first discovered nearly 300 years ago has been credited to William Shakespeare.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Higuain hat-trick as Madrid beats Valladolid 4-1

Gonzalo Higuain scored three goals and Cristiano Ronaldo struck the other as Real Madrid beat Valladolid 4-1, while Lionel Messi also scored a hat-trick in Barcelona’s 3-0 win against 10-man Valenc
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010