Watching this short clip is surreal, but seeing the sheer might of a 50′ wave of water building then hitting the town of Palu, Indonesia is frightful. Bearing witness to ordinary one minute to devastation the next does something to one’s soul. Unimaginable…
Indonesia Quake, Tsunami Death Toll Could Reach ‘Thousands’…
The death toll from a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia rose to 832 on Sunday, as stunned people on the stricken island of Sulawesi struggled to find food and water, looting spread and fears grew that whole towns may have been swept away. Squads of orange-clad rescue workers clambered over the tangled remains of […]
What the United States Did in Indonesia…
A trove of newly declassified diplomatic cables reveals a surprising degree of American involvement in a brutal anti-communist purge in Indonesia half-a-century ago. In Indonesia in October 1965, Suharto, a powerful Indonesian military leader, accused the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) of organizing a brutal coup attempt, following the kidnapping and murder of six high-ranking army […]
What Obama’s Indonesia Trip Revealed About His Post-Presidency…
Though Obama’s speech certainly included issues related to Indonesia in particular, it also had a broader message about addressing the challenges brought about by globalization and technological change that he has sought to spread in his post-presidency so far. Like many of his other speeches, Obama’s address at the conference – a biennial event established […]
Japan Sending Largest Warship for Biggest Show of Force Since WWII in S. China Sea…
Japan is planning to dispatch its largest warship to the disputed South China Sea for a three-month tour, multiple sources told Reuters. The move would be Tokyo’s biggest show of naval force since World War II. The helicopter carrier ‘Izumo’ will set off in May, making stops in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka […]
Kim Jong Nam Murder Suspect Says She Was Paid ‘$90’ for Deadly Prank…
Siti Aisyah, the Indonesian woman who is being held in Malaysia for poisoning Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, in Kuala Lumpur airport last week, says that she was paid $90 dollars for the attack, which she believed to have been a prank. “She only said in general that somebody asked her to do this activity. […]
THE COURT THAT RULES THE WORLD – A LOOK INSIDE TPP’S SUPRA JUDICIAL SYSTEM…
A parallel legal universe, open only to corporations and largely invisible to everyone else, helps executives convicted of crimes escape punishment…