It didn't take long for Indonesia's new reformist president Jokowi to run into controversy. Human rights activists have criticised his decision to appoint the former army chief of staff, Ryamizard Ryacudu, as Indonesia’s new defence minister. Ironically, Jokowi had said...
Some 400000 people turned up yesterday in New York City for the People’s Climate March, the largest climate rally so far. And this is a view from the ground: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di9hcfgLb5k?rel=0&w=640&h=360] The event was held ahead of the United Nations...
It has been reported that the RMAF base is supposed to be relocated to Ara Kuda, or at least that is the site that is mentioned. But where exactly is Ara Kuda? [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m29!1m12!1m3!1d79311.65233027516!2d100.41854058551019!3d4.954889555539207!2m3!1f0!2f35.03696553738245!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f35!4m14!1i0!3e0!4m5!1s0x304ac4d42647f25f%3A0x9a3065589c912bbc!2sButterworth+Airport!3m2!1d5.462778!2d100.392776!4m5!1s0x304ace65fd378b73%3A0x54f777e149d8664!2sMasjid+Jamik+Ara+Kuda%2C+13310+Tasek+Gelugor%2C+Pulau+Pinang!3m2!1d5.437359!2d100.51283199999999!5e1!3m2!1sen!2smy!4v1410619871741&w=640&h=600] Ara Kuda is only about 20km...
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As football fans around the world train their sights on the opening of the football World Cup opening, the real story is on the streets of Brazil, where hundreds of thousands of people are calling for affordable housing, better...