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Indonesia's economy held by lack of infrastructure

Indonesia's economy held by lack of infrastructure — Locals, and their ancestors, block road project, showing constraints on Indonesian economy — Months behind schedule, the construction crew racing to finish a highway encircling Indonesia's traffic-choked capital is being blocked by a determined group of locals and the ramshackle cemetery that is home to their ancestors. Talks on a new location have yet to reach an agreement accepted by all the relatives of the some 500 people buried there. That has not stopped authorities digging a new cemetery...

Indonesia Is (Not) a Tempe Nation

Indonesia Is (Not) a Tempe Nation - Indonesian founding president Sukarno, in his fiery speech in 1963, said, "We reach the sky, control the land and seas. We are a hard-working nation, not a 'tempe' nation, nor a nation of coolies. We fight at any cost and willing to suffer to achieve our nation's goals.” The president was not referring tempe as an inferior food product, but in the course of Indonesia's history, tempe has often been associated with weakness, sufferings and oppression. Dutch Governor General van den Bosch ordered forced...

No love for 'fiscal cliff,' 'spoiler alert'

No love for 'fiscal cliff,' 'spoiler alert' — Spoiler alert: This story contains words and phrases that some people want to ban from the English language. "Spoiler alert" is among them. So are "kick the can down the road," ''trending" and "bucket list." A dirty dozen have landed on the 38th annual List of Words to be Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. The nonbinding, tongue-in-cheek decree released Monday by northern Michigan's Lake Superior State University is based on nominations submitted from...

Stop Getting Ripped Off on Auto Insurance

Stop Getting Ripped Off on Auto Insurance - Now is the perfect time to give your auto insurance a tune-up. Here are ten tips on how you can do it. Do you feel like you're spending more on auto insurance than you need to? Want 2013 to be the year you put money back into your wallet? Good news: You're likely already doing things that can help you save. In fact, a 2012 trends survey by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) found that 53 percent of Americans have made an economic-driven change that could impact the...

World stocks mixed with US "cliff" still a concern

World stocks mixed with US "cliff" still a concern — World stock markets were mixed Wednesday, with Asian shares up as China neared the climax of a once-a-decade leadership transition while Europe remained mired in uncertainty debt-swamped Greece. Wall Street appeared headed for gains as renewed efforts got under way in Washington to resolve the impending "fiscal cliff." Dow Jones industrial futures rose 0.5 percent to 12,782 and S&P 500 futures added 0.6 percent to 1,378.50. But European stocks fell in early trading, despite Greece's...