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News aggregatorInternet maps 'demolish British history' (Independent)Internet mapping is wiping the rich geography and history of Britain off the map, Britain's most senior cartographer warned yesterday.
Millions of young Chinese addicted to 'unhealthy' Internet games: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)Around four million Chinese youngsters are addicted to the Internet, mainly attracted by "unhealthy" online games, state media reported Friday, citing a top legislator.
Serica Energy Completes Kambuna sale in Indonesia (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)Serica Energy plc is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of a 15% interest in the Glagah-Kambuna Technical Assistance Contract offshore Sumatra, Indonesia, to a subsidiary of Salamander Energy plc .
Comcast's Internet cap official (Detroit News)Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable operator, said subscribers whose use of the Internet exceeds 250 gigabytes of data a month may get a warning call and could lose their service.
QTel in struggle to connect with Indonesia market (Zawya)Qatar Telecom has much to do if it is to turn Indosat, which it gained control of in June, into a credible challenger to Telkomsel, Indonesia's market leader.
Indonesia: Gambling That Tolerance Will Trump Fear (New York Times)Can democracy prevent the spread of militant Islam in a nation with the world?s largest Muslim population?
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-29 02:38 CORRECTION - Indonesia's Timah H1 net profit up 42.3 pct aided by higher sales (Interactive Investor)JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) - Indonesia's biggest tin producer PT Timah Tbk said on Friday its net profit for the six months to June rose 42.3 percent from a year ago aided by higher sales and cost efficiencies.
Comcast Caps Residential Internet Use At 250GB Per Month (Broadcasting and Cable)Comcast has set 250 gigbytes (GB) per month as the limit for residential Internet subscribers' data usage, effectively quantfying the threshold for "excessive use."
Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 (PC Magazine)Microsoft on Wednesday released the second beta of Internet Explorer version 8.
Comcast to make monthly Internet use cap official (AP via Yahoo! News)Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month.
QTel struggles to connect with Indonesia (Financial Times)Qatar Telecom has much to do if it is to turn Indosat, which it gained control of this year, into a credible challenger to Telkomsel, Indonesia’s market leader.
Google CEO: Internet spurred Obama's nomination (CNET via Yahoo! News)DENVER--Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said on Thursday that the Internet gave presidential candidate Barack Obama the ability to bypass traditional media and claim the Democratic nomination.
New Beta of Internet Explorer 8 Ready for Download (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)The second beta release of Internet Explorer 8 is now available for download by developers and consumers alike on Windows-based PCs running Vista, XP, Server 2003 and Server 2008.
Internet Explorer gets makeover (BBC News)The first major reworking of Internet Explorer since 2006 is in final testing stages, with improvements to searching and browsing.
Indonesia's Indofood H1 profit more than doubles (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Indonesia's PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk , the world's largest instant noodle maker, reported on Friday its first-half net profit more than doubled from a year ago, boosted by its plantation business.
Indonesia: Women's group demands safe abortion law (Adnkronos)Indonesia: Women's group demands safe abortion law (AKI/Jakarta Post) - Indonesia's abortion law should be amended to ensure safe termination of pregnancies and reduce the country's maternal mortality rate, a women's group said on Thursday.Kalyanamitra director Rena Herdiyani said unsafe abortions, 87 percent of which were conducted on married women, significantly contributed to the ...
ExxonMobil case said to highlight Indonesia rights abuses (TODAYonline)Two Indonesian soldiers standing guard at the gates of oil company Exxon Mobil Indonesia's (EMOI) complex in Lhokseumawe, Aceh in 2001. The Indonesian military's links to human rights abuses while helping foreign mining firms are being exposed in a lawsuit by local villagers against US energy giant ExxonMobil, analysts said Thursday.
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 lets you browse in private (USA Today)Anonymous Web browsing, in which your cybertracks are concealed, may be the most attention-grabbing feature in the new Beta 2 release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8.
Indonesia targets higher LNG price for Tangguh (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)JAKARTA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Indonesia, the world's second-biggest producer of liquefied natural gas after Qatar, wants to get a better price for LNG from the Tangguh project in Papua, the country's chief economics minister said on Thursday.
Indonesia shrugs off torture ruling (Perth Now)INDONESIA'S armed forces chief today dismissed a US federal court judge's ruling that ExxonMobil must face a lawsuit over alleged killings and torture by troops in Aceh province.
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