[Indonesia Report] University graduates hard to find jobs due to their inability
![[Indonesia Report] University graduates hard to find jobs due to their inability](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2F78253_pelantikan_presiden____muhaimin_iskandar.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] University graduates hard to find jobs due to their inability")
Unemployed intellectuals in Indonesia are increasing due to the inability of graduates due to their lack of ability to secure a job opportunity. This is one of the burdens of Indonesian Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, Muhaimin Iskandar. “Paradigms and curriculum of higher education should be overhauled. They must have a plan to drive the productivity of […]
Jamaat makes a history by enforcing a countrywide hartal
Islamist party fights on then street Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a registered political party having its representation in the national parliament, has successfully undergone the field trial of its strength as a democratic party by enforcing a country-wide general strike on Tuesday. It also recorded a history by calling alone a nation-wide general strike for the first time […]
Arab-Korean poetic meeting: Publication of Ko Un’s poems in UAE celebrated in Seoul
The Arab-Korean Meeting in Seoul A Signing ceremony for “One Thousand & One Lives” Attended by Author and Translator The poetic anthology entitled “One Thousand & One Lives”, published by Dubai Al-Thaqafeyya in its monthly series (August 2012), was celebrated in Korea. The celebration was organized by Mr. Lee Sang-ki, AJA founder, and witnessed the […]
‘We want to be a window of Asia’
The AsiaN, a Seoul-based online media service published in four languages, aims at playing the role of “the window of Asia” by delivering news in the region from an Asian perspective, its head said. Lee Sang-ki, publisher of The AsiaN (http://www.theasian.asia), said foreign press tend to report Asian news from their own angle and sometimes […]
[Indonesia Report] Gov’t efforts to curb deforestation paid off
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Following a moratorium on new logging concessions last year, Indonesia has allocated 45 percent of Kalimantan, the country’s part of Borneo Island, to remain as conservation and forested areas and serve as “the lungs of the world,” said the Center of International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in its website. Indonesian Minister of Forestry, Zulkifli Hasan in November told […]
“Samsung mobile products occupy about 90 percent of market share in Nepal”
Puskal Khatiwada, marketing manager of Samsung Mobiles in Kathmandu, talked about how Nepali consumers estiamate Samsung proudcts and future plan of the company to better meet the needs of people in Himalayan country in an interview with Bishnu Gautam. Q. Who do you think love to use Samsung mobiles and other home appliances in Nepal? A. […]
Subprime ―Korean style
Quick policy responses needed for soft landing Alarm bells are ringing louder for the possible eruption of a Korean version of the subprime mortgage crisis. Without prompt action and durable solutions, the nation might face another devastating economic crisis. According to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), mortgages that were offered in excess of the recent […]
Is Ahn Perot or Nader?
The death of one opportunity often leads to the birth of another. When a person goes through such a process, it usually leads to transformation. This happened on Monday to Ahn Cheol-soo, former independent presidential candidate. It was captured in a speech he made during a ceremony to mark the disbandment of his campaign team. […]
To be a good volunteer use your brain
There is probably an unwritten rule that a celebrity offering to do volunteer work for a good cause should immediately be embraced. Well, that’s not what happened to Jeong So-dam, the glamorous Korean cable TV announcer when our paths crossed on Nov. 29. Ms. Jeong was the MC of an event about American political philosophy […]
How Gallup missed the mark ― again
On the eve of Election Day, the Gallup Poll indicated that Mitt Romney would become president. His margin of victory: one percentage point ― 49 percent Romney to 48 percent Obama. This projection was based on telephone interviews of 2,551 likely voters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia conducted between Nov. 1 […]
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