Muara Teweh | Resource News

BALANCE is being invoked as the unofficial mantra of this election campaign, but it’s not so much a tale of balance as a story of contrasts.
Yesterday was a case in point. John Howard was present, admonishing The Chaser boys in rabbit suits on his morning walk, powering through low-level campaign events. Kevin Rudd was ominously […]

As Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama received the Congressional Gold Medal today, Voice of America (VOA) broadcast the award ceremony and the Dalai Lama’s acceptance speech live to Tibet via radio, television, and the Internet. The same broadcast included videotaped testimonials of the heads of all six sects of Tibetan Buddhism.
The Congressional Medal ceremony […]

A year after he pledged to find “common ground” with the Democrats who now control Congress, President Bush on Wednesday delivered a scathing assessment of their performance, accusing lawmakers of dragging their feet on legislation ranging from trade deals and domestic surveillance to federal spending and children’s health.
“We’re now more than halfway through October, and […]

The U.S. government has asked China to clarify its intentions following the successful test of an anti-satellite weapon last week, that was reported this week by the publication Aviation Week and Space Technology. The State Department has also expressed concern about the space debris that resulted from the missile hit on an old Chinese satellite, […]

North Korea said talks between its Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan and chief U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill this week to prepare for new six- nation talks reached “a certain agreement.’’
The two days of discussions in Berlin took place in a “positive and sincere atmosphere and a certain agreement was reached there,’’ the official […]