General Suharto emerged from the turmoil of the abortive 30 September 1965 coup in Indonesia as the ascendant political player in that country, and he gradually instituted what came to be known as the New Order (Orde Baru). After effectively deposing...

New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, backing vocals, electronic drums) and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). The band was formed in the wake of the demise of their...

Siegfried; Gotterdammerung Royal Opera Siegfried is in some ways the most complex of the Ring dramas, showing us alternately, and then simultaneously, the old order recognising or/and resisting its need of replacement, and the new order beginning to emerge, but with no consciousness...

Robin Snell's experience is unquestionable, despite his relatively modest output since leaving Michael Hopkins almost ten years ago. Having sharpened his teeth on the awe-inspiring Schlumberger phase one before becoming project architect on Glyndebourne, Snell is part of the second generation of Hopkins...

The nation's manufacturing sector expanded in February, reversing the prior month's contraction, a trade group said Thursday.The Institute for Supply Management, based in Tempe, Ariz., said its manufacturing index registered 52.3 in February, above the January reading of 49.3 and Wall Street's expectation of 50.A...

The judge overseeing a lawsuit against UnitedHealth extended his order barring former CEO William McGuire from exercising stock options, but he did allow the company to pay McGuire up to $3 million from an executive savings plan.McGuire held stock options valued at $1.78 billion at...