The Nation

May 17, 2010

Asian Sailors Tell of Pirate Ordeal

HANOI IN his seven years at sea, Afrizal had never been attacked by pirates – until one night late last – Read More...
May 17, 2010

GDP Grows 5.7% in First Quarter

JAKARTA INDONESIA’S gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.7 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2010 due to – Read More...
May 11, 2010

Malaysia, Indonesia Palm Oil Groups Unite Against Critics

KUALA LUMPUR PALM oil producers from Malaysia have formed a coalition with their counterparts in Indonesia to counter intensified campaigns – Read More...
May 11, 2010

Reform Hopes Hit as Finance Minister Quits

JAKARTA FINANCE Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati quit on Wednesday to take a top job at the World Bank, dealing a – Read More...
May 3, 2010

Indonesia Chafes at Graft ‘Safe Haven’ in Singapore

JAKARTA SINGAPORE promotes itself as a model of financial integrity. But, officials in Jakarta say, the wealthy city-state is a – Read More...
May 3, 2010

Greenpeace Says Sinar Mas Broke Commitments

SINGAPORE GREENPEACE has disclosed what it said was new evidence showing Indonesia’s biggest palm oil producer Sinar Mas broke a – Read More...
May 3, 2010

Couple Arrested for Selling Protected Monkey Meat

JAKARTA POLICE have arrested a couple for selling the flesh of protected monkeys in meatball soup. The man and wife – Read More...
May 3, 2010

Ten Years’ Jail Sought for Terror Suspect

JAKARTA PROSECUTORS have asked for a 10-year jail sentence for a 31-year-old man accused of harbouring two terrorists involved in – Read More...
April 16, 2010

Jakarta Tense as Riot Death Toll Rises

JAKARTA THE death toll from bloody riots in the capital Jakarta rose to three on Thursday, as hundreds of police – Read More...
April 16, 2010

Govt Says US Cigarette Ban ‘Discriminatory’

JAKARTA TRADE Minister Mari Pangestu has said a US ban on clove cigarettes breaches World Trade Organisation rules. The ban – Read More...