The Nation

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...
April 16, 2010

Killer’s Death No Solace to Schoolgirl’s Father

JAKARTA THE death in a police raid of an Islamic extremist who led the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls in – Read More...
April 9, 2010

Sumatra Quake Causes Panic and Casualties

BANDA ACEH APOWERFUL 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the island of Sumatra early on Wednesday, triggering widespread panic and tsunami warnings but – Read More...
April 9, 2010

Endangered Rhino Feared to Have Miscarried

JAKARTA ACRITICALLY endangered Sumatran rhino that became pregnant in captivity could have miscarried, a rhino conservationist said this week. Eight-year-old – Read More...
April 9, 2010

President Adds Illegal Loggers to ‘Mafia’ List

JAKARTA PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has identified illegal logging as another form of entrenched corruption he wants to add to – Read More...