The Nation

May 22, 2009

UN, World Bank Pledge SE Asia Disaster Cooperation

JAKARTA ~ The United Nations and the World Bank pledged this week closer coordination with Southeast Asia in tackling the – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Crack Police Deployed to Retake Papua Airfield

JAYAPURA ~ The authorities sent crack paramilitary police on Wednesday to retake a remote jungle airstrip seized by armed separatists – Read More...
May 22, 2009

President Vows 7% Growth

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged this week to return the country to strong growth of seven percent by – Read More...
May 15, 2009

President Picks Central Bank Chief as Running Mate

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to name the central bank governor as his running mate in the – Read More...
May 15, 2009

Police Detain 27 Afghan Migrants

JAKARTA ~ Police have detained 27 Afghan migrants near a seaport in Java as they attempted to make their way – Read More...
May 15, 2009

Coral Triangle Could Die by Century’s End: WWF

MANADO ~ Climate change could wipe out the world’s richest ocean wilderness by the end of the century without drastic – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Govt Suspends Pork Imports, Boosts Airport Scanners

JAKARTA ~ The authorities suspended pork imports and increased body-temperature scanners at airports this week as senior officials tried to – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Priest, Wife Hacked to Death in Sulawesi

JAKARTA ~ An elderly Christian priest and his wife were hacked to death with machetes in Sulawesi, police said. Frans – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Singaporean Sentenced to 18 Years for Terrorism

JAKARTA ~ A Singaporean Islamist who trained for “holy war” in Afghanistan and met Osama bin Laden in 2000 was – Read More...
May 1, 2009

Soldiers Mutiny in Papua: AFP

SENTANI ~ About 200 Indonesian soldiers mutinied and fired shots into the air in politically sensitive eastern Papua region on – Read More...