The Nation

April 17, 2009

Activists Threaten Govt with Lawsuit

JAKARTA ~ Activists threatened this week to take the government and electoral commission to court over incomplete voter lists that – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Policeman Shot Dead in Papua

TIMIKA ~ A policeman was shot dead and six others wounded in an ambush by suspected separatist rebels in the – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Ten Injured in Village Clash

KUPANG ~ Ten people were injured in a clash between police and villagers armed with arrows, machetes and rocks on – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Govt Sees Economic Rebound in 2009

JAKARTA ~ The central government expects the impact of the global economic downturn on the domestic economy to dissipate this – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Govt to Airlines: Shape Up or Shut Down

JAKARTA ~ The government will require passenger airlines to fly at least 10 planes by 2012 or be shut down – Read More...
April 17, 2009

Strong Quake Hits off Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra island on Thursday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of – Read More...
April 3, 2009

ADB Invests $140m in Indonesia Infrastructure

MANILA ~ The Asian Development Bank said this week it would invest US$140 million in an Indonesian government-backed fund to – Read More...
April 3, 2009

Strong Quake Hits Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Sumatran province of Bengkulu on Wednesday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The – Read More...
April 3, 2009

Indonesia Should Drop Forest Carbon Credit Plan: Greenpeace

JAKARTA ~ Environmental group Greenpeace called on the government this week to drop plans to tackle global climate change with – Read More...
March 27, 2009

Death Sought for Gay Serial Killer

DEPOK, West Java ~ Prosecutors demanded the death sentence this week for a man who has confessed to killing 11 – Read More...