The Nation

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...
March 27, 2009

Sriwijaya Air Jet Makes Emergency Landing

JAKARTA ~ A Sriwijaya Air plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday after one of its engines – Read More...
March 27, 2009

Kidnapper Recruits Victims in Presidential Tilt

JAKARTA ~ A former general running for the country’s presidency has gone to unusual lengths to shake a bloody reputation – Read More...
March 20, 2009

Election Campaign Gets Underway

JAKARTA ~ Campaigning for Indonesia’s third general elections since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship got underway this week with – Read More...
March 20, 2009

Poll Workers to Be Quarantined

JAKARTA ~ The authorities plan to quarantine clerks handling legal challenges to poll results to prevent corruption following the April – Read More...