The Nation

March 20, 2009

Indonesian Ocean Forum to Sign Climate Pact

JAKARTA ~ Officials from 121 countries attending a conference in Indonesia in May will sign an agreement to reduce the – Read More...
March 20, 2009

Japan Arrests Ship Navigator over Collision

TOKYO ~ Japan arrested the navigator of a freighter on Tuesday, a coastguard official said, over a collision with another – Read More...
March 20, 2009

Indonesia Seeks Malaysian Help on Unemployed Migrants

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Malaysia this week to help find a solution to the plight of – Read More...
March 13, 2009

Australians Freed after Illegal Papua Flight

MERAUKE ~ Five Australians jailed for illegally entering Papua by plane have been released after winning their appeal, their lawyer – Read More...
March 13, 2009

Indonesia, Singapore Sign Maritime Border Treaty

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia and Singapore signed a treaty this week setting out part of their shared maritime boundary, in a – Read More...
March 13, 2009

Quakes Strike off Papua

JAKARTA ~ Two moderate earthquakes struck off the coast of Papua early on Wednesday, seismologists said, but there were no – Read More...
March 13, 2009

Garuda Crash Pilot Blames Faulty Flap

YOGYAKARTA ~ The pilot of a Garuda Indonesia jet that crashed in 2007, killing 21 people, blamed a faulty wing – Read More...
March 13, 2009

President Cuts French Drug Smuggler’s Sentence

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has cut the prison sentence of a French drugs smuggler from life to 20 – Read More...
March 13, 2009

Grenade Injures Five in Aceh

BANDA ACEH ~ Five people were injured when a grenade was thrown at a cafe owned by the main party – Read More...
March 6, 2009

New Footage Shows Rare Rhinos in Indonesia: WWF

JAKARTA ~ New infra-red footage released on Thursday captures hitherto unseen images of elusive Javan rhinos, the most endangered mammal – Read More...