The Nation

February 20, 2009

Child Domestic Workers in Legal Limbo

JAKARTA ~ Working long hours for little or no pay, young Indonesian women Umi and Mimin were once among hundreds – Read More...
February 20, 2009

One Dead as Boat Sinks

JAKARTA ~ A captain died and five crew members are missing after a boat sank off Banten province, reports said. – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Govt Tells Civil Servants to ‘Buy Indonesian’

JAKARTA ~ Civil servants will be ordered to buy locally made products for everything from clothes to movies under rules – Read More...
February 20, 2009

Forest Fire Haze Disrupts Air Traffic in Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ Thick haze from forest fires in Sumatra blanketed the sky and disrupted air traffic in Riau province on – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Helicopter Blades Kill Two

JAKARTA ~ Two technicians were killed by spinning rotor blades when the helicopter they were servicing flipped onto its side – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Deadly Attacks Shed Light on Indonesia’s Human-Animal Conflicts

BANDA ACEH ~ A spate of recent deadly animal attacks in Indonesia has thrown the spotlight on growing conflicts between – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Woman Dies of Suspected Bird Flu

JAKARTA ~ A 21-year-old Indonesian woman has died of suspected bird flu, a doctor said on Wednesday. The woman died – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Police Open Fire on Papuan Protesters: Witnesses

TIMIKA ~ Four people were injured when Indonesian police opened fire on hundreds of people in Papua province during a – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Indonesia Seeks Access to Guantanamo Terror Suspect

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia is prepared to try alleged Al-Qaeda bomb plotter Hambali if he is returned to his homeland after – Read More...
January 30, 2009

Top Muslim Clerics Ban ‘Hindu’ Yoga, Allow Smoking

JAKARTA ~ Muslims in Indonesia have been banned from doing yoga if they engage in Hindu religious rituals during the – Read More...