The Nation

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...
January 30, 2009

Three Killed in Land Dispute

KUPANG ~ Three men were killed and two injured in an agricultural land dispute in eastern Indonesia, police said. The – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Singapore Islamist Confesses to Plotting Attacks

JAKARTA ~ A Singaporean Islamist who met Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan confessed this week to plotting attacks against Singapore’s – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Fourteen Years Sought for Islamists

JAKARTA ~ Prosecutors are seeking jail terms of up to 14 years for three alleged Islamist militants charged with training – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Govt Denies Allegations of Trade Barriers

JAKARTA ~ The government denied allegations on Wednesday that it is imposing non-tariff trade barriers by restricting imports of major – Read More...
January 23, 2009

Police Torch Houses in Papua: Tribal Council

TIMIKA ~ Police torched dozens of houses and killed pigs belonging to villagers in a restive Papua province as they – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Relatives Angry at Ferry Search Efforts

MAJENE ~ Relatives of some 230 people listed as missing three days after a ferry sank without trace in the – Read More...