The Nation

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...
January 16, 2009

Half-Million ‘to Lose Jobs in 2009’

JAKARTA ~ A leading Indonesian business association warned this week that about half a million people will lose their jobs – Read More...
January 16, 2009

Illegal Migrants Flee Prison

KUPANG ~ Eighteen nationals from Afghanistan and Myanmar detained while trying to illegally enter Australia escaped from a detention centre – Read More...
January 9, 2009

Thousands Flood Refugee Camps after Strong Papua Quakes

MANOKWARI ~ Thousands of frightened residents flooded makeshift refugee camps in West Papua province this week after two powerful earthquakes – Read More...
January 9, 2009

Waterford Wedgwood Indonesia Plant to Keep Running

JAKARTA ~ The Indonesian plant of troubled Irish crystal and pottery maker Waterford Wedgwood will keep running despite its parent – Read More...