The Nation

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...
January 9, 2009

Hundreds of Foreigners Found in Drifting Boat

BANDA ACEH ~ A wooden boat with nearly 200 people on board was found drifting off the northern tip of – Read More...
January 9, 2009

Court Jails Lawmakers for Corruption

JAKARTA ~ The anti-corruption court handed jail sentences on Wednesday to sitting and former lawmakers convicted of corruption. Lawmaker Antony – Read More...
January 9, 2009

Car Sales Up in 2008

JAKARTA ~ Sales of new cars and motorbikes in Indonesia surged in 2008 but are expected to drop off this – Read More...
January 9, 2009

President’s Party Shoots Up in Polls

JAKARTA ~ A new poll has found rising support for the political party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the – Read More...
January 9, 2009

Protesters Call for Troops to Be Sent to Gaza

JAKARTA ~ Thousands of Islamists rallied across the country on Sunday to condemn Israel’s military strikes on the Gaza Strip – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Former Spy Cleared of Activist’s Murder

JAKARTA ~ A court has cleared the former deputy head of the country’s spy agency of masterminding the 2004 poisoning – Read More...