The Nation

January 2, 2009

Quake Strikes off Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ A 5.4-magnitude quake struck off Sumatra late on Wednesday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Drug-Smuggling Ring Busted

JAKARTA ~ Police have cracked a smuggling ring that was importing drugs worth over US$1 million to Indonesia and China, – Read More...
January 2, 2009

FM Encourages Sending Aid Instead of Fighters to Gaza

JAKARTA ~ Sending aid to Palestinians in Gaza would be more useful than dispatching fighters as some Indonesian militant Muslim – Read More...
January 2, 2009

S. Korea Buys Indonesian Aircraft

SEOUL ~ South Korea has signed a US$90-million deal with Indonesia to buy four transport planes for the coastguard, officials – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Boat Sinking Kills 10

JAKARTA ~ At least 10 people, including women and children, were killed on Monday after a strong wave capsized a – Read More...
December 19, 2008

Major Sumatran Quake, Tsunami Likely in Decades: Study

SINGAPORE ~ More than one million people on Sumatra island are vulnerable to a massive earthquake and tsunami potentially more – Read More...
December 19, 2008

New Mining Law Passed

JAKARTA ~ Parliament passed a long-awaited mining law on Tuesday designed to boost government revenues and remove obstacles to foreign – Read More...
December 19, 2008

Quake Hits off Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there – Read More...
December 19, 2008

Kidnapped Russian Freed in Jakarta Raid

JAKARTA ~ A Russian national held by kidnappers for nearly a week was freed and his captors arrested in a – Read More...
December 19, 2008

Mumbai-Style Attack Drill Conducted

JAKARTA ~ The authorities staged a counterterrorism drill at the Jakarta stock exchange on Wednesday, mimicking last month’s deadly attacks – Read More...