The Nation

October 10, 2008

Mega-Rich Bakrie Burned as Liquidity Crisis Ripples into Indonesia

JAKARTA ~ Share trading in six companies owned by Indonesia’s richest man was suspended on Tuesday as the effects of – Read More...
October 10, 2008

Not Enough Evidence to Sack Ministers, Says President

SINGAPORE ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has no immediate plans to sack two ministers linked to a corruption scandal unless – Read More...
October 10, 2008

Alert Issued over Sulawesi Volcano

JAKARTA ~ People living in the shadow of Mount Soputan volcano on Sulawesi island were warned to stay away on – Read More...
October 10, 2008

Thai Court Drops Charges against Protest Leaders

BANGKOK ~ A Thai court dropped charges of insurrection on Thursday against the main leaders of a protest movement bidding – Read More...
October 10, 2008

Malaysian PM to Quit Next March

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said this week he will step down next March and hand – Read More...
September 26, 2008

Papuan Refugees Return to from Australia

JAKARTA ~ Two Papuans out a group of 43 asylum seekers who fled Indonesia in 2006, sparking a diplomatic row – Read More...
September 26, 2008

Arrests after Papua Separatist Flag Raised

TIMIKA ~ Eighteen men have been arrested after an outlawed separatist flag was raised in the Papua province, police said – Read More...
September 19, 2008

Widow of Murdered Activist Tells Trial of Death Threats

JAKARTA ~ The widow of a human rights activist allegedly poisoned by state intelligence agents told a court on Tuesday – Read More...
September 19, 2008

Ramadan Stampede Kills 21 in E. Java

JAKARTA ~ At least 21 people were killed in a stampede in East Java on Monday as they crowded an – Read More...
September 19, 2008

Australians Fined for Illegal Entry in Papua

JAKARTA ~ The authorities have fined the Australian pilots of an aircraft that landed illegally in remote Papua province, officials – Read More...