The Nation

JAKARTA ~ Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said on Thursday it hopes to sign a contract with the government later – Read More...

JAKARTA ~ A former intelligence agent will face trial over the 2004 poisoning murder of human rights activist Munir Said – Read More...

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono rejected calls this week to sack two ministers embroiled in a corruption scandal, saying – Read More...

KUALA LUMPUR ~ A growing number of forest fires in Sumatra has triggered warning bells that hazy skies could return – Read More...

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Indonesia will seek higher wages for its nationals working as domestic helpers in Malaysia as the cost – Read More...

JAKARTA ~ Villagers in Aceh threatened this week to poison rare wild elephants that are destroying their palm oil plantations – Read More...

JAKARTA ~ Environmental group Greenpeace hung a banner reading “Stop Deforestation” on the Forestry Ministry on Wednesday and called for – Read More...

PALU ~ A homemade bomb exploded on Thursday in the restive town of Poso in Central Sulawesi but caused no – Read More...

GENEVA ~ Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu expressed deep disappointment on Tuesday at the collapse of world trade talks, saying – Read More...

JAKARTA ~ A businesswoman was jailed for five years on Tuesday for bribing a prosecutor for US$660,000 to drop a – Read More...