The Nation

August 8, 2008

Higher Wages Sought for Maids

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Indonesia will seek higher wages for its nationals working as domestic helpers in Malaysia as the cost – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Villagers Threaten to Poison Elephants

JAKARTA ~ Villagers in Aceh threatened this week to poison rare wild elephants that are destroying their palm oil plantations – Read More...
August 8, 2008

Greenpeace Protest Targets Forestry Ministry

JAKARTA ~ Environmental group Greenpeace hung a banner reading “Stop Deforestation” on the Forestry Ministry on Wednesday and called for – Read More...
August 1, 2008

Homemade Bomb Jolts Restive Poso

PALU ~ A homemade bomb exploded on Thursday in the restive town of Poso in Central Sulawesi but caused no – Read More...
August 1, 2008

Govt ‘Deeply Disappointed’ at Trade Talks Collapse

GENEVA ~ Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu expressed deep disappointment on Tuesday at the collapse of world trade talks, saying – Read More...
August 1, 2008

Businesswoman Gets Five Tears for Bribery

JAKARTA ~ A businesswoman was jailed for five years on Tuesday for bribing a prosecutor for US$660,000 to drop a – Read More...
August 1, 2008

Police Say Six more Bodies Unearthed in Backyard

JAKARTA ~ Another six bodies, including that of a toddler, were unearthed on Monday in the backyard of a house – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Bali Bombers to Be Executed as Soon as Possible: Attorney General

JAKARTA ~ The attorney general said this week he hopes three men sentenced to death for their role in the – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Six Charged for Raising Papua Flag

JAKARTA ~ Police said this week they had charged six people with subversion after they raised an outlawed separatist flag – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Prosecutors, Tommy Suharto Get Three Weeks to Settle Graft Case

JAKARTA ~ A court gave the youngest son of former president Suharto and state prosecutors on Wednesday nearly three weeks – Read More...