The Nation

May 30, 2008

Megawati on Lookout for ‘Cool Boyfriend’ for Election

JAKARTA ~ Former president Megawati Sukarnoputri says she is looking for a “cool boyfriend” as her running mate in her – Read More...
May 30, 2008

Study Finds East Java ‘Mud Volcano’ Collapsing

SIDOARJO ~ A “mud volcano” in East Java that has oozed sludge for two years is collapsing under its own – Read More...
May 23, 2008

Economic Woes Overshadow Anniversary

People across the country took to the streets in angry protests over the soaring cost of food and a planned – Read More...
May 23, 2008

Political Islam on Rise a Decade after Suharto: Analysts

A decade after the end of the Suharto presidency, democracy is providing fertile ground for the growth of political Islam – Read More...
May 23, 2008

Govt Still Seeking Suharto’s Billions

JAKARTA ~ Ten years after president Suharto stepped down following 32 years in power, questions remain over the billions he – Read More...
May 23, 2008

Nearly 800 Rescued after Ferry Catches Fire

JAKARTA ~ A ferry caught fire on Sunday in a river in Kalimantan, but all of the nearly 800 people – Read More...
May 23, 2008

Malaysia, Indonesia ‘Pledge to Settle Borneo Border Row’

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysia and Indonesia will settle a thorny dispute about an oil- and gas-rich area of Borneo themselves, – Read More...
May 16, 2008

Poor ‘to Get $1.5bn to Offset Fuel Price Hike’

JAKARTA ~ The central government plans to transfer more than US$1.5 billion in cash to the poor to offset the – Read More...
May 16, 2008

Israel Committing ‘Ethnic Cleansing’: Parliament Speaker

JAKARTA ~ Israel is carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians, a top Indonesian politician said on Wednesday in the lead-up – Read More...
May 16, 2008

Digital Divide a Threat to Indonesia’s Unity, President

JAKARTA ~ The yawning divide between the haves and the have-nots of the digital revolution is a “threat to national – Read More...