The Nation

May 9, 2008

Judge Orders Corruption Probe Reopened

JAKARTA ~ A court ordered the attorney general on Tuesday to reopen a probe into a massive corruption scandal involving – Read More...
May 9, 2008

Indonesia Mulling OPEC Pullout

JAKARTA ~ The government is considering withdrawing from the Organisation of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC), President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was – Read More...
May 9, 2008

Wanted E. Timor Rebels Extradited

JAKARTA ~ Four rebels wanted over armed attacks against East Timor’s president and prime minister were extradited amid tight security – Read More...
May 2, 2008

Five Face Trial over Mosque Burning

JAKARTA ~ Five men will face trial over the burning down of a mosque belonging to a minority Islamic sect – Read More...
May 2, 2008

Govt Backs E. Timor Democracy

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia remains firmly in support of democracy in neighboring East Timor and of the legal government there, President – Read More...
April 25, 2008

‘Prophet’ Jailed for Contempt of Islam

JAKARTA ~ The leader of an Indonesian sect who had controversially claimed he was a prophet was jailed for four – Read More...
April 25, 2008

E. Timor Official to Pick Up Rebels held in Indonesia

DILI, East Timor ~ East Timor’s chief prosecutor headed to Indonesia on Tuesday to take custody of three men arrested – Read More...
April 25, 2008

Court Orders Extradition of Australian

JAKARTA ~ A court ordered the extradition of an alleged Australian child-sex offender to his home country on Thursday. A – Read More...
April 25, 2008

Police Break Up Pro-Tibet Protest

JAKARTA ~ Police swooped on rights activists protesting against Chinese rule in Tibet outside the venue of the Olympic torch – Read More...
April 25, 2008

Jemaah Islamiyah Leaders Jailed

JAKARTA ~ A court sentenced two leaders of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) group, blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings, to – Read More...