The Nation

April 25, 2008

Greenpeace Wants Moratorium on Oil Palm Expansion in Indonesia

JAKARTA ~ Greenpeace called this week for a moratorium on the expansion of oil palm plantations in Indonesia’s rainforests and – Read More...
April 25, 2008

Strong Quake Strikes off E. Timor

JAKARTA ~ A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off East Timor on Saturday but there was no tsunami threat and no immediate – Read More...
March 14, 2008

Plane Catches Fire on Landing

JAKARTA ~ A cargo plane was engulfed in flames after catching fire on landing in remote eastern Papua province, an – Read More...
March 6, 2008

Obama’s Jakarta Schoolfriends ‘Form Fan Club’

JAKARTA ~ Indonesian former schoolmates of US presidential hopeful Barrack Obama have formed a fan club, local media reported. A – Read More...
March 6, 2008

Attacks Not Funded by Al Qaeda, Bali Bombers Say

LONDON ~ Two men who played key roles in the 2002 bombing of Bali said in an interview published Sunday – Read More...
March 6, 2008

Powerful Quake Hits off Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island early on Monday, officials said. The quake struck – Read More...
March 6, 2008

With Carts in Tow, Street Scavengers Brace for Capital Crackdown

JAKARTA ~ By day, scavengers pile rubbish into their carts and by night they creep inside them to sleep on – Read More...
March 6, 2008

Govt to sue Newmont over Ownership Dispute

JAKARTA ~ The government will sue PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) in an international court of arbitration for failing to – Read More...
February 15, 2008

Ex-Garuda Boss Jailed over Muir Murder

JAKARTA ~ The former boss of national carrier Garuda Indonesia was sentenced this week to one year in jail for – Read More...
February 15, 2008

Bali Rattled by Strong Quake

CANGGU ~ A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Bali early last Friday morning, waking sleeping residents as furniture rattled in their homes, – Read More...