The Nation

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...
February 15, 2008

Crush at Rock Concert Kills 10

BANDUNG ~ Ten young people were trampled or crushed to death as hundreds of music fans tried to force their – Read More...
February 15, 2008

Death Toll in Floods Rises to 12

JAKARTA ~ The death toll from extensive flooding that hit a district of densely populated East Java last week has – Read More...
February 15, 2008

Suharto Children to Be Summoned in Corruption Case

JAKARTA ~ A court is to summons the children of late ex-president Suharto to defend a civil corruption case the – Read More...
February 8, 2008

Twenty-Five Foreigners ‘Detained over Flirting’

JAKARTA ~ The Immigration Office has detained 25 foreigners, mostly Africans, for disturbing public order, including flirting with teenage girls – Read More...