The Nation

November 23, 2007

Psychic Predicts Quake Will Hit Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ Officials in quake-prone Bengkulu province in Sumatra were taking precautionary measures this week after a Brazilian psychic warned – Read More...
November 16, 2007

At 40, ASEAN Still Struggles for Credibility, Clout

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Forty years after its founding, ASEAN is still searching for credibility and clout, analysts say – unable – Read More...
November 16, 2007

Tommy Suharto Corruption Case to Be Heard

JAKARTA ~ Prosecutors said this week they had failed to reach an out-of-court settlement with Tommy Suharto, son of the – Read More...
November 16, 2007

Corruption Body Overwhelmed with Cases

JAKARTA ~ The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has received tens of thousands of reports of suspected corruption since 2003 but – Read More...
November 16, 2007

JI Leader Testifies in Jakarta

JAKARTA ~ An Indonesian militant who has admitted to being the head of Southeast Asian Islamic extremist network Jemaah Islamiyah – Read More...
November 9, 2007

Prosecutors Propose Settling Tommy Suharto Case

JAKARTA ~ Prosecutors set out their terms this week for an out-of-court settlement with Tommy Suharto, the son of the – Read More...
November 9, 2007

Accused Logger Acquitted

JAKARTA ~ A district court has acquitted a man accused of being a major illegal logger who was arrested while – Read More...
November 9, 2007

President Rules out Raising Fuel Prices

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ruled out increasing government-set fuel prices amid soaring world crude prices. “That option – Read More...
November 9, 2007

Garuda Secretary to Be Tried

JAKARTA ~ Judges ruled here this week that a trial should proceed of a former secretary at national carrier Garuda – Read More...
November 2, 2007

Amnesty Criticizes Death Penalty Ruling

LONDON ~ International human rights group Amnesty International described as “disappointing” this week an Indonesian court’s decision upholding the death – Read More...