The Nation

February 9, 2007

Pig-Free Stamps to Be Issued

JAKARTA ~ Next week, Indonesia will issue a special set of stamps to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Pig – Read More...
February 9, 2007

Facing Jail, US Mining Boss Says Pollution Trial a ‘Sham’

By P. Parameswaran Agence France-Presse   WASHINGTON ~ A senior US executive from the world’s largest gold-producing firm looks at – Read More...
February 9, 2007

Govt Signs Bird Flu Vaccine Agreement

JAKARTA ~ The government has signed an agreement with an American firm to develop a human bird flu vaccine and – Read More...
February 1, 2007

Militants Arrested After Shootout

PALU, Central Sulawesi ~ Police said they arrested two senior Muslim militants after a shootout on Thursday in Poso in – Read More...
February 1, 2007

Missing Tourist Appears

VIENNA ~ An Austrian tourist who went missing for a week in Sumatra resurfaced on Wednesday, Austrian Foreign Affairs spokeswoman – Read More...
February 1, 2007

Plane Memorial Delayed as Relatives Cling to Hope

JAKARTA ~ A commemorative ceremony for the 102 people on board an Adam Air plane that vanished on New Year’s – Read More...
February 1, 2007

President Urges all Indonesians to Battle Corruption

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called this week on all Indonesians to join the fight against corruption, which is – Read More...
January 26, 2007

Greenpeace Slams Plan to Auction Forestry Permits

JAKARTA ~ Environmental watchdog Greenpeace has protested the government’s plans to auction permits to log old forests in Kalimantan and – Read More...
January 26, 2007

No Need for More Loans, Says President

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia no longer needs help from its main group of Western donors and will rely more on its – Read More...
January 26, 2007

Police Defend Tactics after Deadly Shootout

PALU, Central Sulawesi ~ Police defended their tactics on Wednesday after a raid for suspected Islamic militants triggered a shootout – Read More...