The Nation

January 4, 2007

Tax Incentives Granted to Attract Investment

JAKARTA ~ The government will grant tax incentives to 15 industries in a bid to attract foreign and domestic investment, – Read More...
January 4, 2007

Anguish, Anger in Race to Find Plane

POLEWALI, West Sulawesi ~ Rescue teams mounted a massive air, land and sea search Wednesday for a missing airliner as – Read More...
January 4, 2007

Timeline on Confusion over Plane

– The Boeing 737-400 takes off at 12:59pm on Monday from Surabaya airport, bound for Manado in Sulawesi, 1,500 kilometers – Read More...
December 22, 2006

Mining Firm Objects to Pollution Film

JAKARTA ~US gold-mining giant Newmont Mining Corp. has objected to a documentary nominated for Indonesia’s top film award, which it – Read More...
December 22, 2006

Ten Killed in Rock Concert Stampede

JAKARTA ~ Ten people, mostly teenagers, were killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a packed music concert in – Read More...
December 22, 2006

Govt Pushes ASEAN Rights Issues

JAKARTA ~ The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) lags behind other international regional groupings in addressing human rights issues, – Read More...
December 22, 2006

World Bank Approves $600m Loan

JAKARTA ~ The World Bank has approved US$600 million to support Indonesian reforms, which it said were already bearing fruit. – Read More...
December 15, 2006

Election Commissioners Jailed

JAKARTA ~ Two members of the General Election Commission were jailed on Wednesday over a corruption case during the 2004 – Read More...
December 15, 2006

Soros Calls for Indonesia to Support UN Myanmar Resolution

JAKARTA ~ Billionaire US philanthropist George Soros appealed this week for Indonesia to support a UN resolution against the military – Read More...
December 15, 2006

New Aceh Governor ‘Can Learn from Mandela’: EU

JAKARTA ~ Aceh’s new governor can learn from Nelson Mandela, the chief EU election observer has said following the first – Read More...