The Nation

November 16, 2006

Money Laundering Efforts Boosted

JAKARTA ~ The country’s anti-money laundering watchdog has reported a sharp increase in suspicious transactions but added that convictions remained – Read More...
November 16, 2006

EU Monitors Arrive in Aceh Ahead of Elections

BANDA ACEH, Aceh ~ A team of EU election monitors is due to arrive in Aceh to monitor elections across – Read More...
November 16, 2006

‘At Least 1,000 Orangutans’ Killed in Fires

JAKARTA ~ At least 1,000 orangutans are estimated to have been killed by fires and land clearing in Indonesia this – Read More...
November 16, 2006

Firm to Sell Unit Involved in ‘Mud Volcano’

JAKARTA ~ Indonesian oil and gas firm PT Energi Mega Persada has said it will sell a unit that caused – Read More...
November 9, 2006

Europeans Jailed for Life over Drug Factory

JAKARTA ~ A judge has sentenced two Europeans to life in prison for their role in running the world’s third-largest – Read More...
November 9, 2006

Exec Faces Jail over Bridge Collapse

JAKARTA ~ An executive at a recreation park faces possible jail time for negligence over the deadly collapse of a – Read More...
November 9, 2006

President Risks Backlash Over Wavering Graft Fight

WASHINGTON ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono risks political backlash for failing to go after “big fish” under a promised anti-graft – Read More...
November 7, 2006

Policeman Jailed for Graft

JAKARTA ~ A one-star police general was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment this week for accepting a bribe of more – Read More...
November 3, 2006

Suspected Top Couriers Nabbed: Report

JAKARTA ~ Anti-terrorist police have arrested three Malaysians suspected of being couriers for fugitive Noordin Mohammad Top in East Java – Read More...
November 3, 2006

ADB to Lend $4bn to Indonesia

MANILA ~ The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to provide $4 billion in loans and grants to Indonesia over the – Read More...