HEADLINES

July 6, 2009

Ex-Generals Crowd Presidential Race

JAKARTA ~ Former generals with murky pasts vying for power in next week’s presidential elections are living proof, analysts say, – Read More...
July 6, 2009

Baby’s Body Exhumed for Autopsy

MENDOYO ~ Police have exhumed the body of a newborn baby that was buried in a bamboo garden about 200 – Read More...
June 26, 2009

Maid Abuse Sours Relations With Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Maid abuse has become the latest irritant in a diplomatic spat between Malaysia and Indonesia, as labour – Read More...
June 26, 2009

Bali-Bound Paedophile Suspect Blocked

DILI ~ Police in East Timor intervened on Thursday to prevent an elderly German man accused of sexually abusing an – Read More...
June 26, 2009

Kantor Kita Boss’s Grab: $10.2m and Rising

FIRST TAKE: Esti Yuliani with her then husband, Alvin Edmond, at a party in June 2007. The couple have since – Read More...
June 26, 2009

Airport Tightens Checks for Swine Flu

TUBAN ~ Upgraded thermal sensors have been installed at Ngurah Rai International Airport to help ensure detection of passengers arriving – Read More...
June 19, 2009

Peace Park Plan Still On Despite ‘Club Construction,’ Says Group

An announcement previously erected by the authorities at the Sari Club site says a peace park and museum will be – Read More...
June 19, 2009

Search on for Millions as Kantor Kita Boss Remains in Custody

LEGIAN ~ The arrested head of local office-services firm Kantor Kita remained in police custody this week as the authorities – Read More...
June 12, 2009

Country’s Longest Bridge Opens

SURABAYA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened a massive bridge linking Surabaya, the country’s second biggest city, to Madura island – Read More...
June 12, 2009

Yudhoyono Set for Landslide Win: Poll

JAKARTA ~ President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to win the July presidential elections with the support of more than – Read More...