”Indonesia” News

What's Holding Indonesia Back?

Dave Morrison sits on top of an estimated $800 million in gold but can't get his hands on any of it. The 42-year-old Australian engineer went to the tropical island of Sulawesi in Indonesia 's
09 16 2008 8:06AM (...more)

Indonesia's bird flu warrior takes on the world

JAKARTA (AFP) - Sliding with short steps onto the stage in front of a crowd of students, academics and supporters, Indonesia's Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari is in her element.
10 13 2008 9:15PM (...more)

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Jakarta for history buffs

JAKARTA (Reuters Life!) – Got 48 hours to explore the history of Jakarta ? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors with a penchant for the past enjoy Indonesia 's
06 27 2009 8:05PM (...more)

Indonesia Wireless Leader Lifted As Price War Eases

As a wireless price war rages in India , competition has eased in another of the world's fastest-growing markets, nearby Indonesia . That nation's 11 27 2009 7:15AM (...more)

3,000 may be trapped under Indonesia quake rubble

PADANG, Indonesia – Indonesia's Health Ministry says nearly 3,000 people may still be trapped under rubble after a powerful earthquake two days ago. Priyadi Kardono, a spokesman for the ministry's Disaster Management
10 3 2009 9:45AM (...more)

Indonesia gives Australian refugee boat more time

JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia on Friday gave an Australian customs boat another week to end a standoff with 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who are refusing to disembark
11 4 2009 6:06AM (...more)

Bali prepares for 'Nyepi' public holiday

TABANAN, Indonesia (AFP) – Indonesia 's Hindu-majority island of Bali on Wednesday geared up for a Day of Silence to bring in the 03 26 2009 7:11AM (...more)

Indonesian businessman gets 10 years for illegal logging

JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's Supreme Court sentenced a fugitive businessman in absentia to 10 years in jail for illegal logging Friday, nine months after he was controversially acquitted by a lower court, a report said.
08 2 2008 8:49AM (...more)

Ethnic Chinese find a voice in Indonesia

As the final power chords of the song fade out, Sushe Lie leans into her microphone and begins her usual on-air patter: the name of the singer, what's up next on the station, and the latest gossip from the tabloids.
07 23 2008 1:19PM (...more)

Indonesia struggles to capitalize on its oil

Jakarta, Indonesia - With crude oil fetching over $140 a barrel, these should be the best of times for resource-rich Indonesia , the only Asian oil producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
07 16 2008 11:59PM (...more)