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  • Montara oil spill victims still awaiting promised compensation

    Mon, December 19 2011 20:56

    East Nusatenggara (NTT) fishermen who lost their livelihoods by the Montara oil spill in 2009 are still waiting for the promised compensations, two years after the disaster..

  • State firms expected to perform better in 2012

    Sun, December 18 2011 16:50

    State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) are expected to get new boost as the state-owned enterprise ministry will carry out restructuring on their managements next year so that none of them will experience negative growth again..

  • RI stepping up energy cooperation with other countries

    Fri, December 16 2011 23:51

    Indonesia is new stepping up cooperation in the energy sector with many countries in the face of growing energy shortages at home and progressive depletion of its energy resources..

  • Chris John, other boxers nation`s excellent promoters

    Fri, December 16 2011 23:01

    Chris John`s success in defending his WBA Super World featherweight champion title for the 15th time by defeating Ukrainian boxer Stanyslav Merdov recently was not only a very historical moment for Chris himself but for a multitude of his countrymen..

  • Indonesia must be more peaceful in 2012

    Fri, December 16 2011 22:25

    Commonly understood as the absence of hostility, peace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violent conflict and acts of terrorism..

  • Arab Spring makes 2011 busy year for Indonesia

    Fri, December 16 2011 14:19

    Geographically Indonesia is quite far from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen - Arab countries that experienced popular uprisings known as "Arab Spring" or "Arab Awakening"..

  • The Freeport Case, government's lost conscience

    Tue, December 13 2011 17:09

    The Political and security situation in Papua is still heating up, beginning with the repeated shootings spree at PT Freeport's employees then protesting workers demanding for better welfare and most recently that took the life of Kota Mulia police chief, Adjunct Commissioner Otto ....

  • Dengue fever needs serious anticipation

    Mon, December 12 2011 14:11

    Dengue fever, an acute infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, is feared to continue to prevail during the rainy season until January to February 2012..

  • Indonesian stock exchange sees better market in 2012

    Fri, December 9 2011 23:16

    Many analysts have predicted that the initial public offering (IPO) market in 2012 will remain relatively gloomy, but the number of firms conducting IPOs is expected to increase next year..

  • Year-ender: Deforestation Moratorium, REDD+ Decrees In Place For Forests Preservation

    Fri, December 9 2011 10:59

    Hosting the world's third largest forest area, Indonesia badly needs a legal basis to  protect and preserve its remaining tropical forests that are often referred to the "world's lung." Indonesia has a very high deforestation rate at 1.1 million hectares per year, and has been ....

Karunia Bhakti driver runs, afraid of being beaten up

Karunia Bhakti driver runs, afraid of being beaten upLukman Iskandar (43), the driver of Karunia Bhakti passenger bus that plunged into a ravine killing 14 people on ...

RI calls for end to violence in Syria

RI calls for end to violence in SyriaForeign Affairs Minister Marty M Natalegawa has again urged an end to the escalating violence against civilians in ...

OJK to have three executive commissioners

OJK to have three executive commissionersThe future Financial Services Authority (OJK) will have nine commissioners, including three executive commissioners, ...

Inter Milan team to visit RI in May

Inter Milan team to visit RI in  May A team of Italian football club Inter Milan is going to visit Jakarta next May 2012 to hold an exhibition match with ...

"Gillard shoe" put on eBay

A shoe advertised as the one Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard lost when she was bundled to a car by her ...