The Jakarta Post

Hospitalized Lion Air crew test negative on H1N1 flu

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:33:18 +0700

All eight crew members of a Lion Air flight who had been treated at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital in Makassar, South Sulawesi, after reportedly showing flu-like symptoms similar to the H1N1 flu virus,

Papua activist gets 3 years for peaceful `provocation'

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:06:00 +0700

Papuan activist Bucthar Tabuni was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison for "provocation" at a pro-independence demonstration last year.

RRI employees stage rally against leadership change

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:05:55 +0700

JAYAPURA: Dozens of employees of the state-run RRI public radio station staged a rally in front of the Papua People's Assembly (MRP) office Friday, protesting a change in leadership at the station.

Close aide to SBY launches book praising the President

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:05:54 +0700

JAKARTA: The deputy chairman of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party, Anas Urbaningrum, launched a book in Jakarta on Friday praising the President's leadership.

Bank exec grilled over bribery scandal

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:05:49 +0700

JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned the president director of Bank Artha Graha International, Andy Kasih, on Friday in relation to a bribery scandal involving the electi

Madura to get three-star hotels after bridge opening

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:05:32 +0700

The influx of investment into Madura Island, following the opening of the Suramadu bridge, has seen investors planning to build three-star hotels.

Police, public not ready for partnership, says study

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:05:27 +0700

The police and the general public are not ready to be partners in establishing community policing, with the former still lacking accountability and tending to act above the law, a study from the Un

Three wounded, 10 homes razed in Riau

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:05:16 +0700

Rioters ransacked Batang Kumuh village in Rokan Hulu regency, Riau province, on Thursday night, burning 10 houses and injuring three residents.

ICW reveals $127m haj fund irregularities

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:05:14 +0700

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) goes all the way to uncover suspicious transactions in the 2008 haj pilgrimage travel payment.

Graft probe moves at snail's pace in Cilacap

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:04:29 +0700

A three-month marathon of investigations into an alleged graft case involving Cilacap regency administration has yet to produce any suspect officials, despite police promising to do so three weeks