Indonesia may see repeat of big forest fires
President orders ministries to stop recurrence.
INDONESIA could face its worst forest fires in 15 years if measures are not taken to combat
Author: Derwin Pereira
Jakarta’s new Bill gets tough on polluters
Move to fight haze ------------------
THE Indonesian Parliament has passed a new environmental Bill which aims to get tough on polluters, including those
Suharto’s second daughter comes out of the shadows
President Suharto's second daughter, Mrs Siti Hediati Prabowo, is assuming a higher public profile these days.
She impressed some 1,500 stockbrokers, analysts and
Sudomo returns to Islam but will he get back to politics?
RETIRED Admiral Sudomo, a close ally of President Suharto, has reconverted to Islam after being a Christian for 35 years, prompting some
Jakarta will make rain – if KL can provide the planes
The two sides need to work together to battle the haze.
YOU provide the planes and we will provide the rain.
This was Indonesia's
Allow our workers to go on strike, Jakarta MPs urged
Islamic group wants industrial action clause deleted.
AN INFLUENTIAL Islamic group has called on legislators deliberating a controversial manpower Bill to back the
Jakarta honours Suharto’s eldest daughter
PRESIDENT Suharto's eldest daughter Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana has been honoured with one of Indonesia's highest national awards.
Mrs Rukmana, better known as Tutut,
Hasan is among world’s richest
Forbes magazine has listed Indonesian tycoon Muhammad "Bob" Hasan (above) as one of the richest men in the world.
But Mr Hasan claimed
S’porean, Indonesian youths join hands in project
THEY are the young "eco-preneurs". Thirteen Singaporean and Indonesian youths are doing their part to save the environment by joining an ecological
Alatas wants economic zone borders delineated
FOREIGN Minister Ali Alatas yesterday called for the boundaries of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) between Indonesia and Malaysia in the Malacca
Jakarta to watch gas fields with new radar
THE Indonesian military planned to station an enormous radar balloon above the Natuna gas fields in the South China Sea to detect
Jakarta probes radio stations for alleged fraud
THE Indonesian government has placed several private and local government-run radio stations under scrutiny for alleged fraud and has threatened to ban