The youngest son of Indonesia’s former dictator Suharto is expected to be released from prison within days after serving two-thirds of a sentence for orchestrating the murder of a Supreme Court judge, a prison official said.
Hutomo “Tommy” Mandalaputra, held for more than four years at the Cipinang Prison in eastern Jakarta, was one of thousands […]
The arrival of rains has thinned the haze that has choked millions of Indonesians on Sumatra island and in Indonesian Borneo, meteorology officials said Sunday.
“It is much better now. Not yet really better, but much better than about one or two weeks ago,” said Hidayat, the head of the meteorology station in Palangkaraya, the capital […]
KUCHING - Asean member countries should provide help to Indonesia to combat and overcome the haze, which has been forecast to envelope a few nations such as Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand until late November, Chairman and Commander of St John Ambulance Sarawak Chapter Datuk Seri Ang Lai Soon.
Knowing that Indonesian had sought help in dealing […]
The number of passengers on all modes of transportation on the occasion of Idul Fitri holiday in 2006 has increased by 20 pct, a member of the cabinet said.
“The number of passengers on trains, ships and airplanes has increased. Their number on airplanes rose by 20 percent,” Minister of Transportation Hatta Rajasa said here.
But, he […]
The Lippo Group will raise as much as 110.92 mln sgd from the initial public offering of its hospital and hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) here.
Lippo’s hospital and hotel assets will be injected into First REIT, which will be listed on the Singapore Exchange, according to First REIT’s preliminary IPO prospectus filed with the […]
The site of the Lapindo mudflow that had inundated thousands of homes in Sidoardjo, East Java, has become a special attraction for Idul Fitr holiday makers.
A lot of Idul Fitr holiday travelers were seen visiting the site on Wednesday. Their cars and motorbikes with plate numbers from various cities including Jakarta and Bandung in West […]
Taman Safari Indonesia in Cisarua, West Java, has remained one of the popular spots to visit by Idul Fitr holiday makers.
During the Islamic Ramadhan fasting period, the number of visitors to the animal park dropped by as much as 80 percent but on Wednesday, the second day of Idul Fitri, it was teeming with people.
“The […]
Nearly five months after a deadly earthquake struck Indonesia’s Java Island, thousands of homeless survivors still struggle to rebuild their lives. Delays in the reconstruction effort and an inadequate response from the donor community have left many fending for themselves. And now quake victims are facing new threats as Indonesia’s rainy season approaches.
Workers in […]
20-30% of the textiles imported into the Tanah Abang retail market are believed to have entered Indonesia illegally, according to Jakarta Retailers Association chairman Haris MM.
Smuggled textiles and garments are also a problem for the Mangga Dua retail market in Central Jakarta, Antara reported, citing the chairman. In that market, about 40% of garments are […]
The Directorate General of Post and Telecommunications is requiring network access providers (NAPs) to have international bandwidth internet networks with a minimum capacity of 45 megabytes per second (Mbps), a spokesman said
“The obligation to have the minimum bandwidth networks is designed to increase NAPs` bargaining position towards overseas internet networks,” Gatot S Dewa Brata, the […]
Hundreds of Indonesian Muslims celebrate the start of Eid al-Fitr on a beach in the Javanese city of Yogyakarta.
The Cilacap Tourism Office in Central Java, and the Nusakambangan Island Tourist Object Management Agency are set to welcome Idul Fitri tourists visiting a number of tourist spots on the prison island.
Head of the Cilacap Tourism Office Budi Sulistyawan said here on Sunday that meeting a request from the public to reopen the tourist objects […]