Indonesia is a vast and beautifully diverse country stretching for more than 5,000 kms across the equator. It would simply be impossible to see everything that this, the world's largest archipelago, has to offer in a short length of time.
Variety is the spice life and nowhere is this more true than in Indonesia. No two places are alike in unspoiled beauty, art, culture and people. The towering mountains and primitive cultures of Irian Jaya contrast sharply with the terraced hills, and highly sophisticated societies of Bali and Java and the animistic beliefs which still have a major influence on the way of life in South Sulawesi.
New line of defense against bird flu UNICEF Scouts in Indonesia perform a play showing the safe thing to do when you find a dead bird. Indonesia has a high incidence of bird flu, with West Java particularly affected.
In Indonesia, Bali bombers seek beheading instead of firing squad Los Angeles Times The Islamist bombers who killed 202 people on the resort island of Bali in 2002 have exhausted appeals against their death sentences, but they are returning to court to argue...
New faces for Indonesia BBC Midnight is the deadline for Indonesia's political parties to put forward their candidates for next year's parliamentary elections. A record 38 parties will contest the polls, each of which will...
Jakarta hires banks for global sukuk issue Financial Times Indonesia appointed three banks to handle its global Islamic bond programme on Tuesday in a boost to the sukuk market.The decision to appoint HSBC, Standard Chartered and Barclays Capital is another...
Indonesian military linked to killing of US teachers Brunei Times New evidence points to Indonesian military involvement in a 2002 attack that killed two US teachers and an Indonesian in the country's remote Papua province, a report said yesterday.Members of...
Two quakes rock Indonesia New Kerala Jakarta, : A moderate quake with magnitude of 5.4 struck easternmost of Indonesia Tuesday, the Indonesian Meteorology Agency said here.
Indonesian diplomats should be rational, realistic People's Daily Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Tuesday that Indonesian diplomats should have rational and realistic responses when facing diplomatic disputes. &We would lose our national...
Another quake rocks easternmost Indonesia People's Daily A moderate quake with magnitude of 5.4 struck easternmost of Indonesia on Tuesday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, the Indonesian Meteorology Agency said here. The quake jolted at...
300 Indonesian maids make abuse complaints Arabian Business Ambassador Rozy Munir said complaints were increasing from the growing Indonesian community which last month numbered more than 27,000. A vast majority of these work as housemaids or unskilled male...
KPK investigates fresh BI graft case The Jakarta Post Dian Kuswandini and Adianto Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe anti-graft commission could be getting closer to satisfying public curiosity about whether money talks at the House of...
Yet another corruption case begins to unfold The Jakarta Post Dian Kuswandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Corruption Eradication Commission said Monday it had searched the office of Forestry Minister Malam Sambat Kaban for material evidence in...
A principled foreign policy for the The Jakarta Post Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen the Indonesian Foreign Ministry was formed under Achmad Subardjo two days after the first Independence Day, its primary mission was to ensure...
More than two years in limbo for Ahmadiyah refugees The Jakarta Post Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, MataramAfter more than two years as refugees, the fate of hundreds of Ahmadiyah followers in West Nusa Tenggara remains uncertain, with the provincial government...
Parties leave it late to submit lists of legislative candidates The Jakarta Post Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith the deadline for political parties to name their legislative candidates one day away, only the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)...
Time for nation to include the The Jakarta Post Erwida Maulia and Desy Nurhayati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's anniversary of independence is always considered a cause for celebration, but suchfestivities have a sour taste for those groups...
Govt, conservatives to blame for much ado about Ahmadiyah The Jakarta Post Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Al Mahmudah mosque is like any of the other myriad mosques scattered throughout Indonesia, where a cool breeze blows in from outside, creating a relaxing...
Children of the PKI claim their own independence The Jakarta Post Dian Kuswandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaBimo B. Basworo, 12, never met his grandfather, Nyoto, once a leader of the outlawed Indonesian Communist Party. Two years ago, when he came across an...
E Timor urged to investigate assassination ABC Australia East Timor's main opposition party, Fretilin, is calling for an independent international investigation into the assassination attempt on the country's leadership in February. The call comes after...
Train crash kills eight, injures dozens in Indonesia ABC Australia At least eight people were killed and more than 60 injured when a passenger train collided with a stationary cargo train carrying coal in Indonesia's Lampung province. The Limex Sriwijaya train...
East Timor keen to send guest workers to WA ABC Australia An East Timorese guest worker scheme is likely to be on the agenda during a visit to Canberra next week by East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, who will hold talks with Prime Minister Kevin...
Indonesia still threatened by terrorism eTaiwan News Indonesia's president warned Friday that terrorism is still a threat to the world's most populous Muslim country, which has not suffered a major attack in nearly three years following a crackdown on...
East Timor denies possible execution of two rebels One News An autopsy gave no indication that East Timor rebel leader Alfredo Reinado and a top lieutenant were executed during a suspected presidential assassination attempt, Attorney General Longinus...
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