By Trish Anderton Jakarta 30 October 2007 Indonesia's constitutional court has upheld capital punishment for drug traffickers. The verdict came in an appeal filed by members of the so-called Bali nine - Australians convicted in a heroin case two year...
By Trish Anderton Jakarta 25 October 2007 A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has erupted, spewing a column of smoke and ash high into the air. But, officials say the activity at Mount Soputan does not present a threat to people living nea...
By Joseph Popiolkowski Hong Kong 28 June 2007 The European Commission says it is banning Indonesia's airlines from entering EU airspace. Joseph Popiolkowski reports for VOA from Hong Kong that the Indonesian industry's reputation has been hit by a se...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Hong Kong 15 June 2007 Indonesian police have arrested the head of the Southeast Asia terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) along with its military leader in a major blow to an organization that has been blamed for a series...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 07 June 2007 The Indonesian government says it hopes to privatize its more than 100 state-owned enterprises in an effort to raise money for the cash-strapped budget, improve transparency, and encourage foreign investment. Cha...
By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 24 May 2007 One year after a massive earthquake struck Indonesia's Java island, thousands of people hit hardest by the disaster still struggle to rebuild their lives. As Chad Bouchard reports from Yogyakarta, ai...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 23 April 2007 Richard Ness walks upon arrival for his trial at a district court in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (File Photo) An Indonesian court is expected to rule Tuesday on pollution charges against one of the...
By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta 08 March 2007 Forensic doctors are struggling to identify the bodies of at least 21 people killed when an Indonesian airplane skidded off the runway and exploded Wednesday. As Chad Bouchard reports from Yogyakarta, family...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 07 March 2007 Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation after an Indonesian plane carrying 140 people crash-landed in the central Java city of Yogyakarta, killing more than 20 people....
By Al Pessin Jakarta 13 February 2007 A U.S. official in Jakarta says Indonesia's president told the top U.S. military officer Tuesday that moderate Islamic nations should help Iraq's new government stabilize the country. And the official says the Am...