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- EU to lift ban on Indonesian airlines
Indonesia's transport minister says the European Commission will lift a ban on four Indonesian airlines. Jusman Syafii Djamal says Garuda, Mandala Airlines, Airfast Indonesia and Prime Air will be allowed to fly in EU airspace within 20 days. The ban,
- Indonesia's election candidates hold last rallies
hrs JAKARTA : Indonesia's presidential candidates held their final rallies Saturday ahead of only the second direct elections for the country's head of state since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998. Incumbent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is riding
- EU to lift ban Indonesia's Garuda, three other carriers
Jakarta - The European Union will soon partially lift a blanket ban on Indonesian airlines, imposed in 2007 after a series of deadly air accidents, the Indonesian Transport Ministry said Saturday. The EU's Air Safety Committee has recommended that the
- Indonesian democracy focused on stability
JAKARTA: Just over a decade ago, mobs torched buildings across Indonesia?s capital in an uprising that toppled a 32-year military dictatorship. Today the world?s fourth largest country, with its fragile democracy, is relatively peaceful as it heads
- Campaigning ends in Indonesian presidential poll
Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is seeking another term in next week's presidential election, attacked his opponents' 'extreme' campaign promises as candidates wrapped up their campaigning on Saturday. Yudhoyono, addressing a
- All-Indonesian final in Philippine Grand Prix men?s doubles
Indonesia is assured of the men?s doubles title at the US$120,000 Philippine Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Manila, after its players overcame Chinese opposition Saturday to set up an all-Indonesian final. Top seeds M. Ahsan and Bona Septano
- SBY delivers final pitch to Indonesia (AAP)
In his final pitch to voters before next week's election, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono emphasised his corruption-fighting credentials and ability shield the country from the global recession. At a giant rally in central Jakarta on
- RI STILL AWAITING CHINA'S ATTITUDE TOWARD NORTH KOREA
Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Teuku Faizasyah said in Jakarta Friday Indonesia is still awaiting what attidude China would take toward North Korea in the upcoming Six Party Talks. 'We will first see how China will play in its position as the
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The world's largest archipelago, Indonesia achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1949. Current issues include: implementing IMF-mandated reforms of the banking sector, effecting a transition to a popularly elected government after four decades of authoritarianism, addressing charges of cronyism and corruption, holding the military accountable for human rights violations, and resolving growing separatist pressures in Aceh and Irian Jaya. On 30 August 1999 a provincial referendum for independence was overwhelmingly approved by the people of Timor Timur. Concurrence followed by Indonesia's national legislature, and the name East Timor was provisionally adopted. The independent status of East Timor - now under UN administration - has yet to be formally established.
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AFP - Gridlocked traffic, filthy rivers, air that tastes of diesel -- there is much that keeps Indonesia's capital Jakarta off the global tourist map.
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