Banner
Banner

ASIA360- Indonesia

Doing Time
The ruling party’s former treasurer, Mohammed Nazaruddin (centre), who is on trial for corruption, was allegedly accorded special visitation privileges by prison officials. Image: AFP

An illicit after-hours prison meeting fuels conspiracy speculation and highlights systemic corruption

JAKARTA (17 February 2012) — The country’s prison system is once again under heavy scrutiny after the former treasurer of the governing party, now behind bars and on trial for a high-profile graft case, was allegedly given special treatment by prison officials.
 


Indonesia

No Longer on Top

JAKARTA (10 February 2012) — For the first time since it swept into power in 2009, the Democratic Party’s popularity has nosedived following a series of corruption scandals involving its key members.
Read More

Kickback Blowback

JAKARTA (3 February 2012) — A spiralling corruption scandal has engulfed the chairman of Indonesia’s ruling Democratic Party, highlighting the complexities of tackling endemic graft in the sprawling archipelago.
Read More

Trial Turnaround

JAKARTA (20 January 2012) — A businesswoman sent to jail for bribing lawmakers has agreed to testify against them, in a turnaround that promises to expose the high-ranking politicians behind the corruption scandal that sullied last year’s Southeast Asian Games.
Read More

Sandal Scandal

JAKARTA (13 January 2012) — The case of a 15-year-old boy found guilty of stealing a policeman’s sandals after being beaten in custody has become a lightning rod for the public’s growing disgust with Indonesia law enforcement.
Read More

Farmers Strike Back

JAKARTA (23 December 2011) — Angry farmers confronted Indonesian lawmakers last week with video footage of deadly violence in Sumatra’s dense rainforests, throwing a spotlight on little-known but increasingly brutal land disputes between villagers and big businesses.
Read More

Magazine

This Week's
Issue




Subscribe

Banner
Banner

National News Sources

The Jakarta Post
The Jakarta Globe

Japan

Yomiuri Shimbun
Asahi Shimbun
Mainichi Shimbun
Nikkei Shimbun
Sankei Shimbun
The Japan Times
Sankei
Kyoto Shimbun
Shizuoka Shimbun
Hokkaido Shimbun

Laos
Pasason
Vientiane Mai
Pathet Lao
Vientiane Times
KPL News

Macau
Macao Daily News
Jornal Va Kio
Jornal Tribuna de Macau
Macau Hoje
Macau Daily Times
Macau Post

Malaysia
Sin Chew Daily
China Press
Merdeka Review
The Star
New Straits Times
Berita Harian
Utusan Malaysia
Malaysiakini
The Malaysian Insider
Harakah