News - Banten
Text of report in English by influential Indonesian newspaper The Jakarta Post English-language website on 28 February [by Suherdjoko] Jepara, Central Java: Thousands of residents in Jepara regency on Thursday [28 February] blocked off the office of the National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) in Balong village, Rembang district, to protest a planned nuclear power plant.
Indonesian police are searching for five men suspected of involvement in Saturday's Bali bombings, all of whom have disappeared from their homes, CNN reports.
Indonesia begins massive anti-polio vaccination JAKARTA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia launchs a two-round massive anti-polio vaccination throughout the country on Tuesday, targeting 24.3 million youngsters under the age of 5 in an effort to prevent re-emergence of the crippling disease.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Ten more children have contracted polio in Indonesia, bringing the number affected by an outbreak of the paralysing disease to 65, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - The number of children stricken with polio in Indonesia climbed to 111 on Tuesday, as the U.N. health agency reported 45 new cases of the crippling disease.
