Topic: Serang

Bantam

It lay near the site of present-day Banten, on Banten Bay, at the extreme northwest of the island, just north of Serang. Now in ruins, Bantam was the most important Javanese port for the spice trade with Europe from the 16th century ...
Indonesia holds parliamentary elections on April 9 and presidential elections on July 8. The latest opinion poll shows President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, known by his initials SBY, and his Democrat Party in the lead, ahead of former President Megawati Sukarnoputri, who is ...
Three Indonesian Islamists were executed by firing squad early Sunday for the Bali bombings which killed 202 people, sparking calls for revenge from their radical supporters. "At around 00:15 am (1715 GMT Saturday) the three convicted men on death row, Amrozi ...
Three Indonesian Islamists were executed by firing squad early Sunday for the Bali bombings which killed 202 people, sparking calls for revenge from their radical supporters.Indonesia stepped up security at tourist spots and embassies following the executions of Amrozi, 47, his ...
Indonesia boosts security after executing 3 militants for 2002 Bali bombingsIndonesia boosted security Sunday after three Islamic militants were executed for the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. Emotional supporters thronged ambulances carrying their caskets through narrow streets, some calling for ...