Danger of widespread social unrest in Java, say analysts
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS & THE ASIAN HEARTLAND : INDONESIA
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LARGE-SCALE social unrest could erupt in Java and other parts of Indonesia in the
Author: Derwin Pereira
Fresh start for Acehnese sent home
The Aceh authorities have started a rehabilitation camp for deported Indonesians, where they are taught skills to help them find a means
Aceh rebels ‘no longer a threat’
Separatists now more like a mafia gang extorting money from illegal Acehnese workers in Malaysia, says Aceh's military commander
THE Indonesian armed forces
Medan a ticking time bomb
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS & THE ASIAN HEARTLAND: INDONESIA
Resource-rich and less populated than Jakarta, Medan is buffered from the full brunt of the
Suharto still popular : Abri
Armed forces spokesman says the country needs the President to tackle the crisis and student demonstrations for his removal are groundless.
The Indonesian
Over 40 hurt, some shot
ACEHNESE INVOLVED IN CLASH
MORE than 40 Acehnese involved in last week's clash with Malaysian security forces are said to be suffering from
Illegal migrants ‘wanted to seek attention’
THE action by Acehnese immigrants to force their way into a UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur yesterday was aimed at seeking
Suharto to hold meeting with students
The President is willing to engage in a dialogue "sometime in the future" with university undergraduates who are demanding reforms.
PRESIDENT Suharto will
The day a town was torched
A rash of anti-Chinese riots erupted in the wake of Indonesia's economic crisis. DERWIN PEREIRA, who visited the West Java town of
THE RIOTS : Causes
ECONOMIC woes were at the heart of the Pamanukan riots, the Indonesian military said.
The town's police commander, Colonel Rahmat, told The Straits
Jakarta lacks transparency, says auditor
CORRUPTION IN INDONESIA
A FORMER senior government auditor has warned that corruption in the Indonesian bureaucracy would persist given a lack of transparency
‘Students, do not fast, you are not Gandhi’
EDUCATION and Culture Minister Wiranto Arismunandar has asked Indonesian university students not to emulate the late Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi, who