Tighten belts, avoid lavish lifestyle, says Gen Try
Free spending could make less well-off unhappy.
INDONESIAN Vice-President Try Sutrisno has called on Indonesians to tighten their belts and avoid a lavish
Author: Derwin Pereira
Suharto’s half-brother agrees to drop charges
But officials must acknowledge his bank is sound.
PRESIDENT Suharto's half-brother and business tycoon Probosutedjo has agreed to drop charges against government officials
Ruling Golkar backs Suharto for 7th term
No other figure for President, says party chief
INDONESIA'S ruling Golkar party has confirmed President Suharto's nomination for a seventh term in office.
The
Muslim body’s chief talks of quitting
But analysts feel Nadhlatul Ulama chairman is just testing the waters.
THE leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation has said he intends to
No pay rise for Indonesian civil servants
INDONESIAN civil servants will not get a pay increase despite rising living costs caused by the recent economic downturn.
State Minister for Administrative
Indonesian fires bad for region’s eco-system
Blazes will add to global warming, scientists warn
THE forest fires in Indonesia are damaging the region's eco-system and will contribute to global
Jakarta wants new energy sources developed
PRESIDENT Suharto, concerned that Indonesia's energy resources could dry up in 50 years' time, yesterday called for new resources to be developed
Success at last for firefighters
THE BIG HAZE
Number of hot-spot areas down and visibility has improved
SIGNS are beginning to emerge that firefighters are gaining the upper hand
Learn from catastrophe, Suharto tells ministers
THE BIG HAZE
President orders fire-fighting efforts to be stepped up.
PRESIDENT Suharto has told his ministers to learn from the environmental catastrophe that
Indonesia admits forest fires are man-made
THE BIG HAZE
ENVIRONMENT Minister Sarwono Kusumaatmadja yesterday acknowledged that the fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan were more the result of forestry and
Muslim leader wants Malaysian firefighters to go home
THE BIG HAZE
The leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation has hit out at Kuala Lumpur's criticism of the efforts here to fight