Suharto picks army chief to replace Harmoko
Indonesia reports rare Cabinet reshuffle, changes in the military
IN A rare Cabinet reshuffle, President Suharto yesterday replaced Information Minister Harmoko with retiring
Author: Derwin Pereira
Wiranto will take over as army chief next week
THE Indonesian Armed Forces (Abri) will appoint Lieutenant-General Wiranto as the new army chief next week, signalling the movement of younger officers
Better working skills for Indonesians
Special mobile units will help poor families in rural areas raise their standard of living
IN A move to alleviate poverty and raise
Asean-US showdown over Myanmar not likely
ASEAN has dismissed suggestions that it is heading for a showdown with the United States over admitting Myanmar next month to the
PPP to inject new blood to boost polls showing
THE Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) said yesterday that there will be a party leadership shake-up in the next two years to
Indonesia’s PPP wins more votes thanks to PDI
Backing from Megawati supporters boosts count.
THE Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP) yesterday made in-roads this election in several areas of Indonesia at
All quiet in riot-prone areas of Jakarta
Troops on patrol in case of polling violence.
HAWKER Syarifuddin Teguh had an unusually quiet day yesterday, serving fried rice to a few
PPP, PDI see bigger share of vote
INDONESIAN ELECTION
STATE OF THE OPPOSITION
DESPITE the heavy odds stacked against them, the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and the Muslim-based United Development Party
Human-rights panel probes poll riots in Kalimantan
INDONESIA'S National Human Rights Commission has despatched a fact-finding team to probe last Friday's riots in the South Kalimantan capital of Banjarmasin,
Muslims ‘were egged on to join election riots’
Wahid points a finger at 'certain military elements'
MEMBERS of Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation were provoked repeatedly to get involved in election-campaign riots,
Muslim body to back Suharto’s daughter for V-P next year
THE leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim body said his 34 million-strong Nadhlatul Ulama (NU) would back President Suharto's eldest daughter to be
130 die in mall fire during riots in Indonesia
Worst violence in the 27 days of campaign
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MORE than 130 people were killed - most of them burnt to death in a