Koizumi apologises for WW2 aggression
Japan's Premier tries to lower tensions with China in public show of remorse.
IN WHAT is seen as Japan's most public apology in
Author: Derwin Pereira
Asia and Africa to work closely as partners
Leaders mark 50th anniversary of Bandung Conference with plan for strategic partnership.
LEADERS from Asia and Africa will endorse a plan to forge
Bandung conference faces a new dilemma
Conflicting views on China's rising influence likely to dominate summit.
HISTORY has come full circle after 50 years.
Developing countries, caught in the grip
Unity is Golkar’s strength as polls near
The party is set to beat its strife-torn rivals to more than half of the seats
GOLKAR looks set to sweep Indonesia's first
Spotlight on bilateral ties at Bandung meet
GLOBAL AGENDA
April 18-24
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
WHAT IT IS
SOME 60 heads of state will converge on Bandung in West Java, Indonesia, on Thursday and Friday
Jakarta official’s arrest for bribery sparks uproar
He is seen as mere pawn in efforts to bring down top poll commissioner
CONTROVERSY is raging in Indonesia over the arrest of
Jusuf heading for S’pore
GLOBAL AGENDA
April 11-17
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
WHAT IT IS
INDONESIAN Vice-President Jusuf Kalla will make a two-day visit to Singapore, beginning on Thursday.
This will be his
Yudhoyono cements his hold on power
President's men in charge of military, political parties and intelligence units
FIVE months into office, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is consolidating his grip
Jakarta, S’pore leaders build on ties
Hot on the heels of SM Goh's visit to Indonesia is a trip by Jusuf Kalla to S'pore next week
SINGAPORE'S ties with
Hitch a ride from dynamos China and India
OPPORTUNITY FOR ASEAN
First FTAs, next an Asian economic community, says SM Goh.
INDONESIA has a key role to play in reinvigorating Asean so
Yudhoyono, Howard set to mend matters
VIEW FROM JAKARTA
RELATIONS between Australia and Indonesia have blossomed since President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took office last October.
As the former general makes
JI planning another Bali-scale hit
Letter reveals plans, names 12 militants ready to be martyrs.
PLANNING is well under way for a terrorist attack in Indonesia this year