Dengue : Jakarta slow to act
Government once again demonstrates an inability to tackle crises.
The Indonesian government has described it as 'an extraordinary event'.
Given the scale of the
Author: Derwin Pereira
The power behind Megawati
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VOTES 2004
Mr Taufik Kiemas may not be running for the presidency but he pulls the strings in Indonesian politics. The husband of
Mega puts marker on island off S’pore
Plaque is erected on Pulau Nipah to reinforce Indonesia's claim of sovereignty, a minister says.
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has reportedly placed a
Jakarta polls campaign kicks off – in S’pore
The presidential election in Indonesia is five months away, but the campaigning has already started overseas - in Singapore.
At least two presidential
The man who gets things done
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He is the President's man.
Coordinating Minister for Welfare Jusuf Kalla is one of two politicians being courted by Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri
It’s blow after blow : Indonesia hit by dengue
With 175 people dead, the authorities now suspect a new sub-type of the virus to be the cause. Indonesia is put on
Cleric who would be vice-president
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Hasyim Muzadi is eyeing the vice-presidency, and the big guns are eyeballing him. The leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation talks
Playing the Pied Piper
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VOTES 2004
General Wiranto wants to be president, nothing less. He is working the ground hard to launch an assault for the country's
To be or not to be?
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VOTES 2004
Surveys have shown security czar Bambang Yudhoyono as one of the leading contenders for the presidency. But he is caught between
The ultimate survivor
ASIAN AGENDA: ELECTION FEVER IN INDONESIA
It is election year in Indonesia. There will be legislative polls in April, a presidential election in
Akbar set to tighten his grip on Golkar
With corruption charges out of the way, he is almost certain to get full support from party heavyweights.
In the end, it was
Democracy is fine, but where are the ballot boxes?
Companies given tenders to produce the boxes fall short of the target number as date for parliamentary elections looms.
A storm is brewing