Indonesian overseas workers used as couriers
Money is being smuggled to Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorists in Indonesia and the region through a network of overseas workers acting as
Author: Derwin Pereira
Jakarta lawmakers want minister sacked
Critics say Trade and Industry Minister broke law in trade deal, accuse her of arrogance in refusing to answer charges.
Indonesian legislators are
Jakarta stands firm on saga over figures
Indonesia yesterday formally responded to Singapore over the trade dispute saga, reiterating its stance that the Republic should publish the statistics.
In a
Indonesian minister trades facts for politics
She is using Singapore as a whipping boy to stoke nationalistic sentiments so she can score points ahead of next year's election.
With
Jakarta unmoved by storm over jet deal
Government pushes ahead with exports in exchange for Russian fighters but Mega is mired in claims of fast-tracking.
The Indonesian government has declared
Jakarta denies telling navy to sink ships smuggling sand to S’pore
Indonesian officials rejected Malaysian reports that Jakarta had ordered the navy to sink ships smuggling sand from the waters off the Riau
Megawati calls for civilian militias to curb rebels
Critics accuse the President of using muscle politics' to try and clinch presidential election.
President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday called for civilian militias to
1 1/2 years’ jail for S’pore JI chief
TERRORISM: INDONESIA
The head of the Singapore branch of the Jemaah Islamiah terrorist network was yesterday sentenced to 1 1/2 years' jail in
No. 2 man behind Bali blasts arrested with 10 others
For the first time, prosecutors link JI to the bombings and demand the death sentence for a key suspect now on trial.
Indonesian
Scholar to challenge Megawati
NAME: Nurcholish Madjid
PARTY: Golkar
OCCUPATION: Indonesian religious academic
Indonesia's respected Muslim scholar Nurcholish Madjid yesterday declared his intention to run for president on a
Losing ground
After JI trio implicate him for church bombings, Bashir is losing claim to innocence.
Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is becoming increasingly isolated
Mega seeks free trade pact with Japan
Indonesia wants to cut tariffs and scrap import quotas to expand trade with Japan, which is its biggest export market.
Taking the cue