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
Author: Derwin Pereira
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
Sukhoi-gate puts Megawati in the line of fire
It comes as no surprise that Indonesian legislators are crying foul over the government's decision to buy Russian fighter jets.
The controversy, dubbed
Leader admits US base in S’pore targeted
THE JI WEB
The Singapore head of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) yesterday admitted in court that the terrorist network had planned to blow
Aceh rebels kill seven soldiers in a blow to army
Single-day toll is the worst since start of latest military drive.
The Indonesian military suffered a serious blow after seven soldiers were killed
War in Iraq may last well into summer months
THE war on Iraq looks set to stretch into the summer as the United States switches tactics, focusing on building up its
US forces destroy terrorist facility’ in northern Iraq
IRAQ WAR
REGIONAL SECURITY
THE commander of the US-led war in Iraq, General Tommy Franks, said yesterday that American forces had destroyed a 'terrorist
US denies delaying push to Baghdad
IRAQ WAR
ON THE GROUND
But analysts say logistics problems will force troops to pause while supplies of food, fuel and ammunition are topped
Massive US reinforcements heading for siege of Baghdad
WAR IN IRAQ
THE United States is sending in more armour and massive ground troop reinforcements as it prepares to fight off Iraqi
Cash rolling in for enterprising Arabs
IRAQ WAR
JORDAN'S ENTREPRENEURS
Business is booming for locals who are acting as translators and cross-border drivers to the 1,700 foreign journalists in Jordan.
TOURIST
Will Iraq turn into Islamic state?
That's what Shi'ite fundamentalists are pushing for but after all is said and done, it's what the US wants that really counts