More troops sent to ‘crush Aceh rebels’
Military officials say they have to use force to counter force, but they are training the soldiers to not be trigger-happy and
Author: Derwin Pereira
‘Gus Dur men do not scare us’
Legislators move to second censure against President; 42,000-strong security force being deployed.
Legislators aiming to impeach President Abdurrahman Wahid will not buckle under
Indonesian military wants Gus Dur to step down
The scene spoke for itself.
In February, Indonesian generals lined up behind legislators to charge President Abdurrahman Wahid with involvement in two damning
Gus Dur faces final showdown
The plot seemed straightforward enough.
President Abdurrahman Wahid's ardent foes hoped that the first vote of censure in Parliament would play out a
Golkar throws in its lot with Megawati
Its backing for V-P, to take over if Gus Dur were to step down mid-term, puts majority of legislators behind her.
Indonesia's second-largest
New graft scandal hangs over Gus Dur
He allegedly took donations from the Middle East to solve Aceh's problems without reporting the funds properly.
Fresh accusations of graft have been
Gus Dur doubts Megawati can do a better job
The President questions her ability to run Indonesia and her supporters say his comments will fuel further fire.
President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday cast
‘Aceh could be independent in one year’
This may happen if the military does not step up efforts to crush separatist rebels, says top security official.
Aceh could split from
Gus Dur plays card to hand Mega power
In an attempt to derail impeachment momentum, Indonesian leader offers day-to-day control to his deputy.
President Abdurrahman Wahid said yesterday he was prepared
Anarchy ‘if Gus Dur is impeached’
Indonesia will face mass violence "worse than the riots in 1998" if President Abdurrahman Wahid is impeached, Parliamentary Speaker Akbar Tandjung has
Speaker calls for power sharing with Mega
But his idea for the V-P to handle day-to-day govt with Gus Dur as a symbolic head finds few takers, with some
Megawati’s party fires salvo against Gus Dur
The PDI-P has signalled that it will be pressing ahead with a potentially fatal second censure motion against the embattled Indonesian leader.
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