Wiring up the region
ASEAN SUMMIT
ASEAN yesterday took a step towards bridging the digital divide by signing an agreement that will kick start information technology in
Author: Derwin Pereira
TNI takes Mega’s hand as Gus Dur loses its trust
Dressed in camouflage and the green beret of Indonesia's elite Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad), Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri went on a ceremonial
The patient is ill but he’s not in ICU, not in coma
ASEAN SUMMIT
Calling for fresh initiatives, Asean grouping underscores the need to drop non-intervention principle to cope collectively with emerging challenges.
ASEAN IS not
Next month’s Asean-EU talks will go ahead
ASEAN MEETING
ASEAN AND EU
THE Asean-EU talks will go ahead despite earlier speculation that a scheduled meeting in Laos would not take place
Japan voices concerns over Indonesia … but Asean bound by no-interference code
JAPANESE officials yesterday expressed their concerns over political instability in Indonesia in the face of silence from Asean members, who are bound
Islamic Power Play
DISTURBING SIGNS IN INDONESIA
Islamic militia groups are growing in numbers in Indonesia. DERWIN PEREIRA of the Straits Times Indonesia Bureau examines the
Court rules Suharto trial is on, again
Corruption charges against former Indonesian leader will be heard, as search for fugitive son Tommy goes on
An Indonesian appeals court yesterday ordered
Golkar’s phoenix on the rise from post-Suharto ashes
AT ITS 36th anniversary last week, Golkar's chairman Akbar Tandjung declared that his party would win the 2004 election and lead any
IT knowhow for Muslims
CALL FOR GREATER COOPERATION IN ASEAN
Muslim ministers from four Asean countries yesterday called for greater cooperation, including setting a 10-year target for
Letter From Jakarta
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The wavy blade - the most important
Running mate to Megawati? No way
JAKARTA - Parliamentary Speaker Akbar Tandjung sought to downplay suggestions yesterday that he would team up as a running mate to Ms
Gus Dur unlikely to last to 2004, says Akbar
The Indonesian Parliamentary Speaker Akbar Tandjung says the President may be ousted before his term in office officially ends.
Indonesia's Parliamentary Speaker Akbar