Mahathir offers economic package to Jakarta
He envisages closer cooperation between MAS and Garuda and a joint financial centre to forge stronger ties.
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir
Author: Derwin Pereira
Military revamp ‘will cut support for Wiranto’
Coming up are moves to reduce the number of the armed forces' territorial commands, with a hint of more reshuffles
THE Indonesian armed
Wrangles in Indonesia unsettle investors
JAKARTA - Foreign investors looking at Indonesia with rose-tinted glasses will be disillusioned by what they see today: protracted wrangling between local
Wiranto denies role in East Timor killings
The former Indonesian military chief finally appears before human rights panel after a no-show on Wednesday.
FORMER Indonesian military chief General Wiranto yesterday
No-show by Wiranto at abuse inquiry
Ex-defence chief is said to need more time to prepare for probe into alleged East Timor atrocities.
FORMER Indonesian military chief General Wiranto
Police ‘to go on offensive in Aceh’
WARNING TO REBELS
But some see threat as going against official sanction.
INDONESIAN police yesterday warned that they would crack down on armed separatists
Bomb blasts leave Lankan president hurt, several dead
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Suicide bomber sets off blast at rally and another explosion reported at an opposition meeting; curfew imposed.
Sri Lanka President Chandrika
Army chief denies rift
INDONESIA's army commander, General Tyasno Sudarto, has brushed aside suggestions of splits in the armed forces (TNI) following a spat between two
We stand by generals, says TNI
Chief Widodo pledges Indonesian military's backing for top brass implicated in East Timor imbroglio.
INDONESIA'S armed forces (TNI) chief Admiral Widodo yesterday said
Gus Dur to let the courts decide Wiranto’s fate
The President's lack of support for the former military strongman, accused of human-rights abuses in E. Timor, signals army's power base weakening.
INDONESIAN
Why military will come down hard on Aceh
As Acehnese clamour for independence, Indonesia's military is sending out strong signals that it would not tolerate any move to break from
Aceh and Jakarta set on collision course
Calls for independence for Aceh are growing by the day, raising fears of a dismemberment of the republic. Part I of a