Calm in Jakarta on eve of polls
INDONESIAN ELECTION '99
Streets are quiet and gone are the party flags and posters, but some technical problems are yet to be resolved,
Author: Derwin Pereira
Widening gulf between religious and secular
ELECTION WRAP: WEEK 2
Symptomatic is the call by the council for Islamic scholars for Muslims to vote only for Islamic-oriented parties INDONESIA'S
Parties with a benign face
Thirty-six parties are offering themselves as standard-bearers for the Pancasila state ideology. Conservative in orientation, they are the nationalist and benign face
Whither Golkar?
Faced with a public backlash, Indonesia's ruling Golkar party is finding the task of winning votes a trying affair in this election.
Golkar sacks Habibie man from top body
Minister Adi Sasono is removed from executive board after Kompas ad portrays him as presidential contender.
INDONESIA's ruling Golkar party yesterday sacked a
Waving the ‘green’ flag
Twelve of the 48 parties offer themselves as standard-bearers for Islam. While sharing similarities in the use of traditional symbols and the
Warning to Habibie : Act against Suharto
If the ex-President is not investigated, it will be difficult for Golkar to nominate him as its presidential candidate, says party chairman.
GOLKAR
Will there be an Islamic Rainbow Coalition?
INDONESIAN ELECTION
TO MANY, Islam is a monolithic force. But in Indonesia, it is anything but.
With 12 of the 48 political parties being
PPP cuts Golkar apron strings
The Muslim-based PPP, long endorsed by the ruling Golkar as an 'approved' party, takes tentative steps to cast itself as an independent
Megawati supporters swamp Jakarta
Numbering over 100,000, they shout 'Mega, Mega' and wave red flags, in the largest turnout by any political party since election hustings
From seminar to the doctor’s
STAUNCH Suharto critic and head of the National Mandate Party, Dr Amien Rais, walked out abruptly after addressing a recent political seminar.
Economist
Timing of Habibie, Mahathir meeting ‘puzzling’
Analysts wonder why the meeting was held in the thick of the Indonesian election campaign.
NEW ANALYSIS
AFTER a period of cool relations between