Adi Sasono : Can he be Indonesia’s next president?
INDONESIA'S Co-operatives Minister Adi Sasono is full of surprises.
His decision not to campaign for Golkar in this year's general election disappointed his
Author: Derwin Pereira
Musical chairs in Indonesia
MILITARY MANOEUVRES
The country's military chief General Wiranto revamped his senior command last week. DERWIN PEREIRA, our correspondent in Indonesia, sorts out the
Envoys and poor visit Gus Dur
WHEN Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, had an open house recently, his visitors were not only local politicians
Jakarta’s bloody Friday the 13th
FRIDAY the 13th will forever remain etched on my mind.
I was in the frontline of fire, caught between a phalanx of troops
KL model ‘will not do’ for Indonesia
Jakarta minister rejects economic system run along racial lines and prefers a US or Taiwan model instead.
INDONESIA will not adopt Malaysia's race-based
I want to build a people’s economy
INDONESIAN Cooperatives Minister Adi Sasono is a highly controversial figure. Dubbed by the media as "the most dangerous man in Indonesia" and
Why things fell apart
UNREST IN INDONESIA
DERWIN PEREIRA examines how and why social cohesion and order have crumbled in that country.
THE images are horrifying. The skeletal
Jakarta ban on maids to Singapore
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
INDONESIA has suspended the sending of maids to Singapore indefinitely.
A senior government official here said the move was aimed at
Fanatics ‘heading for Sulawesi’
Muslim leader warns of religious and ethnic riots.
THE leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation said yesterday that Muslim fanatics and military elements
Muslim leader calls for national dialogue
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
The leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim body offers to mediate among the various groups in and outside govt who want
Put Dad’s ideas into action
THE OTHER SUKARNO DAUGHTER
DERWIN PEREIRA meets former Indonesian president Sukarno's fourth child, Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, who believes she is
the true bearer of
Wiranto sings the blues away
INDONESIAN military chief General Wiranto is singing even more now to forget his burdens.
Aides of the tough-talking four-star general, who is under