Farmer reaps a rich harvest from downturn
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS & THE ASIAN HEARTLAND : INDONESIA
Riau province, which straddles Sumatra and the Indonesian islands south of Singapore, is rich.
Author: Derwin Pereira
Changing fortunes
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS & THE ASIAN HEARTLAND: INDONESIA
Riau province, which straddles Sumatra and the Indonesian islands south of Singapore, is rich. Endowed
Riau wants to sell food to S’pore to make ends meet
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
Deputy governor wants to use trade to boost the province's economy, saying that a poverty-stricken Riau is not good for
In this village, rice is just a dream
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS & THE ASIAN HEARTLAND: INDONESIA
Finding enough food to eat is a daily struggle in some areas in
Two faces of a crisis
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS & THE ASIAN HEARTLAND: INDONESIA
There are two faces to the economic crisis in Sumatra's southernmost province: starvation - and
Well-stocked supermarkets but few buyers
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS & THE ASIAN HEARTLAND: INDONESIA
SUPERMARKETS here are surprisingly well-stocked.
Del Monte Tomato Sauce. Taikoo King Sugar. Maestro French Dressing. And
Rice ‘blessing’ from S’pore
Singapore unloads 32,000 bags of rice as part of the Government's $12 million aid package to Indonesia.
THE early morning rain did not
Wiranto hails S’pore aid as milestone in ties
Abri and the SAF will distribute the aid together in an exercise that will also help to boost military links.
INDONESIA'S military chief,
Megawati forced to ditch plans for rally
Bowing to a government ban, she holds a commemoration ceremony at her South Jakarta home instead.
A FIRM stance by the Indonesian authorities
Many voices, one chorus
SOFTLY DOES IT
Politics is his world, says the new man at the helm of Golkar, Akbar Tandjung - an adept practitioner of
Golkar chief backs army’s role in politics
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
The new head of Indonesia's largest political party says the military has an indispensable part to play in politics.
NEWLY-ELECTED Golkar
Mob violence in E. Java ‘instigated by radicals’
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
INDONESIA'S largest Muslim organisation said yesterday that the mob violence in East Java was instigated by a radical group aiming