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
Indonesia
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
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
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
Singapore team meets Ibra
SINGAPORE said yesterday that it was looking at how it could help Indonesia in its divestment plan as Jakarta sought to offload
EDB chief in Jakarta for talks
ECONOMIC Development Board (EDB) chairman Philip Yeo is on a two-day working visit to Jakarta to foster closer bilateral economic ties with
Integrity of territory has to be defended
WHEN President Abdurrahman Wahid took over the mantle of Indonesia's top job, he lost little time in telling the world where his
Military clamours for martial law in Aceh
PARLIAMENT OPPOSED TO REFERENDUM OF ANY KIND
INDONESIA'S military yesterday urged President Abdurrahman Wahid to declare martial law in Aceh even as Parliament
Independent Aceh not on the cards, says Gus Dur
President Abdurrahman's turnabout on the referendum comes on the heels of strong pressure from the conservative Indonesian military.
INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday