Letter from Jakarta
Sitting cross-legged on a mat before a white cotton screen, the dalang manipulates dozens of perforated leather figures in the course of
Author: Derwin Pereira
Taufik finds life as a president’s husband a bore
Friends of Megawati's husband say he is stifled by protocol and often sneaks out to be with his buddies to whom he
Indonesia’s Osama
The Laskar Jihad chief, who wants to set up an Islamic state at home, may one day expand his scope, warns a
His Afghan Boast : Five Soviet copters shot down with a single rocket
According to Laskar Jihad folklore, Jaffar Umar Thalib once shot down five Soviet helicopters when he was fighting alongside the Afghan mujahideen
Can Megawati win war on corruption?
By daring to fight corruption in Indonesia, is President Megawati Sukarnoputri drinking from the poisoned chalice?
It depends on who answers. Unusual boldness
Abdurrahman’s plan to embarrass Mega
Peres invited by Gus Dur to speak in Jakarta? He and his supporters circulate a report that the Israeli Foreign Minister will
Jakarta team in Pakistan to track Hambali
Intelligence sources say he has strong links with militant groups there, and one of them could have offered him refuge
The Indonesian
Golkar cuts deal to ditch Akbar and save itself
In a bid to avoid an inquiry that could drag in several party leaders, Golkar will not oppose legal proceedings to bring
Jakarta wants to mend ties with S’pore
It wants to put problems arising from comments made by SM Lee behind it by resolving issues quietly and discreetly.
Indonesia has
Why Mega cracked the whip at Akbar
Despite the threat of Golkar's wrath, the President's credibility in fighting graft could not take another beating.
President Megawati Sukarnoputri has burnished her
Megawati urges calm over SM Lee’s remarks
President Megawati Sukarnoputri says Indonesians should not be too emotional over Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's recentremarks that terrorist leaders were at
Jakarta groups call for action on terror
Leaders of two major Muslim groups say government should act to restore image of country, and accept any help offered.
Indonesia must