Golkar’s phoenix on the rise from post-Suharto ashes
AT ITS 36th anniversary last week, Golkar's chairman Akbar Tandjung declared that his party would win the 2004 election and lead any
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CALL FOR GREATER COOPERATION IN ASEAN
Muslim ministers from four Asean countries yesterday called for greater cooperation, including setting a 10-year target for
Letter From Jakarta
The kris was perfect. It had real presence on the wall of the ramshackle attap house.
The wavy blade - the most important
Running mate to Megawati? No way
JAKARTA - Parliamentary Speaker Akbar Tandjung sought to downplay suggestions yesterday that he would team up as a running mate to Ms
Gus Dur unlikely to last to 2004, says Akbar
The Indonesian Parliamentary Speaker Akbar Tandjung says the President may be ousted before his term in office officially ends.
Indonesia's Parliamentary Speaker Akbar
Aceh, Irian Jaya may secede, Amien warns
Decisive policy initiatives are needed, he says.
National Assembly (MPR) chairman Amien Rais warned yesterday that Aceh and Irian Jaya could break apart
MPR chairman calls for new leadership
He wants an alliance of Vice-President Megawati with Parliamentary Speaker Akbar Tandjung to take over President Abudurrahman's failing government.
The leader of Indonesia's
Gus Dur blinks in clash with generals
At the swearing-in ceremony of the army and navy chiefs in the state Palace yesterday, the President alludes to his distrust of
TNI army chief confirms replacement by deputy
Indonesian army chief Tyasno Sudarto yesterday confirmed widespread speculation that he would soon be replaced by his deputy in a military shake-up.
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Gus Dur cracks the whip
Pledging to pursue corruption cases against Suharto and son Tommy, Abdurrahman says he will pardon the former president if he is found
Serve only the nation, Gus Dur tells generals
Seeking to keep the armed forces in line, the President says they should not succumb to 'power brokers'.
President Abdurrahman Wahid, seeking to
Gus Dur orders major shake-up of TNI officers
Move is believed to be an attempt to undercut any army-led attempts at destabilising the Indonesian leader.
A MAJOR shake-up of the Indonesian