September 22, 2000 Indonesia Jakarta pledge to disarm militias The Indonesian military, under pressure to rein in pro-Jakarta militias in West Timor, said it would start disarming them in a four-day Read more
September 19, 2000 Indonesia Jakarta risks ties with world over Timor, says US Cohen warns Indonesia to act quickly to resolve the militia problem and to arrest those guilty of violence, but the Defence Minister Read more
September 17, 2000 Indonesia Tommy Suharto turns up at police HQ HE DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN BOMBINGS A-G says police yet to find any evidence linking him. The youngest son of former president Suharto yesterday denied Read more
September 16, 2000 Indonesia Jakarta offers to move militias to island The offer to resettle pro-Jakarta gunmen and 100,000 refugees on an island north of East Timor is seen as a step to Read more
September 9, 2000 Indonesia West Timor rampage leaves over 20 dead Some of the dead are believed to be foreigners; the President says the attack was timed to embarrass him. More than 20 people Read more
September 8, 2000 Indonesia More troops sent to West Timor After three UN workers were killed, Gus Dur has acted swiftly to prevent more global criticism over Timor. INDONESIA, facing international condemnation after Read more
September 7, 2000 Indonesia 3 UN staff killed in West Timor Mob, suspected to be rogue elements of the Indonesian military, hacked them to death and burnt UNHCR office. Thousands of refugees and pro-Indonesian Read more
September 6, 2000 Indonesia Gus Dur’s accuser alleges harassment Aryanti Sitepu, who claims to have had a liaison with the President, says she and her family have received threatening phone calls Read more
September 3, 2000 Indonesia Cops to probe Gus Dur scandal Police, believed to be acting on orders from the top, to quiz housewife on her claims to two magazines that she was Read more
September 2, 2000 Indonesia Jakarta names 19 for East Timor abuses Big names who had hand in violence, including former military strongman Wiranto, are missing from the list. Indonesia named 19 people, including three Read more
September 1, 2000 Indonesia Suharto stays away, so trial is postponed Lawyers recite a litany of ailments and say he's too sick to come to court; A-G Marzuki says: 'I'm not surprised.' Former President Read more
August 14, 2000 Indonesia Region’s forces can play wider role in Indonesia As long as it does not result in a Nato-type pact or direct intervention. Logistical help is as far as it should Read more