Abri told to shoot rioters
General Wiranto orders crackdown on mob violence that is threatening Indonesia's international standing
INDONESIAN armed forces chief General Wiranto yesterday told his commanders
Indonesia
NS : Indonesians will lose citizenship
The ''old bilateral" issue has arisen because of the growing number who are studying and residing in Singapore.
THE Indonesian government has decided
Saved from the mob … by $10
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
In this occasional series starting today, DERWIN PEREIRA of the Foreign Desk reports from Jakarta on the impact of the
Scores missing and feared dead in Ambon
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
Many Christian villagers in the riot-torn eastern Indonesian island are not with their families after a mob of Muslims went
Military appeals for calm in Ambon
Airforce helicopters drop leaflets calling for restraint as Abri chief hits out at agent provocateurs for nation's worst violence since the May
Five more die in Ambon strife
A few shops open but most remain shut as occasional gunshots by troops underscore the tension.
Five people were reported killed in the
Riot-hit Ambon put under curfew
Abri chief Wiranto heads for trouble spot to probe sectarian violence while Dr Habibie calls for unity.
THE Indonesian military yesterday imposed a
Adi Sasono : Can he be Indonesia’s next president?
INDONESIA'S Co-operatives Minister Adi Sasono is full of surprises.
His decision not to campaign for Golkar in this year's general election disappointed his
Musical chairs in Indonesia
MILITARY MANOEUVRES
The country's military chief General Wiranto revamped his senior command last week. DERWIN PEREIRA, our correspondent in Indonesia, sorts out the
Envoys and poor visit Gus Dur
WHEN Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, had an open house recently, his visitors were not only local politicians
Jakarta’s bloody Friday the 13th
FRIDAY the 13th will forever remain etched on my mind.
I was in the frontline of fire, caught between a phalanx of troops
KL model ‘will not do’ for Indonesia
Jakarta minister rejects economic system run along racial lines and prefers a US or Taiwan model instead.
INDONESIA will not adopt Malaysia's race-based