I want to build a people’s economy
INDONESIAN Cooperatives Minister Adi Sasono is a highly controversial figure. Dubbed by the media as "the most dangerous man in Indonesia" and
Indonesia
Why things fell apart
UNREST IN INDONESIA
DERWIN PEREIRA examines how and why social cohesion and order have crumbled in that country.
THE images are horrifying. The skeletal
Jakarta ban on maids to Singapore
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
INDONESIA has suspended the sending of maids to Singapore indefinitely.
A senior government official here said the move was aimed at
Fanatics ‘heading for Sulawesi’
Muslim leader warns of religious and ethnic riots.
THE leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation said yesterday that Muslim fanatics and military elements
Muslim leader calls for national dialogue
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
The leader of Indonesia's largest Muslim body offers to mediate among the various groups in and outside govt who want
Put Dad’s ideas into action
THE OTHER SUKARNO DAUGHTER
DERWIN PEREIRA meets former Indonesian president Sukarno's fourth child, Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, who believes she is
the true bearer of
Wiranto sings the blues away
INDONESIAN military chief General Wiranto is singing even more now to forget his burdens.
Aides of the tough-talking four-star general, who is under
General joins clamour for probe into Suharto wealth
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
Lt-Gen Bambang says the government must act boldly in the investigation, in what could signal a difference of opinion in
Abri jails 163 soldiers for 21 days
They will be court-martialled if found guilty of using excessive force during the Nov 13 clashes with protesters.
ACTING on its pledge to
No insider plot to discredit Wiranto, says Abri
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
The military is united, says its spokesman, denying the existence of factions out to oust chief Gen Wiranto.
THE Indonesian military
Abri plans to punish 160 soldiers
They are held responsible for using excessive force against protesters during recent clashes in Jakarta.
MORE than 160 Indonesian armed forces (Abri) personnel
Six die in fresh Jakarta violence
Clashes between rival Muslim and Christian Ambonese groups result in at least two churches being torched and a convent being burned and