Opposition front set to disrupt MPR
But the military is ready even as the 50 organisations plan to stage demonstrations at the assembly's special plenary session next week
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Poison pen letters fuelling discord in E. Java
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
Three letters fanning racist and religious feelings are making the rounds amid fears that they could prove explosive among rural
The night ninjas attacked boy, 14
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Nur Muhammad is afraid of the dark.
He was not always like this. It all changed three weeks ago, the night the
Java’s ninja terror : Politics at play?
Black-clad men on the prowl, grotesque killings and a mounting death toll in East Java reflect a move by competing power centres
MARCHING TO HIS DEATH : A victim of ninja violence
THIS picture was taken secretly by an Indonesian journalist in Banyuwangi, East Java, last month.
The bloodied naked man is a black magic
‘Politics behind killings in Java’
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
The killings are aimed at eroding the power base of the Muslim organisation NU, says a legislator
THE recent killings in
Keeping up the Tempo
Indonesia's current affairs magazine Tempo was revived earlier this month after a four-year government ban. Our reporter in Jakarta, DERWIN PEREIRA, reports
Suharto’s kin makes a tearful denial
ALLEGATIONS UNTRUE, HE SAYS
BUSINESS tycoon Probosutedjo, former President Suharto's half-brother, cried as he addressed a university graduation ceremony in Yogyakarta last week.
No,
Reborn Tempo sold out within 2 days
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
After a four-year ban, the magazine appears to be on its way to regaining its position as Indonesia's most-respected current
Is Abri likely to give up power?
DWIFUNGSI IN TROUBLE
As public disillusionment with the Indonesian army deepens, pressure mounts on it to reduce its role and control of other
Wiranto criticised for doubts over rapes
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
ARMED Forces (Abri) chief General Wiranto has come under fire for casting doubt on allegations of mass rapes of mainly
Abri concedes it was tool of Suharto
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
It vows to play a smaller part in daily Indonesian politics, but will not give up its security and socio-political