What it will take for the economy to recover
INDONESIA AFTER THE RIOTS
The rupiah must stabilise, the capital of Chinese Indonesians protected from expropriation, and social peace re-established. But can it
Indonesia
Minister on side of journalists
INFORMATION Minister Yunus Yosfiah is on the side of journalists.
He assured them recently that he was sympathetic to their cause and would
Wiranto warns against hasty reforms
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
The Indonesian military advocates a measured approach towards political reform, warning that haste could lead to national instability and failure.
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Jakarta to help needy pupils hit by crunch
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
Minister wants to implement action plan as 30 per cent of students have dropped out of school since the monetary
‘Give Habibie a chance’
ABRI WARNS OF CRACKDOWN ON DISRUPTIVE GROUPS
THE Indonesian armed forces (Abri) yesterday asked people to give the Habibie government a chance and
Students return to assembly in protest
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
More than 2,000 of them gather outside the Parliament to demand a special session to speed up reforms, as protests
‘8 years’ to return to normalcy
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
PERIOD OF POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
THE transition of power from former President Suharto to Dr B. J. Habibie has ushered in a
Suharto turns 77, prepares to meet press
FORMER president Suharto celebrated his 77th birthday yesterday with only a few people to greet him - a far cry from when
A Javanese warrior waiting in the wings?
HE DID not flinch when reporters booed his declaration that Parliamentary Speaker Harmoko's May 19 call on President Suharto to resign was
Is there a power struggle in Abri?
THE resignation of President Suharto last Thursday after weeks of student-led protests resolved only one issue, albeit a significant one, in the
Prabowo will head military college
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
Abri chief Wiranto puts to rest speculation that Lt-Gen Prabowo was reluctant to accept his new post.
INDONESIA'S military chief Wiranto
Mixed reactions to Habibie’s Cabinet
The line-up drops the former leader's daughter and a golfing buddy. It pleases the markets and World Bank, but some say it