Matthew Moore, Jakarta – When you're talking tar, few cigarettes can match it with Indonesia's kreteks, the aromatic tobacco and clove mix…
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March 17, 2003
Sydney Morning Herald - March 17, 2003
Papua Post - March 17, 2003
Jayapura – Trikora military commander Major-General Mahidin Simbolon had strongly denied rumours (the word he used was 'rumor') that the armed…
Straits Times - March 17, 2003
Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Five years ago, they were the leading lights of a reform movement that toppled the regime of former President Suharto,…
March 15, 2003
Agence France Presse - March 15, 2003
Three Indonesian policemen were wounded in the latest skirmish with rebels despite a ceasefire agreement in Aceh province, police said.
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Asia Times - March 15, 2003
Tony Sitathan, Jakarta – Adhong is a former junior officer from the Indonesian Army. He recalls the Suharto era when he was deployed in Irian Jaya…
Straits Times - March 15, 2003
Robert Go, Jakarta – The police force is under fire again, this time for allegedly mishandling a dispute between one of Indonesia's richest men…
Jakarta Post - March 15, 2003
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Soetarto said on Friday some 600 troops stationed at the…
Sydney Morning Herald - March 15, 2003
Matthew Moore, Jakarta – The head of Indonesia's military, General Endriartono Sutarto, said he "didn't know" that an American mining company last…
March 14, 2003
Jakarta Post - March 14, 2003
Jakarta – International credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service has maintained its positive outlook for Indonesia, on the back of the…
Jakarta Post - March 14, 2003
Religious leaders have requested members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police to stop backing prostitution and drug trafficking to…
Jakarta Post - March 14, 2003
Moch. N. Kurniawan, Jakarta – At least 80 percent of Indonesia's 215 million population have no access to piped water, according to a country…
Jakarta Post - March 14, 2003
Damar Harsanto and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The police confirmed on Thursday that the fire that razed the sixth floor of the finance…
Jakarta Post - March 14, 2003
Jakarta – The Indonesian provinces of Aceh and Papua, as well as Ambon city in Maluku province, are still closed to foreign…
Jakarta Post - March 14, 2003
Marco Kusumawijaya, Jakarta – Many Jakartans have just seen the movie The Gangs of New York. However, the real reason why they are not at all…
Jakarta Post - March 14, 2003
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – The national meeting of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) ended on…
Jakarta Post - March 14, 2003
Jakarta – The US Freeport company paid the Indonesian military (TNI) about US$5.6 million last year to protect employees of its giant…
Asia Times - March 14, 2003
Bill Guerin, Jakarta – The legendary Tempo magazine, which began life in March 1971 by copying Time's style and format, is a national institution…
Straits Times - March 14, 2003
Robert Go, Jakarta – Pressure is growing on the Indonesian government to reduce its dependence on foreign loans, with critics saying that as much…
Jakarta Post - March 14, 2003
Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Local officials have allegedly marked up the cost of the projects to renovate and build school buildings here by as much…
March 13, 2003
Jakarta Post - March 13, 2003
Jayapura – A crowd of some 100 students demonstrated on Monday before the provincial legislature against Jakarta's move to split Papua…
Jakarta Post - March 13, 2003
Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – A retired military officer has admitted that reforms are moving very slowly within the Indonesian Military (TNI…
An Phoblacht/Republican News (Ireland) - March 13, 2003
Sem Karoba is a student leader and representative of the West Papua Presidium Council (West Papua's alternative to the Indonesian government) who…
South China Morning Post - March 13, 2003
Chris McCall – In the mist of East Timor's central mountains, Florindo Soares explains why he helped kill his neighbour's brother 25 years ago.…
Far Eastern Economic Review - March 13, 2003
John McBeth, Jakarta – The troubled task of clearing the way to resume limited military cooperation between the United States and Indonesia now…
Straits Times - March 13, 2003
Robert Go, Jakarta – Indonesia's human rights tribunal yesterday convicted Brigadier-General Noer Muis, a former military chief in then-East Timor…
Australian Financial Review - March 13, 2003
Andrew Burrell, Jakarta – A senior Indonesian military officer convicted yesterday over the bloodshed in East Timor in 1999 will remain free,…
South China Morning Post - March 13, 2003
Chris McCall – It is only a rough map, but the message is clear. East Timor is shown surrounded by Falintil freedom fighters, with a huge cross…
Jakarta Post - March 13, 2003
Tiarma Siboro and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – Leaders of the Indonesian military (TNI) have agreed to pay more attention to sea security…
South China Morning Post - March 13, 2003
Chris McCall – Small boys play on a rusting warship off Dili harbour, the detritus of war that has become their home. On the beach, men scavenge…
Laksamana.Net - March 13, 2003
Indonesia's top political parties – all of which are regarded as corrupt – are busy contemplating possible coalitions ahead of next year's general…
Laksamana.Net - March 13, 2003
The emergence of a corruption case involving state-owned oil and gas Pertamina has created a new threat not only to former Mines and Energy…
March 12, 2003
The Guardian (UK) - March 12, 2003
Terry MacAlister – United Kingdom BP has been warned by a panel of experts led by the US senator, George Mitchell, that it could trigger human…
Jakarta Post - March 12, 2003
Jakarta – Dozens of journalists rallied near the State Palace on Monday to protest against the recent attack on the offices of Tempo newsmagazine…
Jakarta Post - March 12, 2003
Jakarta – The Indonesian Press and Broadcasting Community (MPPI) issued a statement on Monday protesting violence against the press…
World Socialist Web Site - March 12, 2003
Rick Kelly – The long standing plan of the Australian government to maintain control of East Timor's oil and gas reserves reached its dinouement…
Agence France Presse - March 12, 2003
Australia promised East Timor millions of dollars in a secret aid deal that convinced the world's newest nation to give up claims to a huge…
Melbourne Age - March 12 2003
Larissa Dubecki – The State Government will give financial aid to about 1600 East Timorese refugees in Australia fighting to gain permanent…
Asia Times - March 12, 2003
Alan Boyd, Sydney – East Timor is preparing for next year's withdrawal of United Nations peacekeeping troops with a diplomatic offensive aimed at…
Jakarta Post - March 12, 2003
Banda Aceh – Eight Indonesian student activists said here Monday they have begun a hunger strike to demand freedom of speech in the…
Jakarta Post - March 12, 2003
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – The government plans to submit a new bill as part of an addition to the set of antiterrorism bills, one of which…
March 11, 2003
Melboune Age - March 11 2003
Tim Colebatch – They fooled me. Perhaps they fooled you, too. These days the spin doctors are everywhere, and they know how to pull the wool over…
Sydney Morning Herald - March 11 2003
John Martinkus – Forty kilometres from the Papuan capital of Jayapura, its border with PNG has become a no-go area for Indonesian police and human…
Sydney Morning Herald - March 11, 2003
Craig Skehan – Despite its natural splendours, cultural diversity and tragic history of decolonisation gone awry, Papua has not loomed large in…
Laksamana.Net - March 11, 2003
Indonesia remains the most corrupt country in Asia, according to a new survey. The latest Asian Intelligence Report found Indonesia was regarded…
March 10, 2003
Lusa - March 10, 2003
Dili – The East Timorese government defended today the imposition of restraints on the activities of foreigners in Timor-Leste and rejected…
Agence France Presse - March 10, 2003
A prayer rally in the province of East Java in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-populated country, attracted hundreds of thousands of Muslims…
Jakarta Post - March 10, 2003
Aboeprijadi Santoso – Instead of expressing regret over Dili's indictment of Indonesian generals (as East Timor President Xanana Gusmao did) or…
Interpress News Service - March 10, 2003
Kalinga Seneviratne, Sydney – The Australian government is denying claims that it bullied the world's newest country, and one of its poorest –…
March 8, 2003
Jakarta Post - March 8, 2003
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Jakarta and Surabaya will see a wave of mass rallies in a couple of days to show Indonesia's strong opposition to…
Straits Times - March 8, 2003
Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Indonesia has removed major obstacles in its efforts to crack down on terrorism with parliament's recent approval to…