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July 27, 2001
Asia Times - July 27, 2001
Stratfor Update - July 27, 2001
International reactions to Megawati Sukarnoputri becoming Indonesia's new president on July 23 were swift but measured.
Foreign ministers…
Gerry van Klinken - July 27, 2001
America is still looking mainly for military allies in Southeast Asia – as if the cold war never ended. This is the central message of a new…
Melbourne Age - July 27, 2001
Mark Dodd, Kupang – In what will probably be the last refugee repatriation voyage, 179 East Timorese boarded the Patricia Anne Hotung this week…
Agence France Presse - July 27, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesia's new president Megawati Sukarnoputri stayed away Friday from the commemoration of a 1996 brutal military-backed raid on her…
July 26, 2001
Lusa - July 26, 2001
Negotiations between East Timor, Australia and oil companies working Timor Gap offshore fields have bogged down over tax issues…
Reuters - July 26, 2001
Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah spiked to around 9,800 to the dollar on Thursday and the stock market gained 1.40 percent, welcoming Muslim…
Agence France Presse - July 26, 2001
Jakarta – The World Bank yesterday welcomed the appointment of Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri as Indonesia's new president, and urged her to…
Agence France Presse - July 26, 2001
Jakarta – Hamzah Haz, who became Indonesia's ninth vice president on Thursday, is a seasoned lawmaker and politician and the first in more than…
Agence France Presse - July 26, 2001
G.K. Goh, Jakarta – Abdurrahman Wahid's farewell to his followers Thursday was much like his 21 months as Indonesian president – chaotic,…
Reuters - July 26, 2001
Achmad Sukarsono, Jakarta – Indonesian legislators on Thursday elected an unlikely deputy for their first female president – a Muslim politician…
Reuters - July 26, 2001
Hanoi – The United States is watching the Indonesian military closely after the rise to power of President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Its officials…
July 25, 2001
Reuters - July 25, 2001 (slightly abridged)
Irwin Arieff, United Nations – The United Nations said on Wednesday it would reduce its presence in East Timor after the tiny territory gained its…
Associated Press - July 25, 2001
Sonya Ross, Washington – Federal investigators looking into alleged fund-raising abuses by Democrats questioned President Clinton extensively…
July 24, 2001
Suara Timor Lorosae - July 24, 2001
A joint campaign by seven political parties to hit the hustings in Lospalos Monday was called off because transportation promised by…
Sydney Morning Herald - July 24, 2001
Mark Dodd – The Nobel laureate Bishop Carlos Belo has indicated support for a Fretilin victory at the election for a Constituent…
Lusa - July 24, 2001
East Timor's official television and radio station's have begun broadcasting the second round of campaign messages allotted political parties and…
Reuters - July 24, 2001
Hong Kong – Megawati Sukarnoputri may well put Indonesia on the path to political stability, but even then it may not be smooth enough to tempt…
Dow Jones Newswires - July 24, 2001
I Made Sentana, Jakarta – Indonesia's new President Megawati Sukarnoputri faces a tough balancing act between building a workable political…
New York Times - July 24, 2001
In the months leading up to President Abdurrahman Wahid's removal as president yesterday, American State Department officials and the National…
Agence France Presse - July 24, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesian police authorities have arrested seven of their own senior officers and are hunting down another one in what appeared to be a…
July 23, 2001
New York Times - July 23, 2001
Seth Mydans, Jakarta – When she was still something of a neophyte six years ago, Megawati Sukarnoputri spoke with wonder about the hard work of…
New York Times - July 23, 2001
Seth Mydans, Jakarta – In the most peaceful transfer of power in Indonesia's history, Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in as president today,…
South China Morning Post - July 23, 2001
Vaudine England, Jakarta – Chinese sports officials have decided to withdraw their badminton team from next week's Indonesian Open Championship,…
Agence France Presse - July 23, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesian MPs Monday opened a special session which could impeach President Abdurrahman Wahid, even though he issued a decree…
Agence France Presse - July 23, 2001
Jakarta – The Indonesian armed forces yesterday staged one of the biggest show of force seen in the capital in years. Another convoy…
Associated Press - July 23, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesia's first leader, President Sukarno, was ousted from office 35 years ago by right-wing army generals. On Monday, Sukarno's…
South China Morning Post - July 23, 2001
Vaudine England, Jakarta – Despite two bombs in the morning and a gathering of forces for a major political showdown today, it was hard to find…
July 21, 2001
Melbourne Age - July 21, 2001
Mark Dodd, Aileu – When it came time to harvest new varieties of sweet potato in an agriculture project in Aileu, an East Timor mountain town, the…
July 20, 2001
Straits Times - July 20, 2001
Ian Timberlake, Jakarta – President Abdurrahman Wahid's threat to declare a state of emergency tonight is a deliberate tactic to foster…
Associated Press - July 20, 2001
Jakarta – In an effort to end a long-running separatist war, Indonesia's Parliament yesterday passed a Bill granting Aceh province…
Agence France Presse - July 20, 2001
Jakarta – General Wiranto, the former Indonesian military commander blamed for the violence surrounding East Timor's 1999 independence vote,…
Sydney Morning Herald - July 20, 2001
Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – They call him King Rat. Of many influential Indonesians plotting the downfall of President Abdurrahman Wahid, none is…
Reuters - July 20, 2001
Jakarta – In a new twist to Indonesia's political turmoil, the national assembly chairman Friday warned President Abdurrahman Wahid he would face…
Reuters - July 20, 2001
Muklis Ali, Jakarta – Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday stood by a threat to declare a state of emergency to counter fresh efforts…
Straits Times - July 20, 2001
Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – The seemingly endless battle between the Indonesian Parliament and President Abdurrahman Wahid over who should rule…
Straits Times - July 20, 2001
Lee Siew Hua, Washington – The United States said turmoil in Indonesia will threaten its immediate neighbours and hollow out Asean, while…
July 19, 2001
Straits Times - July 19, 2001
Jakarta – The shocking escape of an army soldier, held on charges related to last year's bombing of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building, has…
Sydney Morning Herald - July 19, 2001
Mark Dodd, Viqueque – East Timorese voters have sent their political leaders a strong message to end violence and work towards improving living…
Timor Post - July 19, 2001
Avelinho Coelho, the secretary-general of the Timor Socialist Party (PST) said the Constituent Assembly to be formed after the 30…
Straits Times - July 19, 2001
Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Indonesia's defiant police chief General Suroyo Bimantoro yesterday promoted and reshuffled 138 middle-ranking officers,…
Agence France Presse - July 19, 2001
Jakarta – Despite the faint glimmer of a possible compromise, Indonesians were Thursday bracing for President Abdurrahman Wahid to make good his…
Sydney Morning Herald - July 19, 2001
Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – Some of Jakarta's most influential political leaders are trying to broker a last-minute compromise to save President…
Jakarta Post - July 19, 2001
Yogyakarta – Some fifty members from East Timorese prointegration groups held a modest ceremony on Tuesday at Yogyakarta's East Timor…
July 18, 2001
Lusa - July 18, 2001
A team dispatched to verify rumors of planned election violence in East Timor reported Wednesday they had found the territory's "most…
Straits Times - July 18, 2001
Teh Jen Lee – The haze caused by fires set to clear land for plantations may be less severe over South-east Asia this year because of lower palm-…
Lusa - July 18, 2001
East Timorese electoral officials Wednesday acknowledged "systematic failures" in the preparation of voters' lists for the August 30…
The Australian - July 18, 2001
Don Greenlees, Jakarta – Seated in a conference room of the Sheraton Nusa Dua Hotel in Bali, an agitated Indonesian president B.J. Habibie thumped…
Lusa - July 18, 2001
Three days after the start of the official campaign period for August 30 elections, the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) became the…
Green Left Weekly - July 18, 2001
Jon Land – Three activists from the Acehnese Democratic Peoples Resistance Front were detained by police in Banda Aceh on July 11 during a protest…