Jakarta – About 300 people have died as a result of recent ethnic clashes in West Kalimantan and four people are being investigated for allegedly…
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February 19, 1997
Agence France Presse - February 19, 1997
Reuters - February 19, 1997
Jakarta – Business tycoon Muhammad "Bob" Hasan, a close associate of Indonesia's President Suharto, is tipped to take a key role in the country's…
Kompas - February 19, 1997
Jakarta – The publishers of the magazine Suara Independen admitted that they felt that the magazine had a "harsh" tone and because of this they…
Kompas - February 19, 1997
Jakarta – The General Chairman of the Central Directing Council of PPP, Ismail Hasan Metareum, evaluates that those meant by Army Chief of Staff…
Reuters - February 19 1997
Jakarta – Indonesia has accepted a proposal by Canada's small Bre-X Minerals Ltd mining company to develop the huge Busang gold find, Mines and…
Amnesty International - February 19, 1997
Of those arrested in the Viqueque district of East Timor in relation to disturbances between 7 and 11 February, 105 have now been…
February 18, 1997
Star - February 18, 1997
Kuala Lumpur – Two Indonesian contract workers were killed and one escaped unhurt when a scaffolding on a building which was…
New York Times - February 18, 1997
Anthony Depalma, Toronto – A century after the Klondike gold rush, a modern-day stampede marked by political intrigue and fast deals is about to…
Asia Times - February 18, 1997
Ong Hock Chuan, Jakarta – Monday's announcement that Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold won the rush to mine what may be the world's largest gold…
Associated Press - February 18, 1997
Jakarta – Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company plans to sell to Japanese investors a 13 percent stake in a giant gas project in…
Kompas - February 18, 1997
Bogor – The General Chairman of the Central Directing Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party (DPP PDI) Soerjadi clarified that the…
Antara News - February 18, 1997
Jakarta – The chief of the Jakarta chapter of Bakorstanasda (the coordinating agency for promoting national stability), Mayor General…
Antara - February 18, 1997
Jakarta – The Indonesian Army Commander Gen R Hartono has reaffirmed there will be no changes in the set up of the regional military…
Straits Times - February 18, 1997
Jakarta – Indonesia's army chief has blamed migrants from East Java for the outbreak of ethnic riots in West Kalimantan, the official Antara news…
Jakarta Post - February 18, 1997
Jakarta – A prosecution witness told the court trying labor leader Muchtar Pakpahan yesterday that he had not heard Pakpahan utter any…
Kompas - February 18, 1997
Phnom Penh – President Soeharto clarified that the developing countries need to increase cooperation to support solidarity to overcome arising…
Antara - February 18, 1997
Jakarta – Police has sent a second summons to ousted party leader Megawati Soekarnoputri and his husband Taufik Kiemas to explain…
Kompas - February 18, 1997
Jakarta – Two of those accused of subversion from the Peoples Democratic Party (PRD) presented their objections at the South Jakarta State Court,…
ETRA - February 18 1997
It came to my attention the article of Sunday Observer of December 15, 1996 by Charlotte Clayton. As the person recently often used by the…
Kompas - February 18, 1997 (Abridged)
Two men from the People's Democratic Party, PRD, facing subversion charges, presented their objections Monday to the charges that were made…
Straits Times - February 18, 1997
Phnom Penh – Cambodia rolled out the red carpet yesterday for Indonesian President Suharto on his first state visit in almost 30 years, amid hopes…
Media Indonesia - February 18, 1997 (Abridged)
About seven hundred workers from Citra Raphael Indonesia factory in Tangerang marched seven Kms to the local legislative assembly…
February 17, 1997
East Timor Human Rights Centre - February 17, 1997
Manuel de Oliveira, Mateus Goncalves, Renato dos Santos, Antonio (no surname), Manuel Alves , Berta (no surname)
The East Timor Human Rights…
Antara - February 17, 1997
Dili – Col Mahidin Simbolon, the East Timor military commander,firmly denied unconfirmed reports that six people were killed in a…
Antara - February 17, 1997
Canberra – Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told anti-integration activist Ramos Horta that Australia will not review its support to…
Asia Times - February 17 1997
Ong Hock Chuan and agencies, Jakarta – International bidding for the rights to operate one of the world's largest gold mines may have to start…
Antara News - February 17, 1997
Canberra – The state-owned aircraft manufacturing company IPTN will join the Australian International Air Show and Aerospace Expo in…
Bloomberg - February 17, 1997
Jakarta – PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, the largest instant noodle maker in Indonesia, is buying control of six affiliated companies for 1.75…
Jakarta Post - February 17, 1997
Jakarta – The Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) attacked the government Saturday for allowing a coal mining firm to control 100,000…
Kompas - February 17, 1997
Jakarta – The Secretary General of the Central Directing Board of the Functional Group, Ary Mardjono, affirmed that the Functional Group can…
Lusa - February 17, 1997
Adelaide – Australia has said that it will stand firm in its policy of recognizing East Timor's annexation by Indonesia while backing…
Agence France Presse - February 17, 1997
Jakarta – The Indonesian government has issued a warning to Japanese media correspondents here about their coverage of recent ethnic unrest in…
Reuters - February 17, 1997
Jakarta – The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) yesterday said it had called on the United Nations human rights…
Kyodo - February 17, 1997
Jakarta – Indonesia warned all Japanese media Monday against what it calls bias in their recent coverage of riots in Indonesia.
The…
Antara - February 17, 1997
Pontianak – The Tanjungpura Regional Military Commander, MayGen Namuri Anoem, said that he had no intention to withdraw around 3,000 personnel of…
February 16, 1997
Wall Street Journal - February 16, 1997
Richard Borsuk, Jakarta, Indonesia – A dramatic saga over who will develop the giant Busang gold deposit on the island of Borneo is set for a…
ABC - February 16, 1997
A mob is reported to have attacked supporters of the Indonesian opposition leader, Megawati Sukarnoputri, in a town south of Jakarta…
Straits Times - February 16, 1997
Jakarta – Police arrested two men who they believed had planned a grenade attack on a Muslim gathering attended by President Suharto…
Kompas - February 16, 1997
Jakarta – The Secretary General of the Central Leading Board of the United Development Party (DPP PPP) Tosari Widjaya clarified, that the DPP PPP…
Straits Times - February 16, 1997
Jakarta – Representatives from the clashing ethnic groups in West Kalimantan are drafting a peace agreement to end the conflict that has rocked…
February 15, 1997
Kompas Online - February 15, 1997
Jakarta – Army Chief of Staff General R Hartono said that the security stability situation and condition in West Kalimantan, up to last week has…
The Economist - February 15, 1997
Driving inland from the west coast of Kalimantan, the Indonesian-controlled part of the island of Borneo, is like entering a war zone.
The…
February 14, 1997
Antara News - February 14, 1997
Jakarta – Police questioned Andrianto, leader of non-governmental organisation Humanika on Thursday, about the slander charges he has filed…
East Timor Human Rights Centre Urgent Action - February 14, 1997
Names: Acacio, 20;Adelino, 27;Agostinho Orlandor, 19;Agostinho, 19;Agustinho da Silva, 19;Alberto, 16;Aleixo da Carvalho, 24;Armando, 25;Armindo…
ABC - February 14, 1997
East Timorese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jose Ramos Horta, has had talks in Adelaide with Australia's Foreign Minister,…
SiaR - February 14, 1997
On February 5, the ABRI (Armed Forces) Social and Political Chief of Staff, Syarwan Hamid called in 83 social and political organisations to…
AP-Dow Jones News Service - February 14, 1997
Jakarta – The Indonesian government announced Friday deregulation measures that extend export facilities to six new sectors in a bid to bolster…
Dow Jones Business News - February 14, 1997
Ben Dummett, Toronto – Bre-X Minerals Ltd.'s (BXMNF) stock is under selling pressure, indicating that investors are disappointed with the Calgary…
Straits Times - February 14, 1997
Jakarta – Indonesia's Parliament will pass a controversial Bill on nuclear power at its plenary meeting on February 26, legislator Muhammad Buang…
Sydney Morning Herald - February 14, 1997
Louise Williams, Jakarta – Indonesian military sources have confirmed that indigenous Dayak tribespeople in the troubled province of West…