[This is an abridged translation of a chronology written by Coen Husein Pontoh, chair of the PRD affiliated National Peasants Union (STN), who…

Indonesian police are to charge a Roman Catholic priest over harbouring three pro-democracy activists following serious riots in…

'Extra-budgetary' financing has always placed a question mark over the meaning of the Indonesian state budget. A new law might change all that.…

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – Indonesia's intelligence chief has predicted that more violence could hit the country in the run-up to next year's…

In a table headed, 'Kings, Queens and Dictators', Forbes lists the world's richest rulers, identifying the country, estimated worth,…

Peter Montagnon, Hong Kong – Britain would lose its lucrative arms trade with Indonesia if the Labour Government insists on a broad link between…

The guerrilla leader David Alex who has died aged 50 after being captured by Indonesian forces, had fought in the mountains of East Timor since…

Interview by Greg Sheridan – The Indonesian political system does not reflect the wishes of the people and this has led to much of the recent…

By Miranda Sissons, International Relations Program, Yale University. Summary of a forthcoming publication of the East Timor Human Rights Centre…

Jakarta – The Indonesian airforce is considering fighter planes from France, Sweden and Russia as possible alternatives for the US F-16 fighting…

A Reuter report on 27 June quoted an army lieutenant as saying by phone from Dili: 'David Alex was buried in a public cemetery in Dili on Thursday…

The ETHRC has received an urgent appeal from Baucau, East Timor, where 85 East Timorese people were arrested between 5 June and 16 June 1997. One…

[The following is a translation of a statement sent to Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET) by the underground Peoples…

We have good reason to believe that the Baucau commander of the East Timor armed Resistance, David Alex, is still alive contrary to claims by the…

We are deeply concerned over the safety of five East Timorese arrested together with the Baucau commander of the East Timor armed Resistance,…

On June 16, 1997, the Indonesian Government will introduce the Manpower Bill to parliament and force its passage into law, thereby consolidating…

Surabaya – Peoples Democratic Party (PRD) activists Coen Husein Pontoh and Mohammad Soleh, suffered injuries as a result of torture after the riot…

Louise Williams, Jakarta – One of Indonesia's most influential economists has criticised the slowdown in deregulation and warned the Soeharto…

Richard Lloyd Parry – Weeks after it announced a new "ethical dimension" to foreign policy, and Robin Cook the Foreign Secretary promised to "put…

Ed Aspinall – General elections during the 30 years of President Suharto's New Order government were never times to make important decisions about…

Jakarta – An Indonesian journalist has died in hospital, two days after being admitted following a severe beating which left him in a coma.

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Indonesia has formally annouced the results of last month's general election, with the ruling Golkar party winning 325 seats in the…

The Indonesian government has cancelled a controversial plan to hold a seminar to reassess the role of founding president, Sukarno, in…

There is currently a climate of fear in East Timor with the launch of a sweep-up operation, called Gerakan Tuntas (Annihilation Campaign) , by the…

Jakarta – Indonesia's Religious Affairs Minister Tarmizi Taher faced further criticism yesterday for having said it was halal (…

Susan Sim, Jakarta – Opposition leader Megawati Soekarnoputri marks the first anniversary of her ouster by a government-backed faction today,…

An official of the opposition Indonesia Democracy Party or P-D-I has accused the government of tampering with election results.

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Keith Loveard, Jakarta – Indonesia's ruling group, Golkar, has always been in a no-lose situation. Under the country's electoral system, only…

Margot Cohen, Jakarta – Forget Batman, Spiderman, and even Rambo. Indonesia's new celluloid superhero bears the name Fatahillah, and he's bringing…

Message to the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan

Your Excellence,

The general election is a vital process for the life of democracy in…

Jakarta – Indonesia said on Friday it was considering buying air defence systems and fighter planes from Russia.

"We had sent a…

A new trend of "South-South colonialism" has emerged, where Southern companies are making heavy investments in the forestry sector of more…

Jakarta – Fifteen Indonesian youths burned an American flag in front of the US Embassy today and demanded that Americans be expelled…

Jakarta – Indonesia's President Suharto has ordered officials to negotiate the purchase of Russian fighter jets and other military hardware, a…

Military claims that East Timorese armed resistance leader, David Alex, died yesterday while in the custody of the Indonesian military again…

We have received an urgent warning from a reliable source in Indonesia that the Indonesian Armed Forces (Abri), are planning an all-out offensive…

Greg Earl, Jakarta – The World Bank has warned that Indonesia is failing to make use of a period of high foreign investment and economic growth to…

John McBeth, Jakarta – There are two things President Suharto detests more than anything: critics questioning his administration's legitimacy and…

Jakarta – On the eve of U.N. sponsored peace talks in New York, Indonesian military commanders in East Timor on Thursday vowed to…

Three men, Virgilio dos Santos Pinto, Cancio da Costa and Gil Fernandes, arrested on or around 14 June 1997, are believed to be in military…

A World Bank report says Indonesia does not need nuclear power. The report says Indonesia has the capacity to greatly increase its…

[This information was passed along to Campaign for Labor Rights by the East Timor Action Network (ETAN), in North America, which received it from…

Louise Williams, Bali – A retired Indonesian naval officer stunned a diplomatic and business audience today by announcing that the geopolitical…

The Indonesian government says it's planning to try to place tight controls on what enters the country on the Internet.

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Indonesia's new Information Minister, General Hartono, says there will be no relaxation in a law which allows the government to ban…

Jay Solomon, Jakarta – American Embassy officials here have grown increasingly somber over the past month, listening to the war of words between…

Farhan Haq, United Nations – Indonesian troops have stepped up a campaign of arrests and atrocities against the civilian population in East Timor…

Jakarta – Officials say communists were to blame for recent riots in East Java, and troops have been ordered to shoot troublemakers on sight, the…

In common letters to Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission, KOMNAS HAM, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary…

Landowners in Indonesia's Irian Jaya province have burned down six new houses built for migrants under a transmirgration resettlement…