Jakarta – The Indonesian armed forces will not soften its tough stance in handling the recent unrest that has jolted the multi-ethnic country in…
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February 20, 1997
Straits Times - February 20, 1997
Far Eastern Economic Review - February 20, 1997
Nigel Holloway in Washington and John McBeth in Jakarta – February 20, 1997At a United States Air Force base near Tucson, Arizona, 28 Lockheed…
Agence France Presse - February 20, 1997
Jakarta – A war of political colours in a Central Java town took another turn this week after supporters of an ousted opposition leader painted…
February 19, 1997
Jawa Pos - February 19, 1997 (Abridged)
Taufik Kiemas, the husband of Megawati Sukarnoputri, complied with a summons from the Jakarta police and was accompanied by twenty lawyers 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…
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…
IUF Asia/Pacific - February 19, 1997
[The following statement was passed unanimously on 21 February, 1997 by the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant,…
Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs - February 19, 1997
What is described as a "process of decolonization" by Portugal is in fact a record of failure and ineptitude. In July 1975, the Portuguese…
South China Morning Post - February 19, 1997
Joe Leahy, Jakarta – The Government has sought to suppress details of the disturbances in West Kalimantan with a clampdown on foreign media and…
Waspada - February 19, 1997
Jakarta – PPP has rejected the accusation that PPP cadres RKH Amin Imron and KH Abdullah Schal were involved in the riots in West…
Agence France Presse - February 19, 1997
Jakarta – About 300 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in West Kalimantan, according to the military, but rival groups have pledged in a…
Kompas - February 19, 1997
Jakarta – The head of the Jakarta Police, Maj-Gen Hamami Nata has said Megawati Sukarnoputri will be questioned as a witness by police this…
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…
Agence France Presse - February 19, 1997
Jakarta – About 300 people have died as a result of recent ethnic clashes in West Kalimantan and four people are being investigated for allegedly…
Straits Times - February 19, 1997
Jakarta – The Jakarta Military Command has begun operating the National Alert Command Centre (PKN) which would be effective throughout the…
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 – Business tycoon Muhammad "Bob" Hasan, a close associate of Indonesia's President Suharto, is tipped to take a key role in the country's…
Wall Street Journal - February 19, 1997
Richard Borsuk, Jakarta – The government gave its formal blessing to the recently settled ownership battle for the giant Busang gold find, and an…
February 18, 1997
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…
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…
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…
Antara News - February 18, 1997
Jakarta – The chief of the Jakarta chapter of Bakorstanasda (the coordinating agency for promoting national stability), Mayor General…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Star - February 18, 1997
Kuala Lumpur – Two Indonesian contract workers were killed and one escaped unhurt when a scaffolding on a building which was…
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…
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…
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…
February 17, 1997
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…
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…
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…
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 News - February 17, 1997
Canberra – The state-owned aircraft manufacturing company IPTN will join the Australian International Air Show and Aerospace Expo in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Reuters - February 17, 1997
Jakarta – The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) yesterday said it had called on the United Nations human rights…
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…
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…
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 – Representatives from the clashing ethnic groups in West Kalimantan are drafting a peace agreement to end the conflict that has rocked…