Surabaya – The supporters of President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid continued on Thursday to vent their rage against what they see as a conspiracy to unseat the President by vandalizing

Jakarta – Threatened with impeachment, Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid is playing a dangerous game by mobilising thousands of supporters in his stronghold of East Java, diplomats

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Cracks have appeared in President Abdurrahman Wahid's Cabinet, as his firing yesterday of an outspoken minister led other parties to call on their ministers

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – As 50,000 supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid ran amok in Surabaya, burning Golkar buildings and the houses of rival Muslim leaders, their alarmed foll

Vaudine England, Surabaya and agencies in Jakarta – In a sign that President Abdurrahman Wahid's Government may be cracking under the pressure of a parliamentary censure, his justice mi

Jakarta – Chairman of the East Java chapter of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) organization Ali Maschan Moesa supports police efforts to arrest those involved in the burning of the East Java p

Surabaya – The anger of President Abdurrahman Wahid's supporters boiled over on Wednesday when they torched Golkar Party offices in Surabaya, Mojokerto and Malang, all in East Java.

Max Lane – In an escalation of tensions between President Abdurrahman Wahid and right-wing forces in the country's parliament, a full session of the DPR, the Indonesian house of represe

MMI Ahyani/Hendra & GB, Bandung – Mass actions to support President Abdurrahman Wahid not only occurred in East Java today.

Vaudine England in Surabaya and Agencies in Jakarta – Floundering President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday appeared to stave off a push to bring forward an impeachment hearing after the co

Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – Scores of MPs backed a petition calling for the immediate convening of a special session of Parliament to force the resignation of President Abdurrahman Wahid

Surabaya – Disgruntled supporters of the incumbent President Abdurrahman Wahid continued venting their anger in East Java on Monday by vandalizing the National Awakening Party (PAN) and

Vaudine England, Jakarta – Since becoming chairman of the Peoples' Consultative Assembly, Amien Rais' hair has gone grey.

Vaudine England, Jakarta – Thousands of members of Indonesia's largest Muslim group rallied in Jakarta in support of President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday, while in the President's hear

Jakarta – A Golkar Party branch office in Pasuruan, East Java was attacked as rallies in support for President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid continued on Sunday.

Jakarta – An association of minor Islamic political parties yesterday called on embattled president Abdurrahman Wahid to exercise greater wisdom, but rejected calls for him to resign.

Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Jakarta – When he took office in October 1999, President Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia described his relationship with Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri as lik

Vaudine England – Indonesia's politicians are eager to give the appearance that they are acting properly in following a process that could lead to the impeachment of the President.

Vaudine England, Jakarta – Exuberant party politics is assumed to be a feature of post-Suharto Indonesia, making Parliament's censure of President Abdurrahman Wahid a heartening display

Timothy Mapes, Jakarta – Indonesia's political crisis deepened as Parliament demanded that President Abdurrahman Wahid respond to allegations that he was involved in two multimillion-do

Shoeb Kagda, Jakarta – Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid's chances of staying in power appeared bleak yesterday after the country's Parliament voted overwhelmingly to accept a spec

Vaudine England, Jakarta – President Abdurrahman Wahid's future looked bleak last night after Parliament's decision to censure him over corruption allegations, a vote that leaves him wi

Vaudine England, Jakarta – The conclusion from a day of rumours and threats was clear.

Vaudine England – President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday brushed off calls for his resignation from students and lawmakers, saying his opponents were the tools of "those who are hungry f

Jakarta – The generals are back.

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Even though the police are taking extra precaution to secure the capital against mass demonstrations rumoured to begin tomorrow, commentators say the real po

Jakarta – Security authorities called on the country's political elite on Tuesday not to mobilize the masses to the streets, but to sit at the same table and seek solutions to their dis

Shefali Rekhi – Indonesia is lurching towards another crisis given the vulnerability of the economy and differences among the political elite, the head of a prominent Indonesian think-t

Jakarta – Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid on Sunday said that despite mounting criticism of his rule, he and his government faced no immediate political danger and called on his

Tim Dodd – Which Asian political leader is blind, overweight and in delicate health, but likens himself to the celebrated Italian football star, Paolo Rossi? The answer?

Vaudine England – It is well-known that the armed forces of Indonesia have played a murky and repressive role at each vital moment in the country's modern history.

Jakarta – Indonesia's first democratically-elected president, under flak for failing to lead the nation out of its crippling problems, faces a decisive year ahead as pressure grows for

Susan Sim, Jakarta – The first Cabinet of President Abdurrahman Wahid had been in place barely one week before he began telling aides he wanted to sack some of them.

Susan Sim, Jakarta – As an article of faith, the logic is sound: Once the economy picks up, the government will be strong again and happy hours will be over for the opposition parties.

Jakarta – One hundred and fifty one members of Indonesia's 500- member lower house of parliament have issued a petition calling for the censure of President Abdurrahman Wahid, whom they

Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri has reaffirmed her support for President Abdurrahman Wahid amid growing calls for his resignation.

Kanis Dursin, Jakarta – Opposition from civilian politicians is stalling efforts by Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid to assert civilian authority over the military, blocking effor

Jakarta – Army Chief of Staff Gen.

Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – President Abdurrahman Wahid flew back to Jakarta this week into stormy weather that has nothing to do with the arrival of the monsoon season.

Jakarta – The Golkar party, Indonesia's second largest political party, announced yesterday that it would not support calls by certain MPs for President Abdurrahman Wahid to resign.

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Indonesia's embattled leader has suffered another attack on his presidency when lawmakers called on Mr Abdurrahman Wahid to resign, blaming him for the count

Jakarta – Political rifts over the performance of President Abdurrahman, also known as Gus Dur, continued on Wednesday as staunch supporters of the President and his critics demonstrate

Vaudine England, Jakarta – In the latest sign of rising disappointment in President Abdurrahman Wahid – a year after he swept to power – a poll has shown that most Indonesians want him

Robert Go, Jakarta – Concern is growing in Jakarta that President Abdurrahman Wahid's supporters may take matters into their own hands and act against the leader's detractors, including

Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Jakarta – The US Ambassador to Indonesia, who stands accused by several MPs and officials of meddling in the country's internal affairs, yesterday claimed he was b

Vaudine England, Jakarta – Weeks of calls for President Abdurrahman Wahid to resign have resulted in affirmation of support from his Vice-President and signs that his staunchest critic,

Jakarta – Tension between Indonesia's two main Muslim organizations heightened Wednesday with thousands of supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid threatening their rivals with violen

Jakarta – An Indonesian parliamentary committee investigating financial scandals allegedly linked to President Abdurrahman Wahid was accused by a sacked member on Monday of working to b

Susan Sim, Jakarta – President Abdurrahman Wahid has been telling insiders this new joke for some weeks now: "There are three bodies beginning with the initials A.S.

Michael Millett, Tokyo – The Australian official shrugged his shoulders: "Do you penalise a whole country for the activities of a bunch of thugs?"