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October 5, 2001

Agence France Presse - October 5, 2001

Jakarta – An Indonesian militant Muslim group said Friday it would defy a government ban on sending volunteers to fight against any attack by the…

October 4, 2001

South China Morning Post - October 4, 2001

Vaudine England – The latest campaign by police in the capital to wipe out crime – dubbed Operation Great Elimination – has been hailed a…

Straits Times - October 4, 2001

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – The Supreme Court's decision to overturn a graft ruling against Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra Suharto has caused…

Agence France Presse - October 4, 2001

Jakarta – Some 5,000 workers at Indonesia's state aircraft manufacturer picketed the presidential palace yesterday to demand higher…

Wall Street Journal - October 4, 2001

Timothy Mapes, Jakarta – Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri's pledge to support the US war against terrorism is straining her fragile…

October 3, 2001

British Broadcasting Corporation - October 3, 2001

Richard Galpin, Jakarta – In Indonesia, a nation of almost 200 million Muslims, the radical fringe is getting increasingly angry with the US and…

October 2, 2001

Jakarta Post - October 2, 2001

Jakarta – In a sign of the changing times, the country commemorated on Monday what used to be called Pancasila Sanctity Day but has been renamed…

Wall Street Journal - October 2, 2001

Timothy Mapes and Puspa Madani, Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Court overturned a graft conviction against Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the…

Reuters - October 2, 2001

Jennifer Chen, Singapore – The Indonesian rupiah fell past 10,000 to the dollar for the first time since July 31 on Tuesday, trampled in a…

Agence France Presse - October 2, 2001

Jakarta – Vice President Hamzah Haz on Tuesday urged Indonesians to respect a supreme court decision quashing a graft conviction and jail sentence…

October 1, 2001

Tapol Buliten - October 2001

[The recent (inadvertent) release of more cables between the US embassy in Jakarta and Washington in late 1965 has supplied more pieces of the…

Jakarta Post - October 1, 2001

Hundreds of protesters staged an anti-communism rally at the National Monument (Monas) Park in Central Jakarta on Sunday in commemoration of the…

Jakarta Post - October 1, 2001

Jakarta – Governor Sutiyoso pledged on Friday to continue operations aimed at maintaining order in the city despite the fact that they have not…

September 30, 2001

Jakarta Post - September 30, 2001

[Slavery was abolished years ago, but the plight of some housemaids today shows that inhumane attitudes never die. The recent self-immolation…

September 29, 2001

Associated Press - September 29, 2001

Jakarta – Indonesia's plans to win back foreign investment for its troubled economy could falter as the United States and other governments fear…

September 28, 2001

Straits Times - September 28, 2001

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Unemployed, impressionable, and reckless, 26-year-old Taufiq Abdul Halim is the face of the next wave of foot soldiers…

South China Morning Post - September 28, 2001

Vaudine England, Jakarta – Small groups of Indonesians are signing up to join a holy war against the United States. A minority is even claiming…

Straits Times - September 28, 2001

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police force has been branded as cowardly for its reluctance to rein-in radical Muslim groups.

The…

Jakarta Post - September 28, 2001

Jakarta – Trafficking in women is rampant here due to inadequate legal instruments and weak law enforcement, a researcher said on Thursday.

Jakarta Post - September 28, 2001

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military chief's proposal to establish a new antiterrorist agency has sparked fear among human rights activists of a…

Straits Times - September 28, 2001

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Frustrated residents in outer Jakarta have seized two water trucks and refused to pay increased water rates after…

Straits Times - September 28, 2001

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – The US, "deeply disappointed" by the failure of the Indonesian authorities to act against intimidation by hardline…

Straits Times - September 28, 2001

Jakarta – The Jakarta city council has postponed plans to buy garbage trucks and other essential vehicles because the budget must be…

Jakarta Post - September 28, 2001

Jakarta – President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Thursday that the government was committed to continuing its deregulatory measures in the…

Jakarta Post - September 28, 2001

Jakarta – Tension was high in the Glodok area in Kota, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, after Taman Sari Public Order Officers demolished VCD vendors…

September 27, 2001

Associated Press - September 27, 2001

Daniel Cooney, Jakarta – Opposition to potential US strikes against suspected terrorists in Afghanistan is growing in Indonesia, and President…

Reuters - September 27, 2001

Jalil Hamid, Jakarta – Indonesia's struggling stocks are bracing for rougher times because of a growing anti-US mood in the country, the world's…

Straits Times - September 27, 2001

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Indonesia's longest-running television station is struggling to stay on the air with depleting financial resources, and…

South China Morning Post - September 27, 2001

Up to 1,663 illegal immigrants are known to have entered Indonesia in the past two years, Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril…

Agence France Presse - September 27, 2001

Jakarta – Some 10.3 trillion rupiah (S$2.06 billion) in state funds was misused in the 18 months up to the end of June this year,…

Reuters - September 27, 2001

Jakarta – A hardline Muslim youth group warned on Thursday anyone backing Washington's self-declared war on terrorism should leave Indonesia, or…

September 26, 2001

Reuters - September 26, 2001

Gde Anugrah Arka, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to introduce a new excise tax scheme which could significantly alter the make up of the lucrative…

Straits Times - September 26, 2001

Jakarta – Indonesians do not read books because they are expensive; publishers do not produce books because demand is low.

This vicious…

September 25, 2001

Straits Times - September 25, 2001

Jakarta – Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid, also known as Gus Dur, was found guilty of defaming a former state official…

Straits Times - September 25, 2001

Jakarta – At least one island near Jakarta still boasts of dazzling corals and plenty of fish, and the people owe the Suharto family for its…

Associated Press - September 25, 2001

Edith M. Lederer, New York – Indonesia's president offered Tuesday to cooperate with the United States in fighting terrorism and warned that…

Agence France Presse - September 25, 2001

Jakarta – Leaders of oil-producing districts predicted potential trouble over a new oil and gas law as President Megawati Sukarnoputri courted oil…

Reuters - September 25, 2001

Jakarta – A hardline Muslim youth group in Indonesia said on Tuesday more than 200 of its members had signed up to participate in a possible holy…

Reuters - September 25, 2001

Achmad Sukarsono, Jakarta – Elok Sulistianingsih, covered with a traditional Muslim headscarf, tells her young charges to love all religions as…

Agence France Presse - September 25, 2001

Jakarta – Indonesia's top Islamic authority called Tuesday on all Muslims to wage a jihad (holy war) if the US launches an attack on Afghanistan…

Agence France Presse - September 25, 2001

Jakarta – Indonesia Tuesday promised to take firm action against Muslim militants who have threatened retaliation against Americans here for any…

Sydney Morning Herald - September 25, 2001

Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – Police snipers guard buildings housing United States government agencies and businesses. Sales of T-shirts bearing the…

Jakarta Post - September 25, 2001

Jakarta – Army Chief of Staff Gen. Endriartono Sutarto's proposal to disarm the nation's police has received a big thumbs down. Observers say that…

September 24, 2001

Jakarta Post - September 24, 2001

Jakarta – The police were again made a promise by fugitive Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, who has been on the run for more than 10 months, that the…

Jakarta Post - September 24, 2001

Jakarta – The National Police Headquarters announced on Friday a reshuffle involving 50 high-ranking police officers.

National Police…

September 23, 2001

Agence France Presse - September 23, 2001

Jakarta – Groups of militant Indonesian Muslims on Sunday showed up at five international hotels in the Central Java city of Solo, demanding to…

Jakarta Post - September 23, 2001

Jakarta – Hardline Muslim groups stepped up their anti-American campaign on Saturday, with several hundred Muslim students rallying in Surabaya,…

Reuters - September 23, 2001

Jakarta – A series of explosions rocked the parking lot of a busy shopping centre in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Sunday morning, police…

September 22, 2001

Jakarta Post - September 22, 2001

Jakarta – Are there any strings attached to the promised military and financial aid from the United States? A number of analysts believe there are…

Straits Times - September 22, 2001

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Militant human-rights activists selected as candidates for the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) are…