Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – National Assembly chairman Amien Rais has quietly begun lobbying for the coveted presidential seat in 2004, making…
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October 25, 2001
Straits Times - October 25, 2001
Jakarta Post - October 25, 2001
Jupriadi, Makassar – Muslim students in Makassar ignored explicit warnings from police, attacking and severely injuring two non-Muslims on…
Jakarta Post - October 25, 2001
Fitri Wulandari, Jakarta – Teachers, long deploring small pay and being treated as "cash cows" by corrupt officials, are calling for a law that…
Jakarta Post - October 25, 2001
Fitri Wulandari, Jakarta – Infant formula producers denied allegations on Wednesday that they had exploited breast-feeding experts to promote…
October 24, 2001
Straits Times - October 24, 2001
Robert Go, Jakarta – Potholed roads, crumbling hospitals, torn school books – that is the bleak picture in store for Indonesia if the government…
Lusa - October 24, 2001
A UN official of East Timor4s transitional administration Wednesday criticized Indonesia for its repeated delays in bring to trial…
Business Times - October 24, 2001
Shoeb Kagda, Jakarta – As emerging market assets lose their shine in the current global environment, Indonesia faces an uphill task in…
Green Left Weekly - October 24, 2001
Jo Ellis, Cairuhi – Australian solidarity activists have spent nearly two weeks here helping East Timorese counterparts begin an ambitious…
Green Left Weekly - October 24, 2001
Max Lane, Jakarta – The most right-wing elements among politically organised Islam have sought to use the US "war on terrorism" to seize the…
Jakarta Post - October 24, 2001
Jakarta – The House of Representatives finally approved on Tuesday a long-awaited new oil and gas law, which will end the decades-old lucrative…
October 23, 2001
Jakarta Post - October 23, 2001
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Vice President Hamzah Haz repeated calls on Monday to stop the anti-US rallies in the country and underlined that…
South China Morning Post - October 23, 2001
Vaudine England, Jakarta – Parliament is set to pass seven laws this week in a plenary session starting today – although public disapproval is…
Reuters - October 23, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament, under pressure from powerful labour unions, said on Tuesday it had postponed a plan to pass a draft labour law…
Jakarta Post - October 23, 2001
Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Amien Rais expressed his support on Monday for several…
Jakarta Post - October 23, 2001
Badri Jawara, Palu – Central Sulawesi Provincial Police confirmed on Monday that six people of the 42 detained for questioning were interrogated…
Jakarta Post - October 23, 2001
Apriadi Gunawan and Fadly, Medan/Batam – Five underage women identified as IM, A, FY, E and W had no idea that they would be traded as prostitutes…
Straits Times - October 23, 2001
Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Canberra's strained relationship with Jakarta was highlighted at the Apec summit over the weekend when Indonesian…
Jakarta Post - October 23, 2001
Dadan Wijaksana, Jakarta – The House of Representatives budget committee approved on Monday a government proposal to increase fuel prices by an…
October 22, 2001
Straits Times - October 22, 2001
Poso (Sulawesi) – Clashes between Christian and Muslim gangs, armed with knives and homemade guns, left at least eight people dead,…
New York Times - October 22, 2001
Seth Mydans, Jakarta – Less than three months ago Abdurrahman Wahid was swept from Indonesia's presidency on a wave of public exasperation after a…
Jakarta Post - October 22, 2001
Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Commission B of the West Java legislative Council, along with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), is processing a…
October 20, 2001
Straits Times - October 20, 2001
Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri's honeymoon with her deputy is over as both leaders tussle over Indonesia's response to…
South China Morning Post - October 20, 2001
Vaudine England, Jakarta – Parliament adopted a new code of ethics this week, but experts said it would have little impact on…
South China Morning Post - October 20, 2001
Vaudine England, Jakarta – The police, the judiciary, Customs and the Tax Department are the most corrupt institutions in Indonesia, a survey has…
Straits Times - October 20, 2001
Jakarta – Traffic police, customs and tax officials, and the judiciary were ranked the most corrupt institutions in Indonesia's public sector,…
South China Morning Post - October 20, 2001
Vaudine England, Jakarta – The trial of a separatist leader in Ambon, the capital of Indonesia's Maluku islands, that began yesterday had a hidden…
Jakarta Post - October 20, 2001
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Activists warned authorities in North Sumatra about the possibility of environmental damage following a plan to extract…
Straits Times - October 20, 2001
Jakarta – Over 1.3 million visitors have cancelled trips to Indonesia because of heightened anti-American sentiment since the United States…
October 19, 2001
Reuters - October 19, 2001
Achmad Sukarsono, Jakarta – More than 10,000 Muslims, some singing "our blood is boiling", marched through the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on…
Straits Times - October 19, 2001
Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Inspired by Aceh, the only province where the Islamic Law or Syariah is officially in place, Muslim groups in several…
Jakarta Post - October 19, 2001
Jakarta – The green turtle (Chelonian) found on the southern coast of Sukabumi regency in West Java province is acing extinction due…
Jakarta Post - October 19, 2001
Jakarta – Public pressure has been increasing for the House of Representatives to set up a special committee in charge of investigating the State…
Straits Times - October 19, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesia stands to lose three million jobs if it decides to sever diplomatic ties with the United States, Minister of…
October 18, 2001
Jakarta Post - October 18, 2001
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – For the first time, nine private companies in North Sumatra have withdrawn from the social security programs due to their…
Asia Pulse - October 18, 2001
Jakarta – At least half of the factories in Indonesia face bankruptcy if the country cuts diplomatic ties with the United States, sending millions…
Reuters - October 18, 2001
Jeremy Page, Shanghai – A senior Indonesian minister denied on Thursday that President Megawati Sukarnoputri had condemned US-led strikes on…
Straits Times - October 18, 2001
Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Declaring a jihad or holy war against America and its citizens in Indonesia has become a surefire way for radical…
Jakarta Post - October 18, 2001
Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Despite separation between the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) since 1999, a reform bill currently…
Straits Times - October 18, 2001
Jakarta – Long criticised for its lack of action, the Indonesian government has moved to lower vehicle-emission levels in major cities.
With…
Jakarta Post - October 18, 2001
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – The government reaffirmed on Wednesday its support for combating global terrorism, but warned that the continued…
Straits Times - October 18, 2001
Marianne Kearney, Batu Keras (West Java) – This town is situated in one of Indonesia's most devout Muslim provinces.
The road to the…
Straits Times - October 18, 2001
Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Golkar chief and Parliament Speaker Akbar Tandjung has come under fire on allegations of corruption, which observers said…
October 17, 2001
Agance France Presse - October 17, 2001
Jakarta – A Muslim group waging a "holy war" against Christians in Maluku said yesterday it would not join rallies against the US military attacks…
Agence France Presse - October 17, 2001
Jakarta – A mob ransacked and torched a church in the south of Indonesia's Sumatra island, a report said Wednesday.
About a…
Sydney Morning Herald - October 17, 2001
Craig Skehan – The Prime Minister, John Howard, has cautioned Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri against her growing criticism of United…
Jakarta Post - October 17, 2001
Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Thousands of employees of state-owned aircraftmaker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) staged a strong protest at the…
October 16, 2001
Jakarta Post - October 16, 2001
Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta – Dozens of people were injured and 12 were arrested as some 1,500 people who staged an anti-US rally in front of the House…
Straits Times - October 16, 2001
Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday ordered her deputy to meet several Muslim clerics and leaders of militant…
Jakarta Post - October 16, 2001
Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – City councillors could possibly commit corruption, but not on the same scale as that which may have been…
Jakarta Post - October 16, 2001
Leo Wahyudi S, Jakarta – The government should retake the initiative in reforming the nation's defense sector from the hands of the Indonesian…