Jakarta – Indonesian journalists are mounting a campaign to dissuade new president Megawati Sukarnoputri from re-opening the…
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July 28, 2001
Straits Times - July 28, 2001
Straits Times - July 28, 2001
Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Politicians will dominate the new Indonesian Cabinet. Their empowering will be a form of payback for the support they…
Asia Times - July 28, 2001
Kanis Dursin, Jakarta – The unreserved support of new President Megawati Sukarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for the…
South China Morning Post - July 28, 2001
Reuters in Jakarta – New President Megawati Sukarnoputri left Jakarta yesterday for the provinces, putting the critical task of forming a…
July 27, 2001
Agence France Presse - July 27, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesia's new president Megawati Sukarnoputri stayed away Friday from the commemoration of a 1996 brutal military-backed raid on her…
Asia Times - July 27, 2001
Just 48 hours after banding together to oust Abdurrahman Wahid from the country's presidency on charges of "incompetence" (a most extraordinary…
Stratfor Update - July 27, 2001
International reactions to Megawati Sukarnoputri becoming Indonesia's new president on July 23 were swift but measured.
Foreign ministers…
Gerry van Klinken - July 27, 2001
America is still looking mainly for military allies in Southeast Asia – as if the cold war never ended. This is the central message of a new…
July 26, 2001
Reuters - July 26, 2001
Achmad Sukarsono, Jakarta – Indonesian legislators on Thursday elected an unlikely deputy for their first female president – a Muslim politician…
Reuters - July 26, 2001
Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah spiked to around 9,800 to the dollar on Thursday and the stock market gained 1.40 percent, welcoming Muslim…
Reuters - July 26, 2001
Hanoi – The United States is watching the Indonesian military closely after the rise to power of President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Its officials…
Agence France Presse - July 26, 2001
G.K. Goh, Jakarta – Abdurrahman Wahid's farewell to his followers Thursday was much like his 21 months as Indonesian president – chaotic,…
Agence France Presse - July 26, 2001
Jakarta – The World Bank yesterday welcomed the appointment of Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri as Indonesia's new president, and urged her to…
Agence France Presse - July 26, 2001
Jakarta – Hamzah Haz, who became Indonesia's ninth vice president on Thursday, is a seasoned lawmaker and politician and the first in more than…
July 25, 2001
Associated Press - July 25, 2001
Sonya Ross, Washington – Federal investigators looking into alleged fund-raising abuses by Democrats questioned President Clinton extensively…
July 24, 2001
Agence France Presse - July 24, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesian police authorities have arrested seven of their own senior officers and are hunting down another one in what appeared to be a…
Dow Jones Newswires - July 24, 2001
I Made Sentana, Jakarta – Indonesia's new President Megawati Sukarnoputri faces a tough balancing act between building a workable political…
New York Times - July 24, 2001
In the months leading up to President Abdurrahman Wahid's removal as president yesterday, American State Department officials and the National…
Reuters - July 24, 2001
Hong Kong – Megawati Sukarnoputri may well put Indonesia on the path to political stability, but even then it may not be smooth enough to tempt…
July 23, 2001
Associated Press - July 23, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesia's first leader, President Sukarno, was ousted from office 35 years ago by right-wing army generals. On Monday, Sukarno's…
New York Times - July 23, 2001
Seth Mydans, Jakarta – When she was still something of a neophyte six years ago, Megawati Sukarnoputri spoke with wonder about the hard work of…
New York Times - July 23, 2001
Seth Mydans, Jakarta – In the most peaceful transfer of power in Indonesia's history, Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in as president today,…
Agence France Presse - July 23, 2001
Jakarta – The Indonesian armed forces yesterday staged one of the biggest show of force seen in the capital in years. Another convoy…
Agence France Presse - July 23, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesian MPs Monday opened a special session which could impeach President Abdurrahman Wahid, even though he issued a decree…
South China Morning Post - July 23, 2001
Vaudine England, Jakarta – Despite two bombs in the morning and a gathering of forces for a major political showdown today, it was hard to find…
South China Morning Post - July 23, 2001
Vaudine England, Jakarta – Chinese sports officials have decided to withdraw their badminton team from next week's Indonesian Open Championship,…
July 20, 2001
Straits Times - July 20, 2001
Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – The seemingly endless battle between the Indonesian Parliament and President Abdurrahman Wahid over who should rule…
Reuters - July 20, 2001
Muklis Ali, Jakarta – Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday stood by a threat to declare a state of emergency to counter fresh efforts…
Reuters - July 20, 2001
Jakarta – In a new twist to Indonesia's political turmoil, the national assembly chairman Friday warned President Abdurrahman Wahid he would face…
Straits Times - July 20, 2001
Lee Siew Hua, Washington – The United States said turmoil in Indonesia will threaten its immediate neighbours and hollow out Asean, while…
Sydney Morning Herald - July 20, 2001
Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – They call him King Rat. Of many influential Indonesians plotting the downfall of President Abdurrahman Wahid, none is…
Agence France Presse - July 20, 2001
Jakarta – General Wiranto, the former Indonesian military commander blamed for the violence surrounding East Timor's 1999 independence vote,…
Straits Times - July 20, 2001
Ian Timberlake, Jakarta – President Abdurrahman Wahid's threat to declare a state of emergency tonight is a deliberate tactic to foster…
July 19, 2001
Sydney Morning Herald - July 19, 2001
Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – Some of Jakarta's most influential political leaders are trying to broker a last-minute compromise to save President…
Straits Times - July 19, 2001
Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Indonesia's defiant police chief General Suroyo Bimantoro yesterday promoted and reshuffled 138 middle-ranking officers,…
Straits Times - July 19, 2001
Jakarta – The shocking escape of an army soldier, held on charges related to last year's bombing of the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) building, has…
Agence France Presse - July 19, 2001
Jakarta – Despite the faint glimmer of a possible compromise, Indonesians were Thursday bracing for President Abdurrahman Wahid to make good his…
July 18, 2001
Straits Times - July 18, 2001
Teh Jen Lee – The haze caused by fires set to clear land for plantations may be less severe over South-east Asia this year because of lower palm-…
July 17, 2001
Jakarta Post - July 17, 2001
Jakarta – The Indonesian Military and the National Police reconfirmed on Monday their opposition to President Abdurrahman Wahid's intention to…
Jakarta Post - July 17, 2001
Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court started hearing on Monday a lawsuit filed by five non-governmental organizations (NGOs) against the…
Jakarta Post - July 17, 2001
Jakarta – Political activists are calling for an act of civil disobedience by rejecting all regulations, policies and taxes imposed by the…
BBC Worldwide Monitoring - July 17, 2001
Kupang Pos, Kupang – Political discourse on the formation of an Independent Timor (Negara Timor Raya-NTR) within East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) West…
Straits Times - July 17, 2001
Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – A defiant General Suroyo Bimantoro, the sacked national police chief, said yesterday that President Abdurrahman Wahid's…
Agence France Presse - July 17, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesian police said yesterday they suspected a concerted bombing campaign was under way after a woman was injured in the second blast…
Reuters - July 17, 2001
Joanne Collins, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it was still aiming to release a delayed $400 million loan to Indonesia…
July 16, 2001
Straits Times - July 16, 2001
Robert Go, Jakarta – It's just trash for most people, but some Jakarta residents are finding novel ways of using garbage to help build their…
Agence France Presse - July 16, 2001
G.K. Goh, Jakarta – Indonesia is targeting economic growth of 3.0-3.5 percent this year and inflation of below 10 percent by year-end, according…
July 15, 2001
Agence France Presse - July 15, 2001
Jakarta – Indonesians are bracing for a stormy countdown to the August 1 national assembly session which will decide the fate of embattled…
Green Left Weekly - July 15, 2001
Max Lane – There are now more political prisoners in Indonesia than there were during the last 12 months of General Suharto's 32-year rule. There…
July 14, 2001
Straits Times - July 14, 2001
Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – The current standoff between Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid and his police chief, and within the top ranks of…