Vaudine England, Jakarta – Fresh signs of Government fragmentation came last week with the demand from Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri's…
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May 8, 2001
Jakarta – Labor unions are threatening massive strikes following Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Al-Hilal Hamdi's decision to amend…
May 7, 2001
Tim Dodd, Jakarta – For more than 30 years until Soeharto's fall in 1998, the writings of Indonesia's pre-eminent novelist and political prisoner…
Vaudine England, Jakarta – A spate of recent anti-communist incidents and violent threats is part of a plot to destroy Indonesia's fledgling…
May 5, 2001
Jakarta – Police have arrested both a leader of the ethnic Dayaks who killed more than 500 settlers on Borneo island this year, and the commander…
Vaudine England, Jakarta – The pillaging of the nation's forests has increased dramatically since the fall of former president Suharto and within…
Vaudine England – The survival of several animals key to global biodiversity – the Sumatran tiger, the Asian elephant and the orang-utan – have…
[Despite a legacy of organized crime, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has said that freeing Jakarta of thugs is "easy." Researcher Tim Lindsey,…
Jakarta – Despite a massive crackdown against hoodlums by the city administration, thugs are still operating freely in a number of markets in the…
Jakarta – An anti-communist group in Indonesia has said it will stage vigilante-style raids on book stores in the capital on May 20 to rid them of…
May 4, 2001
Tomi Soetjipto, Jakarta – As Indonesia's politics descends deeper into gloom, Indonesia's tarnished military is repolishing its image and trying…
May 3, 2001
Jakarta – The Catholic church in Indonesia on Thursday disassociated itself from a separatist group in the violence-torn Maluku islands.
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Jakarta – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Al-Hilal Hamdi revealed on Wednesday that some 80,000 Indonesian laborers overseas have little…
Bagus Kurniawan/FW, Yogyakarta – Students from various universities across the ancient royal city of Yogyakarta took their action to the street to…
Jakarta – The Gramedia bookstore here has withdrawn from its shelves all books related to communism, socialism, Marxism and Leninism including the…
Jakarta – In the reform era where journalists have more freedom to write, they apparently face violence and intimidation, mostly from the public,…
May 2, 2001
Pip Hinman – The International Monetary Fund is tightening the screws on President Abdurrahman Wahid to deliver on austerity measures in return…
Jakarta – An increasing number of Indonesian migrant workers find themselves in grim circumstances these days due to unjust salary reductions,…
Jakarta – Labor rallies held in several major cities to commemorate World Labor Day were predominantly marred by vandalism and clashes between…
Jakarta – Indonesian workers took the opportunity of Labor Day on Tuesday to hold rallies and voice their demand for better pay and working…
Max Lane – Between 100,000 to 500,000 supporters of President Abdurrahman Wahid are expected to gather in Jakarta for a mass prayer meeting on…
Jakarta – A list of the declared wealth of 77 officials and legislators issued by the State Officials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) here on…
Jakarta – Police shot four people and detained another seven following a riot that broke out in Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Monday…
May 1, 2001
Jakarta – Thousands of people braved heavy rain on Monday as they marched through the city's thoroughfares in a display of support for President…
Shoeb Kagda, Jakarta – Indonesia's Parliament yesterday issued a second censure against embattled President Abdurrahman Wahid, raising the…
Manado, North Sulawesi – Environmentalists said here over the weekend that the submarine tailing disposal (STD) used as a waste disposal system by…
Djoko Tjiptono/HD, Jakarta – Around on thousand of Indonesia workers from greater Jakarta marched to flood at the Monas National Monument square…
Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – As Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri's legislators lobbed their strongest shot yet against President Abdurrahman…
April 30, 2001
Seth Mydans, Jakarta – April 30 – Legislators today overwhelmingly censured President Abdurrahman Wahid for corruption and incompetence, setting…
April 28, 2001
Lukmanul Hakim/Hendra & HY Detik, Jakarta – The shooting of Tempo weekly magazine journalist, Rudi P. Singgih has been condemned…
Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Several Muslim groups, such as the militant Laskar Jihad and the extremist Muslim Brotherhood, have threatened to take…
Lindsay Murdoch, Jakarta – As Abdurrahman Wahid prepares to face a second parliamentary censure of his presidency on Monday, concern is growing in…
Achmad Sukarsono, Jakarta – Embattled President Abdurrahman Wahid, staring down the barrel of impeachment, has asked Indonesia for forgiveness but…
Bagus Kurniawan/Hendra & HY, Jakarta – Around 60 students under the Student and Youth Alliances of Yogyakarta (APMY) staged a demonstration at…
April 27, 2001
Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Mr Abdurrahman Wahid's supporters have one vital weapon up their sleeves – a semi-mystical resistance to bullets,…
April 26, 2001
Robert Go, Jakarta – An IMF review team slipped out of Jakarta late Tuesday night without resolving its stalled US$5-billion bailout programme…
Robert Go, Jakarta – The Indonesian government appears keen to show that there is little "legal certainty" for foreign investors in the country,…
Sadanand Dhume, Yogyakarta, Bandung and Jakarta – At first glance, there's nothing extraordinary about the small religious school outside…
By Susan Sim, Jakarta – Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri is not fully convinced that Parliament has sound constitutional reasons to impeach…
Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Jaded residents here are going about their business as usual despite the looming threat of unrest as politicians and…
April 25, 2001
Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – Indonesia is in a mess. The rupiah is sliding, the economy is in a rut and more violence is forecast. For the ordinary…
Jakarta – A flag of the separatist South Maluku Republic (RMS) was Wednesday briefly flown in Ambon the capital of Indonesia's Maluku province…
Vaudine England, Jogyakarta – Hundreds of people are signing up for membership of a new anti-communist front at the head office of the Golkar…
Jakarta – Indonesia received a symbolic boost of confidence from donor countries yesterday, but was told in clear terms that further funds will be…
Jakarta – Up to US$300 million of mining investments in Indonesia are caught in legal limbo because of a new ban on mining in…
April 24, 2001
Marianne Kearney, Pangkalanbun – Indonesia's new Forestry Minister, Mr Marzuki Usman, said after touring forests in Kalimantan that he was shocked…
Shinta M Sinaga/Fitri & HY, Jakarta – Around six thousands workers are set to march along the streets of Jakarta to celebrate May Day –…
April 23, 2001
Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – According to the official data, Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri is 17 times wealthier than President Abdurrahman…
Jakarta – Experts see the announcement of public servants' wealth as a good start in fighting corruption, but say it will take time before any…
Jakarta – The chairman of the former ruling Golkar Party, Akbar Tandjung, said on Sunday that Indonesia would get a lot better when…




