Gus Dur was known for his way with words and his love of jokes. Some of his memorable quotes include:

Although a scion of a respected East Java family of Islamic ulemas and educators, Abdurrahman Wahid forged his name as an ardent proponent of religious tolerance and moderate politics.

Emmy Fitri – Get a real person in the lead. That advice, often given to young journalists just starting out in the industry, is as true as ever.

Ade Mardiyati – Augustin Sibarani, born in 1925 in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, had a reputation for being the most brilliant cartoonist in the country in his day.

President Jose Ramos-Horta On East Timor, genocide, & why President Clinton is "One of my favorite politicians in the world"

Jakarta – Thousands flocked to the late artist W.S.

Noted poet and playwright Willibrordus Surendra Broto Rendra, more popularly known as WS Rendra or "the Peacock," died at around 10 p.m.

Lisa Siregar – Friends and family gathered for the funeral of poet WS Rendra on Friday, with prayers at Jami Nurul Yaqin Mosque in Depok.

Bramantyo Prijosusilo – Poet, writer, dramatist, cultural activist and theater director, WS Rendra, died on Thursday night, approaching the age of 74, after battling heart and kidney pr

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Jakarta – Seputar Indonesia has named President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono the winner of the "People of the Year" award in politics.

Tom Allard, Indonesia – Ali Alatas was remembered yesterday as a consummate diplomat and fierce patriot who fought hard for Indonesia's interests, whether acting for the dictatorship of

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – Harry A.

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A tale of East Timor's struggle for independence through the eyes of child resistance fighter - Naldo Rei.

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Thousands of people gathered at Dharmaloka heroes cemetery in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday to pay their last respects to Abilio Jose Osorio Soares, t

Seattle – Daniel Lev, a leading Indonesia scholar and longtime University of Washington professor, died Saturday following a battle with lung cancer. He was 72.

Michael Vatikiotis, Singapore – Pramoedya Ananta Toer, who died in Jakarta on Sunday at the age of 81, never won the Nobel Prize for Literature that he was nominated for more than once

Jakarta – Acclaimed author Pramoedya Ananta Toer spent much of his life alone, in his solitary art, his years of imprisonment and also as an unyielding voice proclaiming what made the a

Michael Vatikiotis – I first met Pramoedya Ananta Toer when he was still restricted to a small house in a Jakarta suburb in the dying days of the Suharto regime that had first jailed hi

Shawn Donnan – In recent years, the Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer, who died yesterday at age 81, came to be known as a chain-smoking curmudgeon and consistent critic of the co

Jane Perlez, Jakarta – Pramoedya Ananta Toer, who chronicledd Indonesia's battle for independence against the Dutch in a quartet of sharply drawn novels composed in prison, died Sunday

Jakarta – Indonesia's most celebrated novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer has died at the age of 81, his family said.

Jakarta – Former home affairs minister Rudini, who died Saturday at age 76, was known as a rare New Order politician of integrity, evident in his willingness to speak out about bureaucr

Jakarta – The cafe looks no different from any other eatery, except that it serves as a meeting place for emerging artists and intellectuals.

He was a rebel, a guerrilla leader, the symbol of his country. She was A foreigner, a teacher, a spy. They fell in love though they'd never met.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Tabanan/Bali – Indonesia is mourning the passing of yet another prominent artist.

A. Junaidi, Jakarta – Semsar Siahaan was a powerful artist who revealed the complexities and injustices of society with a clear eye.

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Evi Mariani, Jakarta – "I don't know what to say," novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer, overwhelmed by the moment, finally uttered at his 80th birthday party with family and friends on Sunda

President Susilo retired from active military service in 1999, but deep in his heart he remains a true soldier.

Ibnu Mat Noor, Banda Aceh – The death of Munir has shocked activists and leaders in the nation's capital, as well as many Achenese, whose rights he fought for.

David Jenkins – General Benny Moerdani, who has died in Jakarta at the age of 71, was a special forces officer who went on to become the head of Indonesia's widely feared intelligence s

Sidney Jones, Singapore – When I think of the people who had the most impact in bringing about a democratic Indonesia, Munir would be up there near the top.

Tiarma Siboro and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Condolences poured in on Wednesday for the family and relatives of top human rights campaigner Munir who died on board a Garuda flight

Jakarta – General Andi Muhammad Jusuf, a former Indonesian army chief who played a pivotal role in the rise to power of former dictator Suharto nearly four decades ago, has died.

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Another former military chief, Gen. (ret) Andi Mohamad Jusuf, died on Wednesday, just a week after the death of Gen.(ret) L. Benny Moerdani on Aug. 29.

Munir's life and career exemplify that of a man who answers his calling to the end.

Irwan Firdaus, Jakarta – General Andi Muhammad Jusuf, a former Indonesian army chief who played a pivotal role in the rise to power of former dictator Suharto (news – web sites) nearly

The death of Indonesia's most outstanding human rights activist, Munir, while still in the prime of life, is a profound loss to the NGO community, civil society and the people of Indone

Munir, one of Indonesia's most respected and courageous – yet also most humble – human rights activists, passed away Tuesday (7/9/04), apparently due to cirrhosis of the liver, while on

In the early hours of Sunday, one of the most feared, yet respected sons of the nation left us. Gen.

Tiarma Siboro – A true intelligence officer to the end, L.B.

Shawn Donnan – Leonardus Benyamin "Benny" Murdani, who died yesterday, was the architect of Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor and from 1983 to 1993 served as first the head of the

David Kennedy, Jakarta – When Kirsty Sword Gusmao stepped off the plane from Dili this week to launch her autobiography in Jakarta, she must have given a little smile.

It's hard enough being the mother of two young boys let alone the Mother of the Nation.

Toni Somes – It is an arduous task being "mother of the nation" when you are also the mother of two small boys, but Kirsty Sword Gusmao has never been one to sidestep challenges.

By anyone's standards, it's been a long day. The flight to Australia, the burden of intermittent media commitments, the trip to Sydney's Taronga Zoo with two screaming toddlers.

Abdurrahman Wahid was president of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001.

Audrey Young – Jose Ramos-Horta, East Timor's Foreign Minister, is everything his country is not: highly educated, sophisticated and stylish.

[Kirsty Sword was a resistance fighter who became the First Lady. Now comes the hard part. Susan Wyndham profiles the wife of the East Timorese leader.]