Inquiry says Indonesia largely to blame for 1999 violence in East ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 2008-07-11 18:28:17
AP DILI, East Timor: Indonesia carried out crimes against humanity during East Timor's 1999 break for independence and should apologize to its tiny neighbor ...Continue.
Candidates backed by PDI-P lead in Maluku
2008-07-10 12:45:34
The pair of Karel Albert Ralahalu and Said Assegaf were in the early lead in vote counting for the Maluku gubernatorial elections on Wednesday.Continue.
Indonesian Islamist party eyes polls and presidency
Reuters 2008-07-10 14:33:29
JAKARTA - A small, influential Islamist party in Indonesia is alarming moderates who fear this secular but predominantly Muslim country may head for wider use of sharia law and become less t... Continue.
Indonesia, Timor violence probe will not name names
AlertNet 2008-07-09 19:00:54
rights groups have said they will push for a trial of retired Indonesian military chief, Wiranto, under universal jurisdiction after the report is submitted. Continue.
Possible new evidence in Munir case
The Jakarta Post Wed, 07/09/2008 10:48 AM
A missing letter connecting the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) to the murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib may reappear as evidence against former BIN officer Muchdi Purwoprandjono. Continue.
Indonesia: President responsible for rise of radical Islam, says think-tank
Adnkronos 2008-07-08 12:31:23 Continue.
Despite internal reform, police force still 'lacks credibility'
2008-07-07 15:37:33 Continue.
Uncovered graft cases involving MPs only "top of iceberg": lawmaker
2008-07-05 07:02:38
The graft cases involving a number of legislators uncovered by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are only "the top of an ice-berg", a House of Representatives (DPR) member said.
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KPK told to look into regional graft
2008-07-05 13:33:29
JAKARTA: reports of the graft cases from residents of Banten, Gorontalo, Maluku and East Java,
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Indonesia: Ex-general's arrest an attack on Islam, says Djafar Umar Thalib
Adnkronos 2008-07-04 00:46:48
Indonesia: Ex-general's arrest an attack on Islam, says Muslim militia leader (AKI) - The leader of an Islamic militia in Indonesia has said that the recent arrest of Muchdi Purwopranjono, a former general and high-level member of the Indonesian intelligence services, was politically motivated and part of an attempt to strike at pro-Islamic groups in the military. In an interview ...
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Expect more Islamist terror in Indonesia
2008-07-03 08:59:23
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Indonesia: Ex-secret services chief Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono 'endorsed activist's murder'
Adnkronos 2008-07-02 23:10:03
The former head of Indonesia's secret services supported the plan to kill the prominent Indonesian human rights activist, Munir Said Thalib. This was confirmed by Soeripto, the vice-president of a parliamentary commission that deals with human rights, in an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI). He said ...
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Indonesia anti-terrorism unit nets suspects in raid
Straits Times 2008-07-02 16:30:24
JAKARTA - INDONESIA'S anti-terrorism police unit has found assembled bombs and detained suspects during a raid on a house in Palembang in South Sumatra province, the national police spokesman said on Wednesday.Continue.
National Police still perceived as corrupt and violent
Wed, 07/02/2008 10:52 AM
Indonesia police celebrations marred by torture claims
2008-07-02 00:47:01
Indonesia's police force has marked its 62nd birthday, but few were celebrating across the vast archipelago where torture in police cells is accepted as routine, human rights activists said. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono avoided the open issue of
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BIN has become "political player": nat`l rights watchdog
2008-06-30 20:44:04
By its public statements about the recent demonstrations against the government`s policy to raise fuel oil prices, the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has become a "political player," a spokesman for Indonesia`s human rights watchdog said.
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Hundreds of billions of rupiah needed to develop Southwest Maluku
2008-06-30 22:21:39
A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit Saumlaki, Maluku province, at about 14:47 Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB) on Monday. Read
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Readers' Comments Indonesia irate over Balibo five film
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 2008-06-30 22:56:17
THE PRODUCER of a new political thriller about five Australia-based newsmen killed in East Timor in 1975 says the film will tell the truth about their ...
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NZ police back from workshops in Maluku and Banda Aceh
Radio New Zealand, New Zealand - 2008-06-30 06:32:23
New Zealand police officers have returned from Maluku and Banda Aceh after teaching their counterparts about non-lethal law enforcement. Community policing workshops ...
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Aussie film should 'include Indonesia's point of view': official
2008-06-28 01:56:41
JAKARTA - A NEW Australian film on the alleged killing of five foreign journalists by Indonesian troops in East Timor should include Indonesia's point of view, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. The film Balibo, which is being shot in theContinue.
Ramos Horta passes on UN rights post
2008-06-27 13:23:31
EAST TIMOR president Jose Ramos Horta has decided not to seek the position of UN Commissioner for Human Rights.
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East Timor President accepts top UN human rights job
Thursday, June 26, 2008 01:41 PM
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Corruption drama in Indonesian court
The Age, Australia 2008-06-26 06:44:47
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Indonesia 'complacent' about terrorists
The Age, Australia - June 25, 2008 - 1:59PM
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Poll: Majority of Indonesians support establishing Islamic law
2008-06-24 14:43:08
A majority of Indonesians questioned in a national survey support establishing Islamic law, but fewer than half want stern measures such as cutting off the hands of thieves or
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MPs want other BIN leaders summoned
2008-06-23 13:08:14
Lawmakers are putting pressure on the National Police to summon ex-top intelligence officers in a bid to find the masterminds of the murder of human rights campaigner Munir Said Thalib.
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Indonesian arrest could spell end to military immunity
ABC International Radio Australia 2008-06-21 08:57:25
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Indonesia's former Kopassus head charged over activist death
Radio Australia, Australia - 2008-06-20 17:17:38
A former head of Indonesia's Kopassus special forces has been charged with the pre-meditated murder of a prominent human rights activist. ...
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Indonesia Loses Its Way
Washington Post, United States - 2008-06-20 01:20:16
Pancasila is the embodiment of Indonesia's basic pluralism, the philosophical glue that binds together Indonesia's diverse populations. ...
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Indonesian police arrest former top intelligence official over activist murder
the International Herald Tribune 2008-06-20 04:30:24
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian police arrested a former top official in the intelligence agency Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in the mid-air poisoning death of a top human rights activist in 2004. The announcement is a major break in the probe
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Advocacy groups urge Indonesia to join International Criminal Court
AP 2008-06-19 15:14:16
A coalition of legal advocacy groups urged Indonesia Thursday to honor a promise to join the International Criminal Court by 2009. The world's first permanent war crimes tribunal, based in The Hague, Netherlands, has the backing of more than 100
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Indonesia graft body in spotlight
Aljazeera.net 2008-06-19 16:01:40
Indonesia's corruption watchdog has itself become embroiled in a bribery scandal with half of the top prosecutors in the attorney-general's department under investigation.
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Indonesia Supreme Court Under Corruption Probe - Report
Nasdaq 2008-06-18 12:42:54
JAKARTA (AFP)--Indonesia's Supreme Court has become the latest institution to come under the spotlight of the country's aggressive anti-corruption drive, a report said Wednesday.
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Indonesia under fire over ETimor report delay
AFP 2008-06-18 02:17:49
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia refused Tuesday to give a date for the publication of a Truth Commission report on rights abuses during East Timor's 1999 independence vote, despite growing criticism of the delay. The Indonesia-East Timor Commission of Truth
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Risk of religious strife in Indonesia
Reuters.co.uk 2008-06-17 03:04:18
JAKARTA (Reuters) - There is a growing risk of conflict between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia's Papua, partly fuelled by migration and a growth in fundamentalism, International Crisis Group said in a report on Monday.
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Indonesia: Communal Tensions in Papua
International Crisis Group - Asia Report N°154
Jakarta/Brussels, 16 June 2008
Police more dedicated than govt in solving murder: Widow
The Jakarta Post | Mon, 06/16/2008 10:03 AM
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Review: State terrorism and political identity in Indonesia
Inside Indonesia 2008-06-15 22:58:18
State Terrorism and Political Identity in Indonesia: Fatally Belonging is a challenging read. This is not to imply that the book is impenetrable. ...
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Religious freedom
Manila Times, Philippines -2008-06-15 04:30:42
Members of the Nadhlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia?s largest Muslim organization, took part in the rally together with Christians and Ahmadiyah followers. ...
ETAN Protests Promotion of New Indonesian Special Forces Commander
2008-06-14 17:44:55
The New York based, East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today said the promotion of Brigadier General Pramono Edhie Wibowo to chief of Kopassus, Indonesia?s notorious Special Forces unit, the latest example of Indonesia?s failure to deal
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Indonesia is still a tough political test
The Age June 14, 2008
Damien Kingsbury
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"The International Criminal Court: Success or Failure?"
Nick Grono, openDemocracy, 9 June 2008
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5481&l=1
HUMAN RIGHTS: BROKEN PROMISES
IPS MAY 2008
Column by Irene Khan
Amnesty International Report 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAJ6iu0UNoY
Former UN human rights chief debates with MEPs
Human rights - 10-06-2008 - 17:38
Human rights need to be at the centre of globalisation - this was the message former UN high Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson brought to parliament on Monday. Promoting her Ethical Globalisation initiative she told Members of the human rights sub-committee that it was important the poorest thought of human rights as a "birthright". Ms Robinson also stressed the need both for accountability and capacity building.
Corruption still rampant in Indonesia: Report
2008-06-13 13:02:46
Despite tougher measures to combat graft, Indonesia remains at the top of the corruption index in the East Asia region, the latest UN Development Program report says.
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS OUTCOME OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW ON REPORTS ON INDONESIA, UNITED KINGDOM, INDIA AND BRAZIL
2008-06-13 03:31:30
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review on the reports on Indonesia, the United Kingdom, India and Brazil. Concluding the consideration of the outcome on the report on Indonesia,
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Rudd begins tour of Indonesia
Perth Now - June 13, 2008 05:13am
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd begins a two-day visit to Indonesia today, with security and climate change likely to dominate the agenda.
Does Rudd's vision change Australian policy on RI?
Jakarta Post 2008-06-13 00:13:21
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Indonesia Less Tolerant of Minorities, Say Faith Leaders
The Christian Post Thu, Jun. 12 2008 02:49 PM ET
SBY's in-law named Kopassus chief
The Jakarta Post Thu, 06/12/2008 10:18 AM
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Malnutrition kills many children in eastern Indonesia
2008-06-12 15:03:20
Jakarta - Poverty-triggered malnutrition has killed at least 21 children this year and more than 100 others were hospitalized in an eastern Indonesian province, a local media report said Thursday. Eas...
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Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 11 7:13 AM
SENIOR Indonesian political leaders are looking to Kevin Rudd to restore the warmth in bilateral relations felt under the previous Labor prime ministers Gough Whitlam and Paul Keating.
Support to Promoting Pluralism In Indonesia
2008-06-11 05:31:33
Norway is supporting Alliansi Nasional Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (ANBTI) in 'Promoting Pluralism and Women's Human Rights in Indonesia'. The goal of the project is to make use of and create opportunities for building a truly gender sensitive pluralistic
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Indonesia still reeling from ‘Suharto effect’
Gulf Times - Tuesday, 10 June, 2008, 02:05 AM Doha Time
Scandals bring the House into disrepute
2008-06-09 12:09:21
The House of Representatives has come under public scrutiny and derision for a series of scandals involving lawmakers, ranging from corruption to sexual harassment.
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Indonesia acts vs radicals but intolerance remains--analysts
June 8, 2008
JAKARTA--A police crackdown dealt a blow to Islamist extremists in Indonesia last week but the government's headaches with political Islam are only going to increase ahead of elections next year, analysts say. Normally cautious President Susilo Bambang
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Orphanages are booming in Indonesia
The Straits Times June 7, 2008
ON THEIR OWN: Street children attending a makeshift school in a slum area in Jakarta. -- PHOTO: REUTERS JAKARTA - MORE orphanages have been built in Indonesia over the past decade as persistent poverty forces more parents to turn to them to help feed and
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Golkar upset with SBY's democracy
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Frustrated with a series of regional election defeats, the Golkar Party faction on Friday threatened to withdraw its political support of the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration.
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Eastern Indonesia still prone to food insecurity: Official
June 06, 2008
'The infrastructure problem in eastern Indonesia will hamper the capacity for food distribution to areas stricken by a lack of access to staple foods,' Iskandar Andi Nuhung, an expert at the Minister of Agriculture, said in a seminar Thursday. Of the 35
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Comment: Battle for pluralism? - Farish A Noor
Daily Times Friday, June 06, 2008
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Indonesia in a Bind?
CNBC 2008-06-05 13:25:00
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Jakarta fails to reduce graft
2008-06-04 04:47:23
INDONESIA'S Finance Minister has apologised for 'failing to live up to the people's expectations' after raids on customs offices in recent days netted 500million rupiah (,760) in cash bribes, including money stuffed down officials' socks. Sri Mulyani
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International Coalition Urges UN to Take Active Role Promoting Justice for East Timorese
2008-06-03 20:13:03
For Immediate Release Contact: John M. Miller (ETAN), New York +1/917-690-4391; [email protected] In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, an international coalition of more than 90 human rights and other organizations urged the UN and the
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Jakarta on the verge of a civil war as moderate and radical Muslims battle it out
2008-06-03 22:26:35
Jakarta The spark that set off the whole chain of events was an attack with sticks and stones by activists from the FPI, Indonesias best known radical Islamic group, against hundred of members of the National Alliance for Religious Freedom (Aliansi
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Indonesia's population increasing by 3 mln yearly - Xinhua
2008-06-03 23:24:12
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Indonesian carrier Garuda hopes for EU ban to be lifted
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
The EU ban upon all Indonesian carriers is hopefully over, as Indonesian flag carrier Garuda recently passed an international safety audit. The company president, Emirsyah Satar, said that the Opera...
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Jakarta: Indonesia braces for high tides
2008-06-01 00:22:58
INDONESIA'S capital is preparing sand bags to shore up flood defences ahead of unusually high tides that are expected to hit the city from early next week, officials said. 'There will be several areas that could be affected by extreme tides, particularly
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Police, military in wildlife trade: Conservationists
2008-05-31 13:20:17
Non-governmental organizations have accused the police and military of systematic involvement in illegal trading of endangered species in northern Sumatra.
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Indonesia: Music recalls life of murdered activist
Adnkronos 2008-05-30
Indonesia: Music recalls life of murdered activist (AKI) - A group of Indonesians has recorded an album of music dedicated to the life of murdered human rights activist Munir Said Thalib. "Music is a medium which attracts people. Our objective is to make Munir's story known to people and to raise support for our fight for justice," Andhy Panca, from Solidarity Action of Munir, told ...
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Indonesia's poor crippled by soaring fuel prices
ABC News 2008-05-30 11:09:59
Millions of Indonesians are struggling to get by on less than $2 a day as fuel prices soar.
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World Bank warns tidal flood may engulf Jakarta next week
International Herald Tribune 2008-05-30 11:09:59
JAKARTA, Indonesia: The World Bank has warned that an exceptionally high tide could inundate the Indonesian capital next week, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and cutting off a major highway. The situation ? exacerbated by global
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Policy to put TNI out of business in on the way
2008-05-29 13:26:04
A policy to guide the government in taking over military businesses will be completed by September, according to the national team responsible for the report.
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Uncovering Indonesia's hidden shame
2008-05-29 07:24:38
By Aubrey Belford, Agence France-Presse SRUWEN BOYOLALI, Indonesia: In the bloody history of the 20th century, the killing fields scattered through the lush greenery of Indonesia's islands are a rarely mentioned footnote. In clumps of one or two or even
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Fueling Indonesia
Wall Street Journal 2008-05-27 12:19:42
Rising gas prices are a political headache everywhere, but especially in Indonesia. Fuel costs helped topple Suharto in 1998, and street protests erupted ...
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Is Indonesia Slipping Back from its Historic Tolerance?
Asia Sentinel
26 May 2008 Jennie S. Bev
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the reformasi movement in Indonesia. Begun with the shootings of four Trisakti University students in Jakarta, ...
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TNI territorial function to stay despite decade of reform: Sjafrie
2008-05-26 14:01:53
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Indonesia needs second edition of Reformation Movement
Antara 2008-05-25 01:03:40
The reform movement which resulted in the ouster of authoritarian President Soeharto after ruling this world largest archipelagic country for 32 years had been facing away, as the political elite in the country failed to implement it thoroughly. Read
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Five former US Ambassadors to RI to talk about Soeharto
2008-05-25 13:30:19
Five former US ambassadors to Indonesia are to take part in a panel discussion on various aspects of former President Soeharto`s regime here on Friday (Saturday in Indonesia).
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Indonesia marks a decade since fall of Suharto
2008-05-24 01:34:35
Listen: More Indonesia Stories: Ten years ago Indonesia's late President Suharto stepped down after 32 years in power. That provided the backdrop for three days of rioting that left one thousand Indonesians dead and brought the New Order regime to its
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Indonesia's Road Towards Democracy - Ten Years On
Radio Singapore International
May 24, 2008
In Perspective this week with me ? Melanie Yip, a look at Indonesia?s democratic reforms one decade after the late President Suharto?s fall from power.
Continue...UNEP report: Warmer world may mean less fish
02/24/08 09:13
Climate change is emerging as the latest threat to the world`s dwindling fish stocks a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) suggests.
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Growing fuel price protests meet repression
GLW 23 May 2008
Waves of protests against the national governments plan to raise fuel price are intensifying. They have spread to and involved almost all popular sectors (workers, students, peasants and the urban po...
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Ten years on, Indonesia activists disillusioned
Khaleej Times Online (Reuters) 20 May 2008
JAKARTA - Indonesian student activists dreamed of far reaching political reforms after helping topple the often brutal rule of President Suharto, but ten years on, many feel their hopes have been dashed.
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Indonesia searching for direction
The Australian
Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta | May 19, 2008
US historian Benedict Anderson, the godfather of modern Indonesian studies, famously banished by Suharto for adroitly questioning the founding myths of the strongman's rule, wrote in a scathing obituary that "cynics joke that there used to be one big Suharto; now there are hundreds of little ones".
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International Herald Tribune, France - 2008-07-11 18:28:17
AP DILI, East Timor: Indonesia carried out crimes against humanity during East Timor's 1999 break for independence and should apologize to its tiny neighbor ...Continue.
Candidates backed by PDI-P lead in Maluku
2008-07-10 12:45:34
The pair of Karel Albert Ralahalu and Said Assegaf were in the early lead in vote counting for the Maluku gubernatorial elections on Wednesday.Continue.
Indonesian Islamist party eyes polls and presidency
Reuters 2008-07-10 14:33:29
JAKARTA - A small, influential Islamist party in Indonesia is alarming moderates who fear this secular but predominantly Muslim country may head for wider use of sharia law and become less t... Continue.
Indonesia, Timor violence probe will not name names
AlertNet 2008-07-09 19:00:54
rights groups have said they will push for a trial of retired Indonesian military chief, Wiranto, under universal jurisdiction after the report is submitted. Continue.
Possible new evidence in Munir case
The Jakarta Post Wed, 07/09/2008 10:48 AM
A missing letter connecting the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) to the murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib may reappear as evidence against former BIN officer Muchdi Purwoprandjono. Continue.
Indonesia: President responsible for rise of radical Islam, says think-tank
Adnkronos 2008-07-08 12:31:23 Continue.
Despite internal reform, police force still 'lacks credibility'
2008-07-07 15:37:33 Continue.
Uncovered graft cases involving MPs only "top of iceberg": lawmaker
2008-07-05 07:02:38
The graft cases involving a number of legislators uncovered by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are only "the top of an ice-berg", a House of Representatives (DPR) member said.
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KPK told to look into regional graft
2008-07-05 13:33:29
JAKARTA: reports of the graft cases from residents of Banten, Gorontalo, Maluku and East Java,
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Indonesia: Ex-general's arrest an attack on Islam, says Djafar Umar Thalib
Adnkronos 2008-07-04 00:46:48
Indonesia: Ex-general's arrest an attack on Islam, says Muslim militia leader (AKI) - The leader of an Islamic militia in Indonesia has said that the recent arrest of Muchdi Purwopranjono, a former general and high-level member of the Indonesian intelligence services, was politically motivated and part of an attempt to strike at pro-Islamic groups in the military. In an interview ...
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Expect more Islamist terror in Indonesia
2008-07-03 08:59:23
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Indonesia: Ex-secret services chief Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono 'endorsed activist's murder'
Adnkronos 2008-07-02 23:10:03
The former head of Indonesia's secret services supported the plan to kill the prominent Indonesian human rights activist, Munir Said Thalib. This was confirmed by Soeripto, the vice-president of a parliamentary commission that deals with human rights, in an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI). He said ...
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Indonesia anti-terrorism unit nets suspects in raid
Straits Times 2008-07-02 16:30:24
JAKARTA - INDONESIA'S anti-terrorism police unit has found assembled bombs and detained suspects during a raid on a house in Palembang in South Sumatra province, the national police spokesman said on Wednesday.Continue.
National Police still perceived as corrupt and violent
Wed, 07/02/2008 10:52 AM
Indonesia police celebrations marred by torture claims
2008-07-02 00:47:01
Indonesia's police force has marked its 62nd birthday, but few were celebrating across the vast archipelago where torture in police cells is accepted as routine, human rights activists said. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono avoided the open issue of
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BIN has become "political player": nat`l rights watchdog
2008-06-30 20:44:04
By its public statements about the recent demonstrations against the government`s policy to raise fuel oil prices, the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has become a "political player," a spokesman for Indonesia`s human rights watchdog said.
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Hundreds of billions of rupiah needed to develop Southwest Maluku
2008-06-30 22:21:39
A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit Saumlaki, Maluku province, at about 14:47 Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB) on Monday. Read
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Readers' Comments Indonesia irate over Balibo five film
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 2008-06-30 22:56:17
THE PRODUCER of a new political thriller about five Australia-based newsmen killed in East Timor in 1975 says the film will tell the truth about their ...
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NZ police back from workshops in Maluku and Banda Aceh
Radio New Zealand, New Zealand - 2008-06-30 06:32:23
New Zealand police officers have returned from Maluku and Banda Aceh after teaching their counterparts about non-lethal law enforcement. Community policing workshops ...
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Aussie film should 'include Indonesia's point of view': official
2008-06-28 01:56:41
JAKARTA - A NEW Australian film on the alleged killing of five foreign journalists by Indonesian troops in East Timor should include Indonesia's point of view, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. The film Balibo, which is being shot in theContinue.
Ramos Horta passes on UN rights post
2008-06-27 13:23:31
EAST TIMOR president Jose Ramos Horta has decided not to seek the position of UN Commissioner for Human Rights.
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East Timor President accepts top UN human rights job
Thursday, June 26, 2008 01:41 PM
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Corruption drama in Indonesian court
The Age, Australia 2008-06-26 06:44:47
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Indonesia 'complacent' about terrorists
The Age, Australia - June 25, 2008 - 1:59PM
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Poll: Majority of Indonesians support establishing Islamic law
2008-06-24 14:43:08
A majority of Indonesians questioned in a national survey support establishing Islamic law, but fewer than half want stern measures such as cutting off the hands of thieves or
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MPs want other BIN leaders summoned
2008-06-23 13:08:14
Lawmakers are putting pressure on the National Police to summon ex-top intelligence officers in a bid to find the masterminds of the murder of human rights campaigner Munir Said Thalib.
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Indonesian arrest could spell end to military immunity
ABC International Radio Australia 2008-06-21 08:57:25
Listen:
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Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speakers: Usman Hamid, Coordinator of the Human rights group Kontras in Jakarta; Damian Kinsbury, Deakin University
Indonesia's former Kopassus head charged over activist death
Radio Australia, Australia - 2008-06-20 17:17:38
A former head of Indonesia's Kopassus special forces has been charged with the pre-meditated murder of a prominent human rights activist. ...
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Indonesia Loses Its Way
Washington Post, United States - 2008-06-20 01:20:16
Pancasila is the embodiment of Indonesia's basic pluralism, the philosophical glue that binds together Indonesia's diverse populations. ...
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Indonesian police arrest former top intelligence official over activist murder
the International Herald Tribune 2008-06-20 04:30:24
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian police arrested a former top official in the intelligence agency Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in the mid-air poisoning death of a top human rights activist in 2004. The announcement is a major break in the probe
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Advocacy groups urge Indonesia to join International Criminal Court
AP 2008-06-19 15:14:16
A coalition of legal advocacy groups urged Indonesia Thursday to honor a promise to join the International Criminal Court by 2009. The world's first permanent war crimes tribunal, based in The Hague, Netherlands, has the backing of more than 100
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Indonesia graft body in spotlight
Aljazeera.net 2008-06-19 16:01:40
Indonesia's corruption watchdog has itself become embroiled in a bribery scandal with half of the top prosecutors in the attorney-general's department under investigation.
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Indonesia Supreme Court Under Corruption Probe - Report
Nasdaq 2008-06-18 12:42:54
JAKARTA (AFP)--Indonesia's Supreme Court has become the latest institution to come under the spotlight of the country's aggressive anti-corruption drive, a report said Wednesday.
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Indonesia under fire over ETimor report delay
AFP 2008-06-18 02:17:49
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia refused Tuesday to give a date for the publication of a Truth Commission report on rights abuses during East Timor's 1999 independence vote, despite growing criticism of the delay. The Indonesia-East Timor Commission of Truth
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Risk of religious strife in Indonesia
Reuters.co.uk 2008-06-17 03:04:18
JAKARTA (Reuters) - There is a growing risk of conflict between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia's Papua, partly fuelled by migration and a growth in fundamentalism, International Crisis Group said in a report on Monday.
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Indonesia: Communal Tensions in Papua
International Crisis Group - Asia Report N°154
Jakarta/Brussels, 16 June 2008
Police more dedicated than govt in solving murder: Widow
The Jakarta Post | Mon, 06/16/2008 10:03 AM
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Review: State terrorism and political identity in Indonesia
Inside Indonesia 2008-06-15 22:58:18
State Terrorism and Political Identity in Indonesia: Fatally Belonging is a challenging read. This is not to imply that the book is impenetrable. ...
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Religious freedom
Manila Times, Philippines -2008-06-15 04:30:42
Members of the Nadhlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia?s largest Muslim organization, took part in the rally together with Christians and Ahmadiyah followers. ...
ETAN Protests Promotion of New Indonesian Special Forces Commander
2008-06-14 17:44:55
The New York based, East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) today said the promotion of Brigadier General Pramono Edhie Wibowo to chief of Kopassus, Indonesia?s notorious Special Forces unit, the latest example of Indonesia?s failure to deal
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Indonesia is still a tough political test
The Age June 14, 2008
Damien Kingsbury
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"The International Criminal Court: Success or Failure?"
Nick Grono, openDemocracy, 9 June 2008
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HUMAN RIGHTS: BROKEN PROMISES
IPS MAY 2008
Column by Irene Khan
Amnesty International Report 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAJ6iu0UNoY
Former UN human rights chief debates with MEPs
Human rights - 10-06-2008 - 17:38
Human rights need to be at the centre of globalisation - this was the message former UN high Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson brought to parliament on Monday. Promoting her Ethical Globalisation initiative she told Members of the human rights sub-committee that it was important the poorest thought of human rights as a "birthright". Ms Robinson also stressed the need both for accountability and capacity building.
Corruption still rampant in Indonesia: Report
2008-06-13 13:02:46
Despite tougher measures to combat graft, Indonesia remains at the top of the corruption index in the East Asia region, the latest UN Development Program report says.
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS OUTCOME OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW ON REPORTS ON INDONESIA, UNITED KINGDOM, INDIA AND BRAZIL
2008-06-13 03:31:30
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review on the reports on Indonesia, the United Kingdom, India and Brazil. Concluding the consideration of the outcome on the report on Indonesia,
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Rudd begins tour of Indonesia
Perth Now - June 13, 2008 05:13am
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd begins a two-day visit to Indonesia today, with security and climate change likely to dominate the agenda.
Does Rudd's vision change Australian policy on RI?
Jakarta Post 2008-06-13 00:13:21
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Indonesia Less Tolerant of Minorities, Say Faith Leaders
The Christian Post Thu, Jun. 12 2008 02:49 PM ET
SBY's in-law named Kopassus chief
The Jakarta Post Thu, 06/12/2008 10:18 AM
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Malnutrition kills many children in eastern Indonesia
2008-06-12 15:03:20
Jakarta - Poverty-triggered malnutrition has killed at least 21 children this year and more than 100 others were hospitalized in an eastern Indonesian province, a local media report said Thursday. Eas...
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Sydney Morning Herald - Jun 11 7:13 AM
SENIOR Indonesian political leaders are looking to Kevin Rudd to restore the warmth in bilateral relations felt under the previous Labor prime ministers Gough Whitlam and Paul Keating.
Support to Promoting Pluralism In Indonesia
2008-06-11 05:31:33
Norway is supporting Alliansi Nasional Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (ANBTI) in 'Promoting Pluralism and Women's Human Rights in Indonesia'. The goal of the project is to make use of and create opportunities for building a truly gender sensitive pluralistic
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Indonesia still reeling from ‘Suharto effect’
Gulf Times - Tuesday, 10 June, 2008, 02:05 AM Doha Time
Scandals bring the House into disrepute
2008-06-09 12:09:21
The House of Representatives has come under public scrutiny and derision for a series of scandals involving lawmakers, ranging from corruption to sexual harassment.
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Indonesia acts vs radicals but intolerance remains--analysts
June 8, 2008
JAKARTA--A police crackdown dealt a blow to Islamist extremists in Indonesia last week but the government's headaches with political Islam are only going to increase ahead of elections next year, analysts say. Normally cautious President Susilo Bambang
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Orphanages are booming in Indonesia
The Straits Times June 7, 2008
ON THEIR OWN: Street children attending a makeshift school in a slum area in Jakarta. -- PHOTO: REUTERS JAKARTA - MORE orphanages have been built in Indonesia over the past decade as persistent poverty forces more parents to turn to them to help feed and
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Golkar upset with SBY's democracy
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Frustrated with a series of regional election defeats, the Golkar Party faction on Friday threatened to withdraw its political support of the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono administration.
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Eastern Indonesia still prone to food insecurity: Official
June 06, 2008
'The infrastructure problem in eastern Indonesia will hamper the capacity for food distribution to areas stricken by a lack of access to staple foods,' Iskandar Andi Nuhung, an expert at the Minister of Agriculture, said in a seminar Thursday. Of the 35
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Comment: Battle for pluralism? - Farish A Noor
Daily Times Friday, June 06, 2008
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Indonesia in a Bind?
CNBC 2008-06-05 13:25:00
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Jakarta fails to reduce graft
2008-06-04 04:47:23
INDONESIA'S Finance Minister has apologised for 'failing to live up to the people's expectations' after raids on customs offices in recent days netted 500million rupiah (,760) in cash bribes, including money stuffed down officials' socks. Sri Mulyani
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International Coalition Urges UN to Take Active Role Promoting Justice for East Timorese
2008-06-03 20:13:03
For Immediate Release Contact: John M. Miller (ETAN), New York +1/917-690-4391; [email protected] In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, an international coalition of more than 90 human rights and other organizations urged the UN and the
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Jakarta on the verge of a civil war as moderate and radical Muslims battle it out
2008-06-03 22:26:35
Jakarta The spark that set off the whole chain of events was an attack with sticks and stones by activists from the FPI, Indonesias best known radical Islamic group, against hundred of members of the National Alliance for Religious Freedom (Aliansi
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Indonesia's population increasing by 3 mln yearly - Xinhua
2008-06-03 23:24:12
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Indonesian carrier Garuda hopes for EU ban to be lifted
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
The EU ban upon all Indonesian carriers is hopefully over, as Indonesian flag carrier Garuda recently passed an international safety audit. The company president, Emirsyah Satar, said that the Opera...
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Jakarta: Indonesia braces for high tides
2008-06-01 00:22:58
INDONESIA'S capital is preparing sand bags to shore up flood defences ahead of unusually high tides that are expected to hit the city from early next week, officials said. 'There will be several areas that could be affected by extreme tides, particularly
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Police, military in wildlife trade: Conservationists
2008-05-31 13:20:17
Non-governmental organizations have accused the police and military of systematic involvement in illegal trading of endangered species in northern Sumatra.
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Indonesia: Music recalls life of murdered activist
Adnkronos 2008-05-30
Indonesia: Music recalls life of murdered activist (AKI) - A group of Indonesians has recorded an album of music dedicated to the life of murdered human rights activist Munir Said Thalib. "Music is a medium which attracts people. Our objective is to make Munir's story known to people and to raise support for our fight for justice," Andhy Panca, from Solidarity Action of Munir, told ...
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Indonesia's poor crippled by soaring fuel prices
ABC News 2008-05-30 11:09:59
Millions of Indonesians are struggling to get by on less than $2 a day as fuel prices soar.
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World Bank warns tidal flood may engulf Jakarta next week
International Herald Tribune 2008-05-30 11:09:59
JAKARTA, Indonesia: The World Bank has warned that an exceptionally high tide could inundate the Indonesian capital next week, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes and cutting off a major highway. The situation ? exacerbated by global
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Policy to put TNI out of business in on the way
2008-05-29 13:26:04
A policy to guide the government in taking over military businesses will be completed by September, according to the national team responsible for the report.
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Uncovering Indonesia's hidden shame
2008-05-29 07:24:38
By Aubrey Belford, Agence France-Presse SRUWEN BOYOLALI, Indonesia: In the bloody history of the 20th century, the killing fields scattered through the lush greenery of Indonesia's islands are a rarely mentioned footnote. In clumps of one or two or even
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Fueling Indonesia
Wall Street Journal 2008-05-27 12:19:42
Rising gas prices are a political headache everywhere, but especially in Indonesia. Fuel costs helped topple Suharto in 1998, and street protests erupted ...
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Is Indonesia Slipping Back from its Historic Tolerance?
Asia Sentinel
26 May 2008 Jennie S. Bev
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the reformasi movement in Indonesia. Begun with the shootings of four Trisakti University students in Jakarta, ...
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TNI territorial function to stay despite decade of reform: Sjafrie
2008-05-26 14:01:53
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Indonesia needs second edition of Reformation Movement
Antara 2008-05-25 01:03:40
The reform movement which resulted in the ouster of authoritarian President Soeharto after ruling this world largest archipelagic country for 32 years had been facing away, as the political elite in the country failed to implement it thoroughly. Read
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Five former US Ambassadors to RI to talk about Soeharto
2008-05-25 13:30:19
Five former US ambassadors to Indonesia are to take part in a panel discussion on various aspects of former President Soeharto`s regime here on Friday (Saturday in Indonesia).
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Indonesia marks a decade since fall of Suharto
2008-05-24 01:34:35
Listen: More Indonesia Stories: Ten years ago Indonesia's late President Suharto stepped down after 32 years in power. That provided the backdrop for three days of rioting that left one thousand Indonesians dead and brought the New Order regime to its
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Indonesia's Road Towards Democracy - Ten Years On
Radio Singapore International
May 24, 2008
In Perspective this week with me ? Melanie Yip, a look at Indonesia?s democratic reforms one decade after the late President Suharto?s fall from power.
Continue...UNEP report: Warmer world may mean less fish
02/24/08 09:13
Climate change is emerging as the latest threat to the world`s dwindling fish stocks a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) suggests.
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Growing fuel price protests meet repression
GLW 23 May 2008
Waves of protests against the national governments plan to raise fuel price are intensifying. They have spread to and involved almost all popular sectors (workers, students, peasants and the urban po...
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Ten years on, Indonesia activists disillusioned
Khaleej Times Online (Reuters) 20 May 2008
JAKARTA - Indonesian student activists dreamed of far reaching political reforms after helping topple the often brutal rule of President Suharto, but ten years on, many feel their hopes have been dashed.
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Indonesia searching for direction
The Australian
Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta | May 19, 2008
US historian Benedict Anderson, the godfather of modern Indonesian studies, famously banished by Suharto for adroitly questioning the founding myths of the strongman's rule, wrote in a scathing obituary that "cynics joke that there used to be one big Suharto; now there are hundreds of little ones".
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