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BBC: Wahid - The final act? CNN: Aceh granted autonomy CNN: Wahid stands by emergency threat BBC: Exxon back on stream MSNBC: Wahids heads for showdown BBC: Wahid seeks compromise MSNBC: Mega follows father's footsteps MSNBC: Autonomy for Aceh FEER: Wahid - Blowing in the wind MSNBC: Wahid softens stance MSNBC: Wahid backs off from emergency threat CNN: IMF loan next month? CNN: Wahid may be changing approach NYT: Police stage show of force AFP: MPR ready for snap hearing BBC: Police and troops mount show of force MSNBC: Wahid-Opponents planning coup  MSNBC: Police, Army Show of Force BBC: Fires shroud region in smoke  MSNBC: Wahid-Enforcement key to Emergency  MSNBC: Early impeachment threat  BBC: Armed police defy Wahid MSNBC: tensions ease as police pull back  AFP: Indonesia prepares for snap impeachment MSNBC: Elite police defy arrest order  BW: A chat with Finance Minister Rizal Ramli MSNBC: Crisis deepens BBC: Police feud symbolic of chaos BBC: Wahid orders arrest of police chief MSNBC: Police back their chief FEER: Ginanjar Kartasasmita MSNBC: Wahid orders police chief's arrest WP: Military breaks with past  CNN: Wahid outlines state of emergency plans MSNBC: Military asserts autonomy MSNBC: Wahif reshuffles cabinet again BBC: Sisters fight over Suklarno legacy  TIME: Wahid's dangerous promise CNN: Deaddline set to drop impeachment BBC: wahid issues crisis warning BBC: More violence in Sulawesi  MSNBC: Wahid warns against impeachment CNN: IMF deal seen within a week MSNBS: Wahid keeps up political brinkmanship ABC: Ex police chief rejects Ambassadorship  CNN: Another Wahid warning ABC: Bracing for surge of Chinese tourists ABC: Acting AG vows to resist politcal pressure ABC: Mahfud suspicious about AG death The Age: Death of AG Baharuddin Lopa SMH: AG death a setback for Wahid ABC: AG dies in Saudi Arabia  FEER: Lining up for visas to leave  BBC: Sulawesi violence claims 18 lives BBC: Wahid appoints temporary AG SMH: Wahid eyes snap elections SMH: Wahid sends police chief to Malaysia  CNN: Wahid replaces Attorney General BBC: Wahid accuses MP's of treason TIME: Wahid's dangerous promise Indonesia Vital role in Philippine peace talks? ABC: Wahid meets Philippine President Wahid arrives in Manila AP: Wahid denies firing of military leaders ABC: Wahid threatens state of emergency ABC: Wahid encourages business relations  ABC: Wahid visit-When neighbours meet BBC: Wahid to replace top military brass? MSNBC: Wahid conciliatory The Age: Wahid hints at compromise SMH: Wahid in New Zealand LATimes: Navy storms hijacked oil tanker BBC: US issues new travel warning BBC: Indonesia sacks Bank reformer ABC: Australia Indonesia relationship  CNN: Megawati rejects state of emergency ABC: Australian visit seen as symbolic ABC: President Wahid meets Howard  The Age: Wahid's visit-Friends again BBC: Pirate attacks provoke action call BBC: Military rebuffs Wahid BBC: Indonesia Piracy hotspot MSNBC: Army opposes state of emergency MSNBC: Wahid ready to declare emergency CNN: Wahid states he will retain power CNN: Closer to break IMF deadlock BBC: Wahid reaches out to Australia CNN: Australia Indonesia pledge closer ties ABC: President Wahid in Australia  SMH: Wahid to pursue human rights abusers MSNBC: President arrives in Australia ABC : President Wahid arrives in Canberra SMH Editorial: Welcome Gus Dur SMH: Warm welcome for Wahid SMH: Australia visit raises barely a ripple BBC: Plane fault delays Australia visit SMH Flight problems forced landing in Darwin SMH: Last hurrah of a fading leader CNN: President threatesn accelerated election MSNBC: President warns of early vote CNN: VP skips cabinet meeting Military see little sign of political compromise SMH: Wahid visit on at last  FEER: Darusman-No method to his action  CNN: Australia prepares for Wahid visit BBC: Students clash over fuel rise MSNBC: Strikes put police on high alert BBC: Soaring prices hit the poor BBC: Labour law sparks clashes  CNN: East-Java Wahid's last hope? MSNBC: Military can't solve Aceh problem MSNBC: Political crisis drags on Wahid to visit Australia June 24  Wahid visit to Australia back on now NYT: Wahid OK's graft probe into critics SMH: Wahid Megawati - Tense relations BBC: Suharto undergoes 2nd surgery NYT: Protests over labor laws Suharto stable after pacemaker surgery Thousands protest against labor laws BBC: Suharto faces new heart operation  BBC: Rise and fall of strongman Suharto  MSNBC: New economics minister CNN: Wahid shakes up cabinet again NEWSWEEK: A military come back Suharto admitted to hospital MSNBC: A pointless reshuffle MSNBC: Economics Team changed SCMP: Suharto named top most wanted  MSNBC: Hints of more firings of ministers MSNBC: Megawati hits back SMH: Megawati delivers another snub MSNBC: Megawati shuns cabinet meeting CNN: Megawati snubs cabinet meeting FEER: Wahid's fight against hope BBC: Millions celebrate Sukarno MSNBC: Sukarno centenary celebrated  CNN: Indonesia marks Sukarno's centenary  Agum Gumelar opposes state of emergency MSNBC: Indonesia remembers Sukarno SMH: Sukarno - Inspired and Divided WP: President might boycott proceedings CNN: Sukarno's Anniversary   CNN: Wahid may shun impeachment hearing NYT: Sukarno's Birthday: Looking to the past SMH: Police show of force CNN: Police chief rebuffs Wahid  The Age: Democracy at the crossroads MSNBC: Lawmakers, Police, rebuff Wahid  MSNBC: Like father, like daughter? BBC: Megawati snub .....  CNN: Loyalty warning to Police Megawati absent from swearing-in ceremony Agum Gumelar handed a poisoned chalice? MSNBC: US quietly trying to avert crisis  MSNBC: Moves to avoid impeachment SMH: Sacking spree by desperate Wahid MSNBC: Details of cabinet reshuffle NYT: Pressure in Jakarta builds .....  NYT: Embattled President reshuffles cabinet  BBC: Indonesia's economic crisis  WP: Military warn President  BBC: Power battle explained  BBC: Indonesia's Power vacuum  Military opposed to emergency status BBC: Wahid manoeuvres to stay in power  Police chief refuses to quit MSNBC: Details of reshuffle MSNBC: Desperate chief fires aides MSNBC: New security minister close to VP Guardian: Impeachment wagon keeps rolling CNN: Wahid unleashes cabinet reshuffle JP: US, Australia follow crisis anxiously  G15 Summit ends with calls for unity CNN: Military warns against emergency rule CNN Timeline: Wahid in power  MSNBC: Uncertainty reigns CNN: The impeachment process MP's hand nation more months of turmoil WP: Wahid faces removal WP: Photo Gallery LATimes: Lawmakers deal Wahid a blow TIME: Indonesians brace for bloodshed NYT: Parliament votes to start removal G15: Megawati stops role of faithful deputy BBC: Deadline looms for Wahid MSNBC: Bracing for more unrest MSNBC: August 1 Impeachment date set FEER: Endless Transition  CNN: Wahid counting his days ASIAWEEK: Forget Politics, Go Shopping WP: Wahid to face impeachment CNN: Closer to impeachment ASIAWEEK: The End Game Indonesia backs Wahid's impeachment NYT: Parliament passes motion to impeach MPR passes censure motion WP: Majority backs impeachment WP: Parliament seeks impeachment NYT: Unrest on eve of session LA Times: Unrest as parliament looms WP: Riots before impeachment session BBC: Wahid supporters storm parliament BBC: Protests in pictures MSNBC: Protests rage MSNBC: Wahid digs own political grave G-15 Summit MSNBC: Protests rage CNN: Indonesia on the brink  CNN: Violence erupts as impeachment looms Egypt's PM says Peace is vital CNN: Lawmakers reject Wahid's appeal MSNBC: A look at impeachent proceedings MSNBC: Chronology of major events BBC: Indonesia's erratic ruler CSIS:  Deja vu in Indonesia SMH: Wahid orders security crackdown BBC: Impeachment looms MSNBC: Indonesia engulfed in violence LA Times: Shaky President is still scrappy President issues security decree  Wahid supporters pouring into capital SMH: Desperate to survive TIME: In Indonesia the knives are out  CNN: Wahid orders crisis measures  BBC: President demands action AG clears Wahid of graft scandals  MSNBC: Security Order Issued BBC: Wahid warns against impeachment LATimes: Sinks deeper in crisis MSNBC: Indonesia Govt in chaos MSNBC: Martial law considered MSNBC: Wahid warns of national split MSNBC: Crisis deepens NYT: VP will reject power sharing deal  CNN: Wahid pressures Mega to save country BBC: Wahid offers power to Megawati CNN: Walkout-out mars crisis meeting SMH: Wahid turns to Megawati  SMH: Military closes rank Power sharing to avoid impeachment MSNBC: Wahid enters power sharing deal FEER-Military: Don't count on us Rizal Ramli: Economics and Democracy   US-Indonesia military excercise opens SMH: US envoy berates military Wahid courts military Wahid trying to regain Army support Supreme Court option for Wahid  Wahid summons military chief Megawati puts pressure on Wahid Indonesia moves to appease IMF MSNBC: Indonesia's journey (pictorial) Military urges political compromise Megawati ready to step up Wahid critics see impeachment Megawati warns Indonesia on the brink Lokon vulcano belches hot ash Megawati warns of Indonesia break-up CNN: Struggle to shun Suharto legacy NEWSWEEK: Indonesia's deadly dance May 30, start of impeachment session CNN: Wahid on path to impeachment  NEWSWEEK: Why the world should worry US to assist displaced persons FEER:  Military woes Wahid says expect to be impeached Wahid says will run again Wahid expects to be impeached Wahid claims to have US support NEWSWEEK: Wahid won't cede power NEWSWEEK: Mega's moment Wahid refuses to share more power  Pressure grows on Wahid FEER: Lady in waiting  Wahid defies opponents CNN: Wahid at the mercy of his deputy  CNN: Rais considers 2004 Presidency TIME: Poised for new round of turmoil  Wahid advised to share power BUSINESS WEEK: The Economy dangles  Debt workout close to IMF target In TV address Wahid urges unity BBC: Wahid ignores censure CNN: Wahid resignation "out of the question" Wahid weathers the storm BBC: Wahid in crisis talks BBC: Q&A Indonesia impeachment Business: Reaching crisis point Wahid headed for impeachment BBC: Wahid faces impeachment Court orders Ginanjar freed MSNBC: Future uncertain for leader Indonesian markets calm after censure Wahid to visit Thailand, discuss oil BBC: Picture gallery Pro Wahid protests Parties move to back censure Wahid nearing end of road? CNN Analysis: Showdown in Jakarta Parliament eyes censure of Wahid  Cabinet please not to censure Wahid Rupiah set to resume fall PDI to back Wahid censure Military to refrain from second censure? Talk of Holy war  Rioters will be shot Wahid warns of nationwide rebellion  Indonesia cuts growth rate BBC: Wahid threatens parliament  WP: Aceh violence could unravel archipelago FEER: A Victim of legal anarchy  WP - Indonesia's brutal vigilance justice Suicide squads flood Jakarta  Militia crackdown Possible presidential ouster stirs cauldron  TIME: Aceh becoming next East Timor? Critical IMF talks IMF positive on Indonesia review IMF will re-examine Indonesia Indonesia confident on IMF review  Ginandjar Kartasasmita detained Gas fields on fire TIME: While Megawati waits  ASIAWEEK: Trouble in the Pipeline  FEER - Indonesia monetary meltdown FEER: Waiting for Gus Dur CNN: Indonesians may murder forWahid  Safeguarding Asian currencies Threat of violence rises Ramli: Rupiah will gain if tension eases     BBC: Indonesia impeachment   CNN: Wahidis final showdown Indonesia's power vacuum The Age: Indonesia on the brink  MSNBC: Mega follows father's footsteps BBC: Economic crisis point  ABC (AU): Fragile Democracy BBC: Police feud symbolic of chaos The Age: US warn over use of force The Age: Death of Lopa blow to Wahid  BBC: Indonesia's power vacuum  FEER: Ginanjar Kartasasmita BBC: Power battle explained FEER: Wahid's fight against hope  TIME: Orang utans imperiled ABC: Profile Megawati ABC: Chronology-Wahid in office ABC: Wahid, The Unpredictable President ABC- Indonesia in focus TIME: Thoughts of a dictator The Age: Rebuilding a better relationship SMH: Howard pressure will reinforce Wahid  BBC: Indonesia Piracy hotspot SMH: Last hurrah of a fading leader  Asiaweek: Not in my backyard BBC: Labour law sparks clashes  BBC Analysis: Indonesia's problems NEWSWEEK: A military come back   BBC: Rise and fall of strongman Suharto Inside Indonesisa: The new conservatives Inside Indonesia: Peace journalism in Poso ASIAWEEK: Dying Hopes MSNBC: Megawati hits back SMH: Sukarno - Inspired and Divided  FEER: Wahid's fight against hope  The Age: Democracy at the crossroads  NYT: Sukarno's Birthda - Looking to the past ASIAWEEK: Megawati nr 15 in Asia   MSNBC: Like father, like daughter?  BBC: Indonesia's Power vacuum  BBC: Indonesia's economic crisis BBC: Power battle explained  BBC: Power battle explained BBC: The impeachment process BBC: Testing Indonesia's democracy CNN: The impeachment process CNN Timeline: Wahid in power WP: Photo Gallery TIME: Indonesians brace for bloodshed ASIAWEEK: The End Game  FEER: Palace of Paradox BBC: Protests in pictures BBC: What's at stake MSNBC: Chronology of major events CNN: Wahid's political gambits  CSIS:  Deja vu in Indonesia BBC: Wahids's Faithful BBC: Megawati's Profile BBC: Wahid's profile BBC: Indonesia's erratic ruler BBC: Economy reaches crisi point TIME: In Indonesia the knives are out  LA Times: Shaky President is still scrappy SMH: Desperate to survive  IHT: Mega outlines vision for future MSNBC: Indonesia's journey (pictorial)  CS Monitor: Mega acts more presidential MSNBC: Indonesia's troubled history  CNN: Struggle to shun Suharto legacy  NEWSWEEK: Why the world should worry NEWSWEEK: Indonesia's deadly dance  CNN: Past and present leaders  ASIAWEEK: Autonomy's losers FEER:  Military woes CNN: Wahid on path to impeachment NEWSWEEK: Wahid won't cede power NEWSWEEK: Mega's moment FEER: Lady in waiting  Military - Backbone or Achilles heel? BUSINESS WEEK: The Economy dangles  CNN: Wahid at the mercy of his deputy BUSINESS WEEK: Getting cut-off by IMF?  TIME: Poised for new round of turmoil CNN:  The long road to impeachment BBC: Wahid faces impeachment BBC: Q&A Indonesia impeachment  MSNBC: Future uncertain for leader CNN Analysis: Showdown in Jakarta BBC: Picture gallery Pro Wahid protests  WP - Indonesia's brutal vigilance justice   WP: Aceh violence could unravel archipelago  TIME: Aceh becoming next East Timor?  FEER: A Victim of legal anarchy  MSNBC: Sources of instability MSNBC: Political issues AP: Indonesia troublespots  MSNBC: Indonesia military power ASIAWEEK: Thin veneer of wealth ASIAWEEK: Social and religious rifts TIME: While Megawati waits   ASIAWEEK: Trouble in the Pipeline  Newsweek: The fruits of war  FEER - Indonesia monetary meltdown BBC: Political feuding harming stability  CNN: Shadows over Indonesia CNN: Conditions set for power change CNN: The military CNN: The price of Madurese ambition CNN: Inside the head of the headhunter  CNN: Violence plagues Wahid  CNN: Borneo bloodbath from 2 sides NEWSWEEK: Indonesia's island fever TIME Photo Essay: Borneo Backlash Washington Post: Rampage tied to grievance TIME: Borneo in flames-Where is GUS? FEER: Gain through pain BBC Analysis: Behind the violence THE TIMES: What should government do? CNN: Kalimantan's Agony  BBC - Borneo tolerance plea CNN: Borneo terror in pictures CNN - Shadows over Indonesia CNN - The failure of transmigration CNN - Why ethnic slaughter struck BBC - Beheading: A Dayak ritual  NEWSWEEK: Borneo Hunting heads   TIME: The darkest season   NEWSWEEK: Birth of a messy state TIME: Killing field CNN: Instability in Indonesia  CNN: Past and present leaders BBC: Indonesia at the crossroads   BBC: Borneo terror in pictures CNN: The Military       Threat of violence rises Ramli: Rupiah will gain if tension eases Wahid rejects power sharing  Newsweek: The fruits of war Media warns of more turmoil  No power sharing CNN: Wahid rejects censure, offers peace BBC: Wahid rejects parliament censure Wahid rejects parliamentary censure  Hostile parliament seeks impeachment Alert ahead of Wahid speech President addresses hostile parliament Wahid cautions on supporters threats  Wahid to face parliament BBC: Political feuding harming stability  Extra troops sent to Borneo Exxon - Too hot to handle FEER - Subsidized smuggling  NEWSWEEK: Army re-asserts itself FEER: Darkness at the end of tunnel  LIPPOGATE: James Riady fined $ 8.59 million BUSINESS WEEK: Economic Outlook Aceh: Gunmen fire at Energy Minister  Indonesia to defend oil fields Dark clouds over Asia Wahid pledges to stay on Wahid supporters turn out in force  Wahid threatens to fire Attorney General  FEER: Students-Divided we fall  Street protests continue  Rais: No early MPR impeachment session  Plummeting rupiah adds to woes  Political protests mount Shadows over Indonesia Wahid rejects calls for resignation Massive protests demanding resignation Protesters demand Wahid resignation Markets plunge           CNN: Challenge to Wahid brewing Currency slumps on political travails  Won't go, says country would collapse President will not resign  Wahid will not resign  Police to question Akbar Tanjung?  Wahid tours Borneo  Wahid heads to Borneo  Wahid visits Kalimantan  FEER - Possible forces for change CNN: Defense minister blames US WP: Wahid flies home to face critics CNN: Wahid to visit Kalimantan Washington Post: Fewer laughs for Wahid  Washington Post: Oddities become liabilities Navy ships begin Borneo evacuation  BI will not allow Rp to break 10,000 Gus Dur rejects calls for resignation Ambassador urges patience in Borneo case Gus Dur: Outsiders involved Sampit Riot plotters arrested Army warning: Don't oust President Military: Don't try to oust Gus Dur Warships evacuate refugees Armed Forces Keen to deal with situation  Borneo massacre witnesses  US Embassy Travel warning 2/28/01 Army warns against ousting Wahid Wahid holds firm as Megawati tours Witnesses to Borneo killings Megawati visits strife-torn Borneo Megawati in Borneo TEMPO: Teka teki sesudah Presiden pergi  Suharto's Legacy of graft entrenched TEMPO: Cendana Kartu sakti Presiden A look at who's fighting in Borneo Witnessess detail slaughter Civil emergency considered US: Govt ineffective in tackling violence Indonesia Press anger over Borneo Death toll may be more than thousand Borneo tense after ethnic bloodbath 118 Massacred after police flee Troops fail to keep down Dayaks Ethnic Bloodbath in Indonesia 406 Killed in Borneo ethnic war Wahid living dangerously TIME: Will political shadow kill Wahid? Bracing for more dangerous living Army finds thousand of refugees Borneo clashes draw little govt attention Gang broadens terror Borneo Violence Out of Control Warriors rampage freely in Borneo Dayaks loot and burn Palangkaraya Dayak's broaden violent campaign Malaysia warns for "Balkanization" threat Wahid slated for leaving amidst clashes  Refugees arrive in Surabaya BBC Pictures:: Terror in Borneo Police fled when refugees butchered Soldiers and police clash in Borneo Massacre uncovered in Borneo World Bank warning of halt in lending  Massacre of 118 Borneo settlers targeted  Evacuation chaos as violence spreads Troops to Borneo as killing mounts TIME: War talk in Jakarta Evacuation chaos as violence spreads Warning of possible coup  Anguished refugees recall horror Dayaks broaden violent campaign Troops mobilized for Borneo unrest Troops sent to Borneo Dayak's enraged by centuries of loss Broadened rampages against migrants Troops mobilized for Borneo The most savage bloodshed Bloodshed in Borneo Headhunting- Gruesome legacy Thousands trapped as killings continue Indonesia dispute with IMF Beheading: A Dayak ritual Savage attacks terrorize migrants Kalimantan burns Violence spreads to Borneo capital Ethnic slaughter spreading Wahid supporters resume protests Many trapped in Kalimantan Escalating violence in Borneo Nike admits abuse of workers World Bank warning Analysis: Behind the Borneo violence Victims decapitated in ethnic fighting World Bank: Economy threatened Borneo violence in pictures Navy assists with Borneo evacuation Arson and fighting grip Kalimantan Thousands flee brutal ethnic clashes Sampit (Borneo) death toll hits 165 Borneo ethnic clashes leave 100 dead  Wahid leaves turmoil behind Nike plant workers abused Nike admits abuse at plant Wahid travels leaving violence behind Army plans crackdown on separatists Indonesia militias-When might is right Scores killed in Borneo Tension, violence and economic gloom  Reform or face economic peril Tutut Suharto faces corruption probe  Another IMF crisis? Tutut Suharto questioned Death toll rises in ethnic clashes Tutut Suharto barred from travel Tutut and Probosutedjo barred from travel Asiaweek: Battle of Jakarta 8 Killed in ethnic fighting in Borneo Violence erupts in Jakarta demo Suharto daughter implicated in corruption Tutut Suharto named as suspect Angry protests in Indonesia Wahid cancels university visit Rally against Wahid Students demanding Golkar dissolution  Pressure mounts on Wahid FEER: A minefield called Jakarta Protesters face tear gas Telkom Indosat agreement  Gas Gateway  President urged to delegate power IBRA - One lousy job Thousands rally in Jakarta  Wahid's woes: Going nowhere Reconciliation urged Wahid supporters take to the street  A loud message for parliament Wahid promises change Wahid pleads for patience Wahid hits out at critics Wahid to E Java to calm supporters VP indirectly attacks President Wahid attacks critics Megawati slams E Java protests Wahid to seek calm in East Java Wahid seeks to calm protests FEER: From chaos to despair  President dodges trial Wahid to visit troubled East Java  Violence grows Justice Minister steps down Rival offices attacked  Supporters demand death for opponents Opposition offices targeted Surabaya police and protesters clash Bloody uprising warning Time: Bad Omens Justice Minister fired Golkar office torched Time Interview with Amien Rais Why Megawati let Wahid fight alone  Wahid supporters rampage Wahid loyalists riot Wahid gets breathing space Wahid supporters warn of bloodshed VP opposes early impeachment session  Wahid wins breathers Observers focus on Megawati  Mobs attack party offices SMH - Wahid nears the end MPR chief urges Wahid's surrender Rally to support Wahid Anti Suharto/Golkar rampage Wahid supporters rampage in Java Censure vote - Anger wit leadership  Mobs burn party offices Indonesian leaders back Wahid Students demand clean-up Omar Dani: CIA terlibat Gestapu Gestapu - Omar Dani & Subandrio Indonesian President on the ropes Government vows to fight corruption Wahid's fate may rest with Megawati Rally in support of Wahid Megawati may hold key  Thousands rally behind Wahid Finding accepted that President lied Wahid will not step down Steps towards presidential impeachment  Wahid says will not resign PDI backs Wahid's reprimand Parliament acts against Wahid Wahid accused by parliament Parliament votes to censure Wahid Omar Dani - CIA/Suharto terlibat  Wahid says has VP support Demanding Wahid's resignation President denies scandals Hints of graft by President As in Manila, so in Jakarta? Wahid accused of role in scandal Defense minister warns of army takeover Increasing pressure Political challenge Police fire tear gas Student protests turn violent Students storm parliament Wahid firm as students police clash Protests in Jakarta Hostages released in irian Jaya  Foreign journalists banned from hot spots  Bob Hasan pleads not guilty FEER: Bombs, the Army and Suharto FEER - Economic Forecast Wahid snubs corruption probe  Military making a comeback  Wahid walks out of corruption inquiry Korean hostages in Irian Jaya Australia re US support on Indonesia  Troops to be withdrawn from Moluccas Gus Dur tuduh Amien Rais dkk  Prabowo denies bombing Wahid offers MP's olive branch  Indonesia Singapore pipeline unveiled Jakarta braces for showdown Wahid - We are making progress James Riady admits illegal Clinton gift  High Noon for Wahid Record fine for Clinton's donor Tommy - A very strange manhunt Ten dead in Irian Jaya plane crash Lawyer: Riady sorry Indonesia India sign defence agreement Flavoring spices up Indonesia tensions  Merapi could erupt soon  James Riady bayar denda US$8 juta Mount Merapi eruption warning Ibnu Sutowo meninggal dunia Trial starts in UN employee murders Indonesia-India bilateral agreement Islam groups criticized on seasoning  FEER: Chaos rebuffed Missing plane found near Wamena 1Timor murder suspects on trial Plane wreck spotted in Irian Jaya  10 Dead in Irian Jaya plane crash End to Aceh cease-fire  Plane sabotage ruled out MSG food seasoning halal New Aceh deal  Ajinomoto food seasoning controversy No Aceh cease-fire extension Church facing new challenges Minister Administrative Reform resigns Indonesia bombings in pictures   Islam's new face in Indonesia  Plunge into regional autonomy  Minister resigns over autonomy plan Greater autonomy for regions Jakarta starts devolving power Decentralization  Gus Dur's Year  President ready to tackle economy Analysis: Fear of spiralling violence Enhanced New Year's Eve security Churchs bombings will worsen economy   Church attacks called un-Islamic Wahid pledges to serve term till 2004 Wahid describes bombing as political Tommy Suharto escapes again Death toll mounts in church bombings Tommy reportedly caught and lost again Police los Tommy Suharto Churches burn  Violence at Christmas Islam's new face  Cautiously, Indonesia celebrates Quiet at end of Ramadan End of Fasting peaceful Security forces on alert A not so festive Ramdan ends Church bombings kill 15  Tight security for Lebaran President condemns church bombings Houses of worship tightly guarded Advise to celebrate Lebaran quietly Britain's outrage over bombings Tense after holiday bombs Tight security after church bombings Arrests follow church bombings Analysis: Fear of Spiralling violence New church bombs alert Bombs designed to destabilize nation Attacks on churches Bombings designed to destabilize XMas Eve bombs kill 14 Spate of explosions near churches Church bombings on Christmas Eve Bombings - In pictures President admits mistakes in Aceh visit  All-party Aceh, Irian Jaya, Maluku talks Wahid admits mistakes in Aceh Conciliatory tone in Aceh Wahid and Singapore Wahid spurned in Aceh Wahid chides IMF and Singapore Aceh Peace talks deadlocked Syahril Sabirin: A comedy of errors  Plane attacked over Aceh  Political bank battles Suicide pilot caused 1997 Silk Air crash UN names 11 in E Timor violence  Indonesia & Australia settle down World Bank chief supports Wahid Cacuk - Another casualty of cronyism Indonesia Australia relations  West Pacific forum proposed Investors in legal quagmire US Ambassador Robert Gelbard Bank Governor resumes post  Wahid and Sukarno's gold Heavy floods and landslides   Vows to fight insurgency Irian Jaya - Jakarta's headache Conference on culture and diplomacy  Tempting investors APEC 2000 New investment chief Targeting America Global warming suspected in Asia floods Indonesia Making enemies Parliament turning up heat on Wahid Police confirm 50 deaths US braces for trouble Fifty dead in Moluccas violence Singapore low key response  IMF loses patience  UN killing suspects flown to Jakarta New religious clash in Moluccas Singapore maintains diplomatic silence Landslides devatate Sumatra The Battle for the US presidency Presidential election 2000 Downer: New Australian approach  Bank Bali defendant cleared Australian Ambassador unharmed Australia accepts Indonesia apology Government travel restrictions Wiranto outraged by Australia allegation  Australian ambassador attacked New Central Bank Chief  New Bank Indonesia Governor Wahid finds few friends Coal Report Indonesia 2000  Blasts rock Jakarta  US-Indonesia economic relations Tommy case-Mockery of Justice system APEC-Call for global trade  Suharto's Fall-Eyewitness account APEC summit SE Asia - China steps in where US fails  Police seize Tommy's house Protesters vandalise parliament Tommy Suharto a fugitive Clamp down in Aceh  Military insists it is neutral Years of living dangerously film plays Caught in US election confusion Suharto trial to resume, son eludes arrest Scandals sully leader's reform image Manhunt begins for Suharto's son Suharto son demands safety guarantee  Suharto case to continue Another casualty of crony capitalism   US embassy reopens 11/07/00 Hunt on for Tommy Suharto US Embassy Statement 11/07/00 Police prepare Tommy's arrest SE Asia shaken by rise of strict Islam Military wages battle of wills 52 Killed in landslides US Embassy to re-open 11/07/00  Suharto's playboy son Tommy remains in hiding Tommy evades jail again  Tommy stays in hiding Tommy to be declared fugitive? Asia Real Estate Market coming back  Tommy Suharto evades arrest Military wooing Megawati Programmers in (Bali) Paradise US envoy is focus of critics Wahid - US backs me Wahid rejects Tommy 's pardon Wahid tries to heal US rift Tommy Suharto's appeal denied US Embassy closure extended again US Ambassador on way to US  US Indonesia friction threatens fire Wahid: US still supports administration The IMF in Asia Political crises reflect growing pains Rising anti-U.S. feelings  Wahid: Democracy on track Extended Embassy closure critized Xenophobia on the rise US Embassy extends closure US statement on Indonesia Landslides on Java US defends envoy  Landslides kill 40 US relations strained   US Embassy still closed US braces for trouble US Embassy still closed (10/30/00) Growing anti-US sentiment US relations turn sour Govt reacts to radical Muslim threat The West in danger Newsweek: A split in the ranks Americans told to leave country Australia tourists hit with Bali tax Australia firm of West Irian policy  US Embassy extends closure Australia supports Indonesia authority US Embassy disappointed Australia defends Indonesia sovereignty US Embasy: Officials hurt relations Borneo ethnic clashed subside BBC: Americans ordered to leave Muslims order hotels to bar Americans Wahid lays down gauntlet Wahid cleared by police President Wahid challenges critics President cleared in corruption scandal  Borneo clashes continue Fighting flares in Borneo Caution urged for US citizens  Borneo ethnic violence Time running out for Wahid?  President under siege Visa for Australian tourists? US envoy summoned re meddling Protests at US Embassy Savage ethnic clashes in Borneo Anti US protests in Jakarta  Threat closes US Embassy US Press Release on Spy charges US accuses Defense Minister Militia leader set free US denies spy charges Maluku - Wahid's Waterloo? Top meeting with Australia postponed Yudhoyono: Slow march to Reform Wahid marks first tricky year CGI approves $4.8 Billion aid package CGI approves $4.8 billion for 2001 Oil - The cancer conspiracy  The trials of the Attorney-General Stalled Corporate Reform  Property Market Economist: Wahid battles on  Wahid set for showdown Business Week: Survival Strategy  Changes in the military New Army and Navy Chiefs Tensions still high in Irian Jaya Troops deployed after up to 40 killed Separatist fighting leaves 31 dead Parliament vetoed Wahid Australia visit Irian Jaya clash claims 30 US not threatening an embargo Suharto family to be held accountable Further slip on investment map Prosecutors appeal Suharto case AF Day : Serve nation! Militia warlord held  The thinking general Militia Chief arrest   Marching back Timor militia leader arrested Military overhaul? No pardon for Tommy Suharto NYT : What a mess  Tommy's plea for pardon rejected Suharto son begs clemency 2 Suspects in UN killing Off the Hook?  Tommy seeks presidential pardon Tommy ignores arrest summons Pondering the Law, Suharto's Fate Tommy ignores summons Gestapu commemoration  Aceh - A Bloody Truce  No reconciliation without justice Violence after trial thrown out  Suharto's role in Gestapu a mystery Charges dropped against ailing Suharto Suharto unfit to stand trial Tommy's arrest ordered BBC - The case against Suharto Suharto case dismissed Timor weapons crackdown  Tommy convicted for corruption  Timor militia refuse to disarm Tommy receives 18 months sentence  Moluccans break into Swiss embassy Investigation in military involvement Alwi Shihab to brief UN Risking wrath of Security Council IMF cites significant economic progress Arms crackdown "pathetic" US demands West Timor disarmament Security tightened for Suharto trial UN troops kill militia man Elite soldiers held in bombing Dozens arrested over bombings 2 Kopassus soldiers arrested Soldiers planted JSX bomb  US Embassy & Sarinah were targeted Indonesia needs Aceh  2 Security personnel arrested Aceh truce extended 25 Arrested In JSX bombing 2 Military among arrested Scuffle after Megawati's Atambua visit  JSX bombing arrests Woolcott: Timor policy right for the time Whitlam hits back on Timor US criticized Howard's letter to Habibie Australian Embassy may be target US & Australian Embassies targeted Dozens arrested in JSX bombing Defense Minister under fire Indonesia struggles with transition Jakarta must make good on promise 25 Arrested in JSX bombing The Atambua tragedy Who is behind the bombings? Australia,US reject W Irian charge  Wahid: Police chief disobeyed me General claims threat to Irian Jaya Bomb probe backfires Soldiers implicated in UN murder Crackdown on arms Jakarta against the world Wahid says gaining upperhand Deputy AF Chief post abolished Six held in UN murder probe Australia : Accusation inappropriate Time table for militia disarmament Time: Enough is enough  Militia put on notice Indonesia needs friends and money Militia disarmament plans  Indonesia resists US pressure Wahid puts pressure on Suharto family  Cohen in Jakarta Suharto son cleared  Military Embargo blamed Defense Minister sees conspiracies US warns against UN attack Time interview with Mahfudin Cohen warning over militias Wahid sacks Police Chief International Aid at risk  Police Chief replaced  Escape from Timor  Military seems to be winning Diplomatic Economic Backlash Tommy Suharto's denies bombing US Defense Minister Cohen warning Suharto's hand felt Cohen : International Isolation Risk Suharto son suspected  US warships off Dili Suharto guards to be disarmed US warships near Timor Tommy Suharto's denies involvement US deploys warships to E Timor Police questions Tommy Suharto The military seem to be winning Bold challenge to Former 1st Family   Suharto's son linked to bombing Wahid demands action Tommy Suharto in bomb probe Police wants evidence first Police links Army to bomb  Suharto's Playboy son Wahid orders arrest Tommy Suharto In Jakarta - Assessing the damage Suharto's son ordered arrested Suharto cronies suspected Tommy Suharto ordered arested Suharto trial linked to violence Wahid - Evidence against Tommy  Military and Militias      Bob Hasan on trial    Bob Hasan Trial Critic of Army assassinated in Aceh   More bomb threats Jakarta Blast photo's More threats in Jakarta-Surabaya Bombing spells more turmoil   Dark hands behind bombing Timor - Foreign powers accused Focus on Suharto supporters  Deal with UN on Timor refugees "New Order agents" behind bombing? A rage unchecked Explosion at JSX Loans test nerve of the West Bomb kills 15 Jakarta's shame 15 Killed in JSX bombing  UN interference rejected Inferno shuts JSX   Jakarta Blast Deteriorating security Death toll rises Mirroring 99 E Timor Rampage At least 15 killed      Sick man of Asia   Sluggish trial protested  Escape from Timor Judge orders test on Suharto MILF claims responsibility Suharto again fails to show Jakarta exchange explosion     Trouble spots of Indonesia 20 Dead in Timor clashes Danger of the Timor mission Aid worker's final email UN withdraws from West Timor Deliberate campaign of terror?     The Season of Scandal Olympics - Courting Success Agree to extend Aceh cease-fire In the Race for Gold  Senior generals to escape trial  Sydney-Preparing for the Olympics       General Nasution dies  FEER - Long journey to justice Talk with Bambang Yudhoyono  Indonesia vs Suharto Talk with Rizal Ramli Suharto Money-siphoning case Business steers clear of Indonesia  Where did the billions go? Emerging markets back-Thanks IMF     Money Trail Doubts Suharto will go on trial Legal drama in Jakarta Trial must proceed Chronology of probe Lawyers mention brain damage Trial adjourned Suharto led from chaos, and back Suharto Trial postponed   Suharto fails to show up FEER - Choosing sides Too ill for trial Indonesia seeks redemption Chronology of probe  The corrupt archipelago       Wahid's Cabinet coup IMF Talks New Cabinet sworn-in Financial markets reacted negatively Blind man's bluff Cabinet sworn-in Widespread tasks for Megawati Megawati swears in new cabinet Wide Powers to VP VP tasks outlined Leader cedes new role to VP Megawati shocked Rift between Wahid Megawati Wahid feels heat over cabinet Megawati resignation rumours denied All the president's men Currency tumbles Doubts greet new cabinet Cabinet Aug 2000 New Cabinet unveiled  Reconciliation and Reform New Cabinet announced     UN workers evacuated   UN evacuates foreign aid workers  Timor Tragedy Timor's traumatic legacy 3 Killed in Timor rampage  Indonesia names E Timor suspects  3 UN workers killed in Timor Generals named in E Timor inquiry Militia kill 3 UN staff      Independence Day speech Profiles of leading cabinet members  President seeks to dilute criticism Military retains clout Power sharing promise diluted Re-inventing Democracy  Wahid stands ground Mega announces power sharing deal Military to keep representation Appeal for Reconciliation Changes usher- in new optimism  Golkar weighs its options Questioning power sharing  Following in father's footsteps  MPR session ends       New duties but no new authority Kwik's resignation accepted No transfer of executive power Economics minister resigns More turmoil Surat pengunduran Kwik Kian Gie Sekedar tugas teknis Indonesia's drifting democracy Wahid steps aside Indonesia's Anaemic Survival Wahid steps back Relief and Confusion Wahid cedes daily control Daily tasks to Vice President Megawati to run day-to-day govt Yielding to mounting critics  Megawati, icon of democracy Cabinet reshuffle? Daily duties to Vice President Wahid bows to criticism VP promotion The Megawati factor Power handed to VP Unrelenting pressure Second chance Apology for the Record Making Headway An apology too late? Harshly criticized Indonesia on high alert  Hope in Indonesia Warlike security for MPR meeting   Rally for peace Wahid apologizes to MPR  Wahid's MPR speech MPR mechanics     Suharto charged with corruption Trial of the century  Formally charged Trial a political gimmick? Facing Trial Trial date set for Aug 31  Return-of-wealth talks abandoned The case against Suharto Tree that grows money FEER - Suharto's Record Suharto's Fortune Uncertain whether he will appear Analysis - Suharto case  Suharto's moment of truth Shades of Pinochet A look at Suharto's fiefdom His fall from power All the President's Children Rise and fall of Suharto The Key Players in the case Following the money       Giant arsenal uncovered in Maluku Journey from heaven to hell US - Close attention needed No need for UN involvement Upsurge in violence  Pressure mounts over Moluccas  Arms smugglers caught  Wahid - No international force  Militants blocked Military admits taking sides Elite Forces to Maluku Troops taking sides Navy seized hundreds of weapons Army under attack Survivors recount tragedy No end in sight  Survivor's Ordeal More troop replacements Survivors stories  Navy encircles Maluku     Rupiah plunges  Suharto supporters accused Volatile situation Teror dari Cendana?  Army members blamed Wawancara Juwono Sudarsono  CNN: Bloodbath in the Moluccas Terkait terroris internasional Troubled history of Moluccas Spice islands Rampage Sectarian conflict continues       FEER: Indonesia Bloodbath Indonesia's other crises   Now Aceh, will Indonesia fall apart?  On the brink of meltdown Is Aceh the next E Timor?  Ethnic violence in Borneo  Latest outbreak Aceh violence Inside Muslim Christian War   Aceh ceasefire tenuous Name the Masterminds  Fears of destabilization  Civil War spectre looms  Religion and revenge     BW-Secret Financial Blueprint  Pause in separatist demand TIME: Wahid's world  Toll on economy Asiaweek: Nation Adrift The Muslim Factor   A war of vengeance Islam moves to center stage Violence in Post-Suharto era Who are the Lashkar Jihad Behind the Moluccas violence Fighting could create crisis  Timber smuggling in Kalimantan Trouble in the Spice islands      Global Hotspots - Indonesia   Hotspot Indonesia Aceh - Pandora's box    West Irian - Culture clash  Sumatra Earthquake Maluku - Too hot to handle    BBC - In Pictures  Sulawesi - Uneasy calm  TIME Photo Essay Kalimantan - Resentment boils over  Sumatra begins rebuilding Lombok - Paradise lost  Caught between two plates BBC - Indonesia Flashpoints       Free Papua   West Papua - Next East Timor?      W Irian: An Indonesian Flashpoint    Irian Jaya - A tragic history       BOOKS ON INDONESIA       editor indonesia-pusaka Profile Political Economy Cultural Special Topics Sukarno years Suharto Years A R Wahid Military International Media Readings