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 Back to the Stone Age  Irian Jaya Culture and Nature  Village caught between worlds apart  West Papua Action       Elite brigade soldiers killed Hostages released  Kopassus members killed Korean hostages in Irian Jaya  Rebel commander arrested Missing plane found  10 Dead in Irian Jaya plane crash Missing plane wreck spotted  Plane sabotage ruled out  Wahid will spend Xmas in Irian Jaya  Military show of force in regions  A rising drumbeat Activists call for UN help Expat living in Jayapura  Separatists still under investigation Police men killed  Wahid calls for activists release  Irian Jaya killings spark exodus  100 persons arrested Analysis - Ferment in Irian Jaya  Independence Headquarters raided Irian Jaya - Jakarta's headache  Irian Jaya protests quelled Police show of force  Taking tough stand Irian Jaya separatists held  Separatists held in police crackdown Secret plan?  Independence leaders detained  Flag compromise Ready to explode Australia PM softens Pacific swipe  A rising drumbeat Australia defends Indonesia sovereignty  Australia supports Indonesia authority  Ban on flag re-imposed  Rebels step up struggle Tensions still high in Irian Jaya  Tense stand-off Police restore order Australia,US reject W Irian charge Morning Star Flies in Irian Jaya  Flag hoisting called treachery  Flag Row death toll 30 Killed in clashes, many flee Separatist fighting leaves 31 dead Troops deployed after up to 40 killed Clashes kill 30 Violence claims 30  26 killed in separatist violence  Call for independence  Korban kerusuhan Wamena Death toll rising in Wamena Activists declared independence Irian Jaya looks to future West Papua self-rule tensions W Irian-Continuing the struggle Indonesia apologises  Inquiry call into shootings Truce agreed West Papua massacre History of the return of Irian Jaya   Indonesia-Dutch Agreement August 15, 1962         BBC: Thousands mourn Indonesian rebel  Indonesia sovereignty over West Irian MSNBC: Irian Jaya leader killed  MSNBC: Papua leader's death a mystery BBC: Aceh-Megawati's toughest test  BBC: W Irian separatist leader killed  CNN: Megawati begins Aceh peace mission  BBC: Megawati apologises to Aceh CNN: Aceh - From repression to resistance  MSNBC: Government team tours Aceh BBC: Top level mission to Aceh  MSNBC: Time needed for Aceh BBC: Megawati meets Aceh leaders  BBC: Aceh violence  MSNBC: President focuses on rebellions   MSNBC: Megawati to visit Aceh TIME: Looking for a miracle TIME: Chaos in the islands TIME: West Sumatra success story  TIME: Losing more hearts and minds TIME Photo Essay: Bloody Borneo TIME: The killing field CNN: Aceh verges on civil war  TIME: The darkest season MSNBC: Autonomy for Aceh  CNN: Aceh granted autonomy The Age: Militias add to Aceh's turmoil  The Age: US warn over use of force CNN: Maluku peace a long way off  SMH: Jakarta arms militias as Aceh toll soars SCMP: Refugees in fear  SCMP: Aceh pays deadly price for turmoil FEER: silencing the voice of Aceh   BBC: Borneo terror in pictures  MSNBC: Military can't solve Aceh problem  Inside Indonesia: Peace journalism in Poso  TIME: Aceh becoming next East Timor?   WP: Aceh violence could unravel archipelago  CNN: Inside the head of the headhunter  Newsweek: The fruits of war  CNN: Borneo bloodbath from 2 sides CNN: The price of Madurese ambition NEWSWEEK: Indonesia's island fever TIME Photo Essay: Borneo Backlash Washington Post: Rampage tied to grievance CNN: Borneo terror in pictures FEER: Gain through pain TIME: Borneo in flames-Where is GUS? THE TIMES: What should government do? BBC Analysis: Behind the violence  BBC - Borneo tolerance plea CNN: Kalimantan's Agony 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 BBC: Indonesia press anger over Borneo     BOOKS ON INDONESIA editor indonesia-pusaka