Max Lane

Indonesian activists disappear as protests spreadAnti-government demonstrations continue in Indonesia despite the military's declaration that it will suppress any protests that take place before the March 6-11 sitting of the People's

Attacks on government offices, police stations and shops by groups of poor people in the cities and countryside have become a feature of social and political life in Indonesia since February 1996. It is an irregular but important

Pakpahan supports Suharto's daughter for presidentSingapore-based journalist Michael Shari was recently able to interview jailed trade unionist Muchtar Pakpahan in hospital in Jakarta. Shari's interview was later published in the

Suharto-IMF plan hits the poorThe contradictions of the Indonesian economic and political situation have sharpened greatly over the last few weeks. The first blow to the Suharto regime was the massive drop in the value of the

Alliance readies for next electionAUCKLAND — Two hundred and twenty-five delegates from more than 60 branches of the New Zealand Alliance and more than 75 observers packed a conference hall over November 28-29 to prepare for the

In response to media questions on the morality of the government's promised US$1 billion loan to the Suharto regime, PM John Howard claims the money is for the Indonesian people — not the Suharto family. The loan has become

Manoeuvres by different sections of the ruling class and the legal opposition parties have begun in preparation for the March session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR). The MPR will elect the president and vice-president and

OPORTO — More than 200 people attended a conference here between July 17 and 20 to discuss "Self-determination in East Timor — Democratisation in Indonesia: An international responsibility". The conference was organised by the

The Indonesian press has described riots at Medaeng prison in Surabaya on June 11 and 12 as the biggest in Indonesian history. According to Pos Kota daily, 575 prisoners rioted, destroying 12 buildings, including six prison blocks.

Did Dita do it?@box text intro = On June 12, the private Indonesian TV station SCTV broadcast a report stating that riots had broken out in Medaeng prison, Surabaya. Dita Sari, president of the Indonesian Centre for Labour

The massive and militant mobilisations during the official election campaign in Indonesia were a major setback to the Suharto government's image of stability. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets, major shopping

Two days after the elections in Indonesia, interim official results are giving President Suharto's Golkar party 74% of the vote, the Islamic United Development Party (PPP) about 23% and the puppet Indonesian Democratic Party