Max Lane

  • Who's who in the Indonesian elections

    Who's who in the Indonesian electionsThe official campaign period for the June general elections in Indonesia begins on May 19. However, the struggle for the domination of the next parliament, the composition of the next government

  • 'Fear stalks Dili'

    "Fear still stalks Dili", Australian activist JON LAND told Green Left Weekly by phone from Dili on April 16. "There are more and more reports of an impending attack on independence activists here by militias backed by the military.

  • New film brings to life Indonesian struggle

    New film brings to life Indonesian struggleOn April 23 and 24, a new documentary film is being premiered in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Entitled Indonesia in Revolt — Democracy or Death!, it depicts the student-led popular

  • Indonesian PRD resumes open campaigning

    Indonesian PRD resumes open campaigningOn March 21, the People's Democratic Party (PRD) organised a series a public meetings in several Indonesian cities to proclaim that it was back in full

  • PRD-PST state: 'East Timor is not part of Indonesia'

    The major East Timorese newspapers Suara Timor Timur and Novas carried lead stories on March 29 about Indonesia's People's Democratic Party's (PRD) position on East Timorese self-determination. That day, the Election Implementation

  • East Timor: send aid, not troops!

    Green Left Weekly's JON LAND spoke to MAX LANE, national secretary of Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor about the latest developments towards self-determination for East Timor.

  • PRD to register for Indonesian election

    PRD to register for Indonesian electionThe People's Democratic Party (PRD) has decided to participate in the June election in Indonesia. The chairperson of the Central Leadership Council of the People's Democratic Party (KPP-PRD),

  • East Timor: is a breakthrough looming?

    East Timor: is a breakthrough looming?Speculation on the future of East Timor is rife in Jakarta. There have even been unconfirmed reports that the Habibie-Wiranto military regime may allow East Timorese resistance leader Xanana

  • Indonesians demand: Army out!

    Indonesians demand: Army out!At least 15 dead — including five university students and one high school activist — and more than 300 seriously injured: that was the cost of the stage-managed meeting of the Indonesian regime's

  • PRD holds congress

    The People's Democratic Party (PRD) announced on October 22 that it had held a national congress in Yogyakarta October 9-11. Eighty-five delegates representing 23 branches, the national leadership and the affiliated mass organisations

  • Indonesian regime suffers further setbacks

    Indonesian regime suffers further setbacksThe Habibie-Wiranto regime suffered another major setback on October 22 when the parliament finally passed a law on "public expression of opinion". The final version of the law undid

  • Indonesian anti-military campaign gains support

    Indonesian anti-military campaign gains supportThe Indonesian political establishment has finished celebrating two of its most "holy" days. These were Pancasila Day on October 1, celebrating the crushing of the Indonesian Communist