Syahril Sabirin: Wrong, Whatever He Does
Dec 11 - 17, 2000
For the first time in modern Indonesian history, a governor of the central bank who is branded a suspect in a criminal case has been able to return to work. At exactly 9:15am on Wednesday, December 6, 2000, Syahril Sabirin set foot once again onto the steps of the Bank Indonesia (BI) building on Central Jakarta's Jl. Thamrin.
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Who's Lying?
Dec 4 - 10, 2000
A British saying goes that ‘truth is often stranger than fiction,’ and the Buloggate case seems to verify those words. It is truly difficult for the sane among us to accept that a president, a police general and a young businesswoman made a plot that is odder than one found in the most badly written screenplay.
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The Last Card Up Tommy's Sleeve
Nov 27 -Dec 3, 2000
What more can be written about Hutomo ‘Tommy’ Mandala Putra? The tale of this youngest son of former president Suharto avoiding prosecution resembles some kind of never ending soap saga.
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BI’s Bankrupt!
Nov 20 - 26, 2000
Talk of liquidating Bank Indonesia is no longer taboo. Indeed, for the last two weeks it has been the talk of the town.
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National Fugitive
Nov 13- 19, 2000
Indonesia’s legal system has once again shown its inability to bring about justice with regard to Hutomo ‘Tommy’ Mandala Putra. Regardless of this failure, society still needs a system of order.
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Inmate Number 2085
Nov 6 - 12, 2000
Just imagine that Tommy Suharto was caught stealing a motorbike on the side of a street, and he wasn’t the son of a former president of power and wealth. What would happen to him?
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Should the President be replaced?
Oct 30 - Nov 5, 2000
Demand is growing for the removal of President Abdurrahman Wahid from office – not only in intensity, but also in a broadening of the basis of support for such an action.
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The President’s Fate after Suwondo’s Capture
Oct 23 - 29, 2000
Casting aspersions has been a fondness of Abdurrahman Wahid's for quite some time, long before he became president of Indonesia.
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Provocation at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Oct 16 - 22, 2000
The scenes recently broadcast by various television stations were quite gripping. We witnessed the cruelty of an armed Israeli helicopter crew as it launched a rocket at a Palestinian ambulance attempting to assist casualties.
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Military Moves and the Threat of Coup d’Etat
Oct 9 - 15, 2000
REFORM is a process of dismantling and putting things back together. As such, the more unbending and unyielding an institution, the greater the pain it will feel when undergoing a process of reform.
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Behind Bars or Tried by a People’s Tribunal
Oct 2 - 8, 2000
Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putera is in a quandary. The youngest child of former President Suharto has to make a decision before the end of the week whether to resist the Supreme Court ruling.
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They’ve been fired. What will come of it?
Sep 18 - 24, 2000
WHEN a chief of police is suddenly dismissed, it’s bound to raise some questions. Even more so after the position of Assistant Military Commander is eliminated, and a lieutenant general is stripped of his power.
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Tommy’s Targets?
Sep 18 - 24, 2000
WHEN bomb after bomb goes off and victims fall like flies, we suddenly find ourselves missing Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s private detective always got his man. Through his meticulousness in studying the scenes of cunning crimes.
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Playing with Fire
Sept 11 - 17, 2000
TAKING a stern line with conglomerates is not at all easy in Indonesia. After the Rp17 trillion Texmaco debt case exploded, a few eyebrows were raised when Texmaco’s boss Marimutu Sinivasan got an audience with President Abdurrahman Wahid at the palace.
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Why Were They Kidnapped?
Sep 4 - 11, 2000
THANKS be to God, the four activists from the Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) who were reported as lost have now turned up. Usep Setiawan, Anton Sulton, Mohammad Hafiz Azdam and Idham Kurniawan have been back with their families since Sunday, two weeks ago.
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Dying For Drugs
Aug 28 - Sept 3, 2000
People are so obsessed with the new cabinet it is as if an individual minister could cause the end of the world. People are also busy judging Suharto, while it is not yet certain that he will actually be tried in person.
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Imagining Gus Dur's Cabinet
Aug 21 - 27, 2000
Is there anything wrong with President Abdurrahman Wahid wanting the National Awakening Party (PKB) to win the 2004 general election? Of course not. However, if some people worry about what he might do attain this goal.
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Is it Time For Megawati To Lead?
Aug 14 - 21, 2000
It is not clear yet whether Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri will have an increased role to play or not. What is clear is: no sacking of the President, no massive demonstrations for and against, and no deployment of troops.
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Proof of Cancer at Kostrad?
Aug 7 - 13, 2000
Corruption is a disease that does not discriminate. So the news of financial irregularities at the Army’s Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) is no surprising. What does make this unusual, however, is that the amount of money involved is vast and the measures being taken to bring several senior officers and their subordinates to justice are very stern.
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Why is the Kostrad chief losing his job?
July 31 - Aug 6, 2000
Emerging as reform’s most outspoken proponent within Indonesia’s military, Agus Wirahadikusumah is apparently going to lose his job this week. Those within the military who dislike him—and there are plenty—will clearly be delighted.
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Circus Tigers in Senayan
July 24 - 30, 2000
Is it normal for the Indonesian people to be optimistic about their future? This is an important question, since the interpretation of the ongoing reform process largely depends on the optimism or pessimism of the interpreter.
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Gus Dur Vs Gus Dur
July 17 - 23, 2000
President Abdurrahman Wahid has been making a lot of claims and accusations recently. He said a number of a people are busy plotting to overthrow him. Sometimes he named them but more often he did not clearly identify them.
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Who were Wahid’s targets?
July 10 - 16, 2000
Who was President Abdurrahman Wahid really getting at when he uttered the word "culprits" at the closing ceremony of the National Discussion Forum in Bali last week? It’s like asking the grass why it’s swaying.
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Tears for Indonesia's Lost Paradise
July 3 - 9, 2000
Finally Indonesia's central government is getting to grips with the religious violence which has devastated its eastern spice islands or Moluccas for 18 months. It has imposed a state of civil emergency.
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Sabirin arrested, who's next?
June 6 - 12, 2000
As Syahril Sabirin went to jail on Wednesday last week, protests immediately sprung up from all corners. But most loudly from those groups whose political interests conflict with President Abdurrahman Wahid's.
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