Satish Kumar
Worcester Magazine (1999) At the age of nine, he took vows as a Jain monk. At 18, he began preaching Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violent social involvement. A decade later, he set off from India…
Jon Kabat-Zinn: The Prescription is Meditation
Shambhala Sun, Sept. 1999 From the inner city to the executive suite, in hospitals and prisons, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s meditation courses are helping thousands handle illness stress, anger and…
Mind at Peace, Body in Balance
Sept. 1999 A look at healing meditations developed by Tulku Thondup Rinpoche, author of The Healing Power of Mind. The simplicity of the mindfulness meditations taught by Jon Kabat-Zinn makes them…
Ousted leader haunts Indonesian political scene Suharto still exercises power through his offspring
Washington Times, July 3, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Six weeks after he was ousted from power, former President Suharto continues to loom as a presence in the Indonesian political landscape. After…
Habibie Stumbles Through: First week tough for new Indonesian leader
June 1998 (JAKARTA) - Indonesia ended the first full week of the post-Suharto era a nation drunk on reform after three decades of authoritarian rule. The most striking thing was the sheer volume of…
Congressional group presses Habibie Rep. Smith talks tough, meets with jailed rebel chief
Washington Times, May 28, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - A congressional group led by Rep. Christopher H. Smith heaped pressure on President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie yesterday to clean up his…
Habibie to call for elections by 1999 Indonesian leader yields to pressure
Washington Times, May 25, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - President Bachruddin Jusuf Habibie is ready to accept genuine economic reform and new parliamentary elections within a year to save the country…
Indonesians look past new leader Ally of Suharto’s seen as unlikely to bring reform
Washington Times, May 22, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Newly installed President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie led his country into the post-Suharto era yesterday with a vow to increase democratic…
After 32 years, Suharto resigns No. 2 to serve out Indonesian’s term
Washington Times, May 21, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - After more than three decades of unrivaled rule over the world's fourth-most-populous nation, Indonesian President Suharto has resigned.…
Suharto should resign, ally says; Leader prepares to address nation
Washington Times, May 19, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - The influential speaker of parliament yesterday urged President Suharto to step down for the good of the nation, prompting cheers in the streets…
Suharto won’t resign, pledges cabinet changes Indonesian troops gird for more riots
Washington Times, May 18, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - In the long tradition of Third-World dictators under siege, President Suharto dug in over the weekend, ordering the military to crack down on…
Who might succeed Suharto
Toronto Globe & Mail, May 16, 1998 Megawati Sukarno: Daughter of Indonesia's only other president, Sukarno, is labeled "opposition leader" by the Western media, but she lacks…
