Troops take to streets as riots rage in Indonesian capital; Generals hem and haw over Suharto’s future
Washington Times, May 15, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Widespread rioting and looting gripped the Indonesian capital for a third day yesterday as power brokers maneuvered behind the scenes to pave the…
Middle Class Indonesians Keep Quiet Amid Growing Unrest
Washington Times, May 7, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Police used rubber bullets and live ammunition to quell riots that left at least six persons dead yesterday, aggravating a crisis that has begun…
Communications Gap Feeds a Revolution
May 1998 (JAKARTA) – It all came down to body language. "Things were going fine until he saw that picture," reports a senior source close to the Indonesian presidential palace.…
Indonesian textile industry shackled by currency crisis Unemployment mounts rapidly
Washingotn Times, April 9, 1998 TAMBUN BEKASI, Indonesia - With a quick and practiced hand, the young girl snips stray threads from the red, white and blue Tommy Hilfiger shirt stretched out on the…
Suharto promises reform - again critics skeptical of follow-through
Washington Times, April 9, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - President Suharto's government bowed for the third time in six months yesterday to demands for economic reform, telling a skeptical…
Military calls shots after Suharto goes It `is the strongest, most disciplined, most well-organized entity’ in Indonesia
Washington Times, March 24, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Cronyism and nepotism may appear to be running Indonesia, but in the political chess game to determine what comes after President Suharto, it…
World leaders boost pressure on Suharto Japan makes appeal in `Asian’ manner’
Washington Times, March 16, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese and Western leaders yesterday opened a new campaign to wring concessions from President Suharto, who a day earlier bucked world…
Lippo Group sues Wal-Mart over Indonesia pullout
Washington Times, March 12, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - The Indonesia connection that cost President Clinton political capital could cost Wal-Mart millions in hard cash. The retail giant is being…
Forest fires add to Jakarta’s ills for second year Green groups worry about wildlife
Washington Times, March 6, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Widespread forest fires on the island of Borneo are threatening Southeast Asia with a repeat of last year's disastrous haze shroud, which a…
Suharto seeks new terms for bailout U.S. sends envoy to back up IMF
Washington Times, March 2, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - President Suharto defied the international financial community yet again yesterday, calling for a renegotiation of his country's bailout…
U.S. firms ignore tumult, stay in Indonesia
Washington Times, Feb. 24, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's economic storm has some U.S. companies battening down the hatches, others scavenging for deals among the local casualties, and…
Indonesia resists U.S., IMF on plan to rescue economy
Washington Times, Feb. 17, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia appears set to thumb its nose at the United States and International Monetary Fund over the handling of its economic crisis and the…
