Chinese Indonesians’ fear grows Mobs attack shops, homes in West Java
Washington Times, Feb. 16, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Mobs attacked Chinese-owned businesses in a city east of the capital yesterday, adding to the fears of ethnic Chinese who believe they are being…
Indonesian unrest hurting tourist trade in balmy Bali: Hotel occupancy down, international flights cut back
Washington Times, Feb. 12, 1998 BALI, Indonesia - An economic meltdown and small-scale riots on nearby islands are making tourists think twice about visiting this storied tropical paradise.…
Expatriates lose jobs, business as Indonesia’s economy crashes
Washington Times, Jan. 29, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - American Ken D'Angelo had a dream job. He was to help design and build one of Southeast Asia's large planned cities - an Indonesian…
Indonesia breaks for a jittery timeout. Coming months will be critical to nation’s economic recovery and future
The Washington Times, Feb. 2, 1998 JAKARTA, Indonesia - Millions of Indonesians were back in their home villages at the end of last week for the feast to mark the end of Ramadan, giving the country…
Parent Abuse in Economy Class
As published in The Jakarta Post & other Asian papers (1995) LOS ANGELES — A middle seat in the back of the plane. Not one of my favorite places at the best of times. A squirming 11-month old…
Speaking in Defense Of Peter Arnett of CNN
The Washington Post, Jan. 30, 1991 THE WHITE HOUSE calls him a conduit for disinformation. Rival networks mutter darkly about shady deals with the Iraqi government. In the pages of the Washington…
Terry Anderson’s Four Years
The Washington Post, March 17, 1989 "It's too bad about your friend," Iran's ambassador to Damascus nodded gravely. "He is innocent. They are all innocent as individuals.…
Is America Out to Lunch?
The New York Times, Aug. 30, 1988 SARASOTA, Fla. — What happened, America? You used to work so well. For a decade, in my travels as a foreign correspondent, I wrestled with telephones and…
Terry Anderson, Devalued
The New York Times, March 16, 1988 SINCE THE MORNING of March 16, 1985, when Terry Anderson, an Associated Press correspondent, was dragged from a car in West Beirut, his whole world has been a…
They remain the forgotten Americans
The New York Times, March 26, 1986 (LONDON) -- IT'S HARD TO FIND mention in the European and American press of what the United States is doing to free its hostages who remain in Lebanon. The…
Wary Guerrillas Meet Peacekeepers
The Toronto Globe & Mail, Jan. 4, 1980 DENDERA MISSION, Rhodesia - They stare through suspicion-filled eyes, clinging to their weapons. A week ago, these men and women would have killed any…
Replay of violent decade faces Southern Africa
The Toronto Globe & Mail, Jan. 2, 1980 SALISBURY - Although it enters the 1980s with a major peace agreement, Southern Africa faces the prospect of a replay of the bloodshed of the past decade.…
