No. 54 April-June, 1998

Nation in crisis

 

In this issue
Newsbriefs
      Summary reports on current affiars


From go-go to yo-yo
       Indonesia's dramatic economic collapse - Gerry van Klinken
Chronology of crisis
      
How to love a country in a time of crisis
       The IMF offers hope - Goenawan Mohamad
Wicked!
       Heard any good jokes lately? Here's some
The end of the Asian miracle
       What happened and what can be done - Walden Bello
Markets, morals and leadership
       The crisis does not mean democracy will flourish - Michael Vatikiotis
Help us clean up!
       Indonesian NGOs talk to the World Bank - INFID
Thinking through a new tomorrow
       Some pointers for democracy activists - Dan Lev
Peaceful change, now!
       Infid
A Javanese king talks of his end
       Suharto is a complicated man - Ben Anderson
Friend or foe?
       Can Amien Rais and Megawati work together? - Arief Budiman

We want a new government!
       Nominations for a new administration - Pijar

    Permeable border
       A Mabo-style claim for Indonesian fishermen - Campbell Watson
Whose tourism?
       Balinese oppose local development - Carol Warren
I always throw the envelope away
       Bribery of journalists - Angela Romano

Rare birds die in West Java
     Poor villagers prey on migrating birds - John McCarthy
Volunteers rescue reefs
      Operation Wallacea - Helen Landymore
Operation Wallacea
      Mark Erdmann

Ian Dutton - Tomas Tomascik et al, The ecology of the Indonesian seas

Indonesia on the net
      John MacDougall
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