No. 55 July-September, 1998

Salam reformasi!

 

In this issue

Newsbriefs
      Summary reports on current affairs

Suharto, war criminal
       Can Suharto be tried for crimes against humanity? - Richard Tanter
How the New Order collapsed
       Review of the weaknesses of the Suharto regime - David Bourchier
Ratna accused, and defiant
       The life of Ratna Sarumpaet - Barbara Hatley
Marsinah accuses
       A monologue in her memory - Ratna Sarumpaet
The power of the disappeared
       Raw courage brought down Suharto - James Goodman
Behind the student demands
       A pre-21 May assessment of student power - Stanley
Letter from Yogyakarta
       The view from Indonesia's cultural capital - Trijnie Plattje
Letter from Medan
       An eyewitness in the regions - John McCarthy
Soldiers murder in Irian Jaya
      The secret aftermath of the 1996 hostage crisis - Gerry van Klinken

    Capital offence
       Global market forces caused the crash - Mark Beeson
The employment crisis
       Why the workers did not protest - Chris Manning

Magic on fire
      Protecting Kutai Park in East Kalimantan - Alex Ryan
Mamberamo madness
      Habibie's techno dream for Irian Jaya - Frances Carr
Villagers keep the seas alive
      An impressive international project - Ian Dutton & Brian Crawford

Travels in West Timor
      Marginalised in their own country - Simon Andrewartha

A fresh wind is blowing
      Exposing violence in Indonesian society - Rob Goodfellow
Ayam Majapahit
      A lament for the Indonesian comic book - Laine Berman

Review of General Sumitro's memoirs
      David Bourchier
Indonesia on the net
      Ed Colijn
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