Edition 68: Oct-Dec 2001

Rewriting history



Ethnic fascism in Borneo
Written by Gerry van Klinken   
Old elites in Central Kalimantan discover new and dangerous strategies Tags: Local Politics Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) Kalimantan
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Laskar Jihad
A spiritual home for the lost, this militant sect is used by dangerous elites for their own ends Tags: Wahid presidency (1999-01) Islam Politics of Religion National
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Mother of the nation
Written by Edward Aspinall   
For now, reformasi is dead. But Mega didn't kill it Tags: Reformasi Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) National
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Radical or reformist?
Written by Bernhard Platzdasch   
How Islamic will the new movements make Indonesia? Tags: Megawati presidency (2001-04) Islam National
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The return of 'Shock therapy'
Written by Signe Poulsen   
Overseas friends stand by persecuted Acehnese human rights workers Tags: Separatism Wahid presidency (1999-01) Megawati presidency (2001-04) Human Rights (other) Sumatra Aceh
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Whitlam knew
Written by Paul Monk   
Indonesian military intelligence kept Australia fully informed (and complicit) in its 1975 East Timor invasion plans Tags: International Relations New Order (1967-98)
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Out of the black hole
Written by Hilmar Farid   
After the New Order, the lid on Indonesia's past is beginning to lift Tags: New Order (1967-98) National
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The first Asian boat people
Written by Jan Lingard   
Strange things began to happen when Indonesian refugees came to Australia during World War II Tags: International Relations Revolution (1945-49)
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Romo Mangun
Written by Catherine Mills   
Tribute to a multi-talented, national figure Tags: Democracy Education Profiles
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For kicks
Written by Freek Colombijn   
The history of football is a history of Indonesia itself Tags: Sport Colonial period (-1945) Revolution (1945-49) Guided Democracy (1957-65) New Order (1967-98) National
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A soldier's historian
Written by Kate McGregor   
New Order generals needed new history books. Nugroho Notosusanto was their man. Tags: Military and Police New Order (1967-98) National
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The Suharto Museum
Written by Pam Allen   
What gifts did Aussie prime ministers bestow on President Suharto? Tags: International Relations New Order (1967-98) Java
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Merdeka!
Written by Harry Aveling   
Prajurit jaga malam Tags: Poetry Revolution (1945-49) 1965-66 Fall of Suharto (1998) National
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Untold stories
Written by Ann Laura Stoler   
On the other side of 1965 lay a vibrant Indonesia worth remembering Tags: 1965-66 National
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Water, land, and Suharto
Written by Ron Witton   
Review: Both books illustrate the way the Suharto family exploited Indonesia Tags: Land Rights New Order (1967-98) Pollution Java Reviews
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Reviews
Written by Ron Witton   
Review: Robert Cribb's Historical Atlas is breathtaking in its scope and presentation Tags: National Reviews
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