Jul - Sep 2000

Politics and human rights

The slow birth of democracy
A new generation is challenging the status quo - Munir
Opening that dark page
Obstacles in revealing the stories of 1965-66 - Stanley
Box - Sulami explains why....
Sulami
A century of decentralisation
Yet again 'power to the regions' is the call - Trevor Buising
Box - What's new? What isn't?
- Trevor Buising
Wahid, IMF and the people
Unbowed, an activist continues his questions - Nick Everett with Budiman Sujatmiko
Where is Wiji Thukul?
An outspoken poet is silenced - Richard Curtis
Business as usual
The military is slow to get out of business - Lesley McCulloch
The forgotten war in North Maluku
There's more than religion behind the troubles - Smith Alhadar
No longer so 'special'
New and different ties for Australia-Indonesia - Scott Burchill

Society and economy

Medan gets a new mayor
A tale of two cities: part 1 - Loren Ryter
Inside Jepara
A tale of two cities: part 2 - Jim Schiller
'Only the clothes have changed...'
Unions still find the going tough - Terry Symonds
Box - Muchtar Pakpahan interview
Terry Symonds
Fireside chat about AIDS
Reaching at-risk groups requires new approaches - Ingrid Hering
The kampung bookshelf
Bringing books to the poor - Bambang Rustanto and Lea Jellinek

Environment

Leave Indonesia's fisheries to Indonesians!
Foreign fleets filch fish from local plates - Mark V Erdmann

Culture

Indonesia is definitely OK
Comic artists explore new freedoms - Laine Berman

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