Jan - Mar 2000

Politics and human rights

After fear, before justice
Australia and Indonesia in 100 years - Richard Tanter
End of the Jakartan empire?
Reflecting on the Wahid presidency - Michael van Langenberg
Eight surprises
Profiles of eight cabinet members
Nationalism
50 years ago the world embraced Indonesia - Goenawan Mohamad
Out of the tiger's teeth
The inside story of East Timor's ballot - Helene van Klinken
Humanity, not fascism!
An Indonesian eyewitness to East Timor's destruction - Yeni Rosa Damayanti
Why West Papua deserves another chance
The 1969 UN ballot broke all the rules - Sam Blay
West Papua in 1999
An urban movement pushes for change - Nina FitzSimons
Aceh's causes
Conversation with an activist - Maree Keating

Society and economy

The case for debt relief
An Indonesian NGO appeal - Binny Buchori and Sugeng Bahagijo
Business and pleasure
Indonesia's super-wealthy love their money - Veven Wardhana and Herry Barus

Environment

Gutted by greed
Illegal loggin in Indonesia's parks - Julian Newman

Culture

Back to the future
Democracy in old South Sulawesi manuscripts - Elizabeth Morrell
Mao's ghost in Golkar
A 1960s slogan survives - Julie Shackford-Bradley
The language of the gods
A playwright backgrounds his creation - Louis Nowra

Regulars

Editorial
Newsbriefs
Review 1 (Hull)
Review 2 (Goodfellow)
Bookshop