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60: East Timor has it's say

Published: Oct 01, 1999

Oct - Dec 1999

Politics and human rights

On the mend The election renews some hopes - Laine Berman

Sex, money, power Tabloids go sensational - John Olle

Fifty years ago Sukarno flashback - Damien Kingsbury

Aceh's failed election Australian team finds no euphoria - Vanessa Johanson

Box - The sultan will be Dr Hasan Tiro Interview with "Free Aceh" fighter - Vanessa Johanson

Lost and found How the world rediscovered the Timor cause - Geoffrey Gunn

Whisky friends PNG military and TNI get together - Andrew Kilvert

What caused the Ambon violence? A corrupt civil service is to blame - Gerry van Klinken

Banda burns Fear and hatred spreads in the Moluccas - Phillip Winn

A peaceful road to freedom Riau wants freedom and more money - Freek Colombijn

Society and economy

This complex crisis Indonesia's crisis two years on - John Maxwell

Environment

Dirty landlord Local views on Sulawesi's Inco mine - Roger Moody

Revisiting Inco Reformasi hits Sulawesi's 'Freeport' - Kathryn Robinson

Culture

Star wars Presidential PR Indonesian style - Marshall Clark

Teachers do it Indonesian teachers get together - Lee Herden

Travel

Sumatra by bus From bottom to top by bus - Jim Della-Giacoma

Regulars

Editorial

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Newsbriefs

The politics of environment in Southeast Asia-Resources and resistance Review:A new, engaging collection of writing on environmental disputes in Southeast Asia - Vanessa Johansen

From the place of the dead-the epic struggles of Bishop Belo of East Timor Review: Biographies of even undisputed heroes can be problematic - Robin Osbourne

The book bridge Review: Lontar books open a window on the hidden lives of ordinary Indonesians - Carl Hennessy

Indonesia on the net Resources on two troubled regions: Aceh and Irian Jaya - Ed Aspinall and Iain Wilson

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