Indonesia

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Militia U.
Vermont's Norwich University continues to make Indonesians into soldiers, despite a suspension of military cooperation between the two countries.
Robbed on Lombok
Bandits strike a group of travelers in the wilds of a remote Indonesian island.
Death of a journalist
Reporter Sander Thoenes was touring a neighborhood in Dili, the capital of East Timor. Then soldiers opened fire.
Letters to the Editor
"For Love of the Game" review strikes out; college students should learn to leave the nest; since when is George Bush an "education governor"?
Allan Nairn freed, deported by Indonesia
The American reporter who revealed rights abuses in East Timor, detained by Indonesian soldiers last week, is released.
Real Life Rock Top 10
Letters to the Editor
It's time for action in East Timor; misunderstanding "Stigmata"; cybercommunism and "free" software.
Free Allan Nairn!
An American reporter faces 10 years in a brutal Indonesian jail. His crime: Refusing to turn away from acts of inhumanity. The United States must act -- now.
Another U.N. disaster
United Nations ineptitude has paved the way for the current East Timor crisis.
Bloody hands
The U.S. has backed Indonesia's military thugs for decades.
Saving money in Williamsburg
Our expert offers advice on family deals at the colonial attraction, plus safety in Indonesia, smoke-free Vegas and hot-air balloons.
Mute no more
Indonesia's greatest novelist reflects on his nation's upcoming election and on the crimes of his archenemy, Suharto.
Strangers in paradise
Two traveling musicians learn the power of their craft.
This week in travel
Wanderlust's select guide to the top travel-related news stories from around the globe
This week in travel
Wanderlust's select guide to the top travel-related news stories from around the globe
This week in travel
Wanderlust's select guide to the top travel-related news stories from around the globe
Who's behind ethnic violence in Indonesia?
Who's behind ethnic violence in Indonesia? "Provocateurs," most likely within the military, are trying to bury the country's hopes for a secular civilian democracy.
This week in travel
Wanderlust presents a selective guide to the week's travel-related news
Chasing rickshaws
Images and impressions of people-powered transport in 12 Asian cities. Text by Tony Wheeler. Photographs by Richard I' Anson.
Letter from Jakarta: After the sky falls
Expatriate resident Jeff Pulice writes about the lessons he has learned from the recent riots in Jakarta: Foreign guys become very attractive, everybody reinvents history and other nuggets of wisdom.
Letter from Jakarta: Part 2
In his second letter from Jakarta, Jeff Pulice reports on amazing events that have happened since the resignation of President Suharto -- and on the expats who stayed behind.
The man who would be king
Indonesia's new leader is supremely confident that he is the mind to inspire and unite his country. Experts, opposition leaders and the IMF are not so sure.
Letter from Jakarta
To leave or not to leave? Jeff Pulice vividly describes his own reaction and the reactions of his expatriate friends to the turmoil in the streets and the uncertainties ahead.
Dickering with the devil
Without a vigiilant Congress, the U.S. could find itself supporting a new military dictatorship in Indonesia.
A country amok
An Indonesia expert says the time for peaceful change is past and that President Suharto can't survive.
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