Yudhoyono thanks his friends Oct 21, 2009
SBY, as he is known inside Indonesia and out, is the most pro-Australian, and pro-Western, president in Indonesian history. The retired four-star army general studied at the US Forces Academy in Fort Benning, Georgia, and earned a masters in business management from Webster University in Missouri. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Safe house turns into a war zone Aug 9, 2009
If the reports are true, the raid marks the final act of the biggest manhunt in Indonesian history and will be a major blow to Islamist extremist networks seeking to unite half of South-East Asia under an Islamic caliphate. An AFP reporter at the scene described seeing at least three bodies after the raid, two in body bags and one exposed on the ground outside the ramshackle, single-storey abode on the edge of a typical Javanese padi field. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Bombed Indonesia hotels re-open Jul 29, 2009
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In the eye of the storm Jul 25, 2009
The man in the helmet almost certainly was Noordin, visiting the woman who bore two of his children while he was on the run from the biggest manhunt in Indonesian history. For more than six years, Noordin has evaded capture and his remarkable elusiveness has, it appears, allowed him to pull off another of his signature devastating attacks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Indonesia bombing suspect elusive Jul 21, 2009
"He has narrowly avoided arrest about six times and remains the target of what may be the biggest manhunt in Indonesian history.". With more that 17,000 islands and a population of 235 million, Indonesia "is an easy place for one man to remain hidden if he wants to and he also has a lot of sympathy," said Scott Stewart, vice president for tactical intelligence at the Texas-based private intelligence company Stratfor. (MSNBC -- International)
S.E. Asia targets most wanted militant Jul 21, 2009
He has narrowly avoided arrest about six times and remains the target of what may be the biggest manhunt in Indonesian history. In 2005, police shot and killed Azhari Husin, a close friend and technical operative of Noordin s, which prompted a video threat to the West by a masked man believed to be Noordin. (Boston Globe)
Yudhoyono likely to stride world stage in new term Jul 10, 2009
Mr Witoelar compared Dr Yudhoyono favourably to the other two dominant figures of modern Indonesian history when it came to international relations. While the founding father, Soekarno, gained renown as an instigator of the non-aligned movement, he "didn't do much with that capital" to advance Indonesia's interests. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Observers: Indonesian election free of tampering Jul 9, 2009
"He wants to leave a big legacy for himself in the Indonesian history.". . (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Democratic permutations in Indonesia Mar 21, 2009
Indeed, the two most beloved figures in recent Indonesian history, according to polls, are founding dictator Sukarno and the man described by some historians as perhaps the most corrupt head of state in modern history, Suharto. In comparison, Yudhoyono is widely perceived as vacillating, obsessed with appearances and unwilling to make unpopular decisions. (Asia Times Online)
Is GAM real, or a nonentity? Mar 13, 2009
Military officers may have different styles of responding to the political development, some by being politically correct and, at the other extreme, some by shouting - as has been quoted by many - that "the Helsinki MOU is the greatest lie in Indonesian history". The latter is worrying and needs correction. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
`Letter: SBY, JK, Mega, or ...?' Mar 4, 2009
The Mega government was also responsible for the greatest crime in Indonesian history - the creation of regional autonomy without clear laws and regulations. With one stroke of the pen, a massive platform for graft, corruption and waste of government funds was created. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Dutch govt did not colonize RI Mar 3, 2009
Unfortunately, Indonesian history suffers from inexactitudes, since, in reality, Indonesia regained independence in December 1949 after the Voorlopers (or "pelopors" in Indonesian) were cornered in Yogyakarta by the KNIL.. Diederik Zwager Jakarta. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
