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The price of independence
East Timor voted overwhelmingly for secession. It has got anarchy instead. Sander Thoenes examines who bears responsibility for this worst of all possible outcomes.
Ambassador for the liberal face of Islam
Sander Thoenes in Jakarta fasts with a devoutly different philanthropist.
Trouble for the smiling general
The Indonesian leader may need more than cunning to control the rioters in his kingdom, says Sander Thoenes.
Indonesia in a hole
If the country does not return to stability soon, say Peter Montagnon and Sander Thoenes, it could be set back years.
Regime tarnished by man-made calamities
This year’s string of disasters could scarcely have come at a worse time. Few doubt that Indonesia can and will return to the path of rapid growth. But it will be a painful process.
Smoke at the end of the world
Indonesia’s fires do not rage through the forests. They sneak through the peat swamps of Kalimantan and Sumatra, invisible at times to both human eye and satellites alike.
Fire and brimstone
Sander Thoenes reports on Suharto’s economic woes.
Warlords of cultural restoration
The splendour in Samarkand is overwhelming but suspiciously shiny, says Sander Thoenes.
Kazakhstan’s sale of the century
It may have been corrupt and chaotic, but it was sell or die for state industry.
The great game goes another round
Sander Thoenes reports from Mazar-i-Sharif on hopes of peace amid shifting Afghan alliances.
