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...mayor of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, returned to his city a day after a tsunami struck on Dec. 26. His first act: to show people how they could help themselves...
...Many Timorese believe justice for past human-rights violations has been sacrificed for good relations with Jakarta. I wouldn't say that. Indonesia is a very fragile nation with many challenges. Those of us who are its neighbors have to understand the difficulties of a country in transition. We have to work with them to find the best way of dealing with the past...
...chances of securing lasting peace and democracy? Very, very good. We will go through hiccups like this time and again until finally we consolidate in a few years. Look at Singapore and Malaysia 50 years ago, with their sectarian violence. And such violence has cost thousands of lives in Indonesia. We just have to stay focused and not lose hope...
...DIED. Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 81, acerbic, leftist Indonesian novelist and dissident; in Jakarta. Detained in 1965 by the anticommunist Suharto regime, he wrote his most famous work, the Buru Quartet, while imprisoned. The series of books chronicled Indonesia's battle for independence from Dutch colonialists, who in the writer's eye bore a striking similarity to Suharto. Freed from house arrest in 1992, he remained an outspoken critic of corrupt Indonesian governments until his death...
DIED. Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 81, acerbic leftist Indonesian novelist and dissident; in Jakarta. Detained in 1965 by the anticommunist Suharto regime, he wrote his most famous work, the Buru Quartet, while imprisoned. The series of books chronicled Indonesia's battle for independence from Dutch colonialists--who in the writer's eyes bore a striking similarity to Suharto. Freed from house arrest in 1992, he remained an outspoken critic of corrupt Indonesian government until his death...