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After a week-long diplomatic gavotte over protocol, representatives of the four factions in Cambodia's civil war were all present in Jakarta last weekend. On hand were Prime Minister Hun Sen and leaders of two of the three guerrilla armies fighting to overthrow him: Son Sann and Khieu Samphan of the infamous Khmer Rouge. The third, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, pleaded a last- minute illness and sent a stand...
...four factions succeed in drawing up plans for the supreme council when they meet this month in Jakarta, the U.N. plan would be put before the General Assembly for a vote. The agreement, which signals an end of superpower sponsorship of the warring groups, could be the most compelling argument...
Some countries, like China, have been known to mete out swift execution to < their political prisoners. Others, like Cuba, imprison them for decades. Indonesia has a uniquely cruel approach. As early as this week, the Jakarta government intends to execute six men for their alleged roles in a 1965 coup attempt -- after keeping them behind bars for anywhere from 18 to 24 years. In February four other purported conspirators were sent before the firing squad. Those killings prompted a burst of protest from overseas, but despite the outcry the government is going ahead with its plan. According to a close...
...five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. Under some of these plans, the Khmer Rouge would even be permitted to serve in an interim coalition, pending elections. In all of them, Pol Pot's party has been given effective veto power -- with predictable results. A peace conference in Jakarta earlier this year failed basically because of Khmer Rouge opposition. Says Cambodia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Sok An: "If the international community continues to allow the Khmer Rouge to thwart the will of the conference, then we cannot have an agreement...
This year's awardees are: Kyu-Chul Choi, from Seoul, South Korea; Monica Flores Correa, from Buenos Aires, Argentina; Yossi Melman, from Tel Aviv, Israel; and Goenawan Mohamad from Jakarta, Indonesia...