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Despite charges of war crimes committed during the brutal effort to prevent East Timor's independence from Indonesia, General Wiranto has re-emerged onto the political stage in an effort to get elected president of Indonesia.

This article discusses the influence of the Indonesian rock band, Slank. In their preformances they attack social inequality and are advocates for peace and tolerance.

Sahid Javed Burki has returned from the World Bank to his home country of Pakistan to deal with the economic crisis. He has the task of reforming financial markets, reducing tariffs, dampening inflation and broadening the tax base, in the 90 days before elections in February 1997. There has been varied success of such returnees, with some implementing policies to benefit their country, whilst others have made little headway. Burki helped cure high inflation and massive debt in Latin America and he led the World Bank's China programme in the late 1980s.

The author examine the progress of a military crackdown on separatist rebels in Indonesia. Topics include military operations, nationalism, and political aspects of war.

The protection offered by Indonesia to the foreign investors is evaluated in light of the stealing of the trademark of Imperial Tobacco company. Sumatra Tobacco Trading is the accused company which claims the Indonesian rights to almost 201 companies. The commercial courts did not cancel the rights of Sumatra Tobacco as they do not find the extensive usage of the rights as required by the law and the government agencies are too corrupt to help. Imperial is now appealing to the Supreme Court.