Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono


Indonesia’s post-election shake-up

Indonesia’s political parties are now jockeying to form coalitions in a major re-ordering of that country’s political landscape.

Amid dreams of independence, Indonesia goes to the polls

Indonesia goes to the polls to elect its national and local legislatures today, in what many see as a foretaste of the presidential polls in July, writes Damien Kingsbury.

State of the Planet

San Francisco prepares for PARKing day … Asian “Atlantis” continues to mystify … Bog farts contributed to global warming … At this rate the world will be green in a decade … Forest nations demand billions to stop logging

Janette Howard — the Patti Newton of diplomacy?

Despite smarting from number one best friend Laura Bush’s poor excuse (pinched neck, please), the dedicated Mrs Howard has been working behind the scenes to provide her own personal touch to APEC proceedings.