Indonesia - Profile - Dewi Fortuna Anwar.

The top advisor to President Habibie on foreign policy, Ms Anwar has become the spokeswoman for his regime. She is said to have been among officials behind Habibie's decision in early 1999 to offer the East Timorese a wide- ranging autonomy plan or, if this is refused, full independence. The

prospect of independence, meanwhile, has sent thousands of non-Timorese packing. As they hold most of the skilled jobs, own most of the shops and hold most of the funds, they are taking East Timor's economic infrastructure with them. Half the shops in Dili, capital of East Timor, have closed and supplies are falling as fewer and fewer ships bring in goods from Indonesia. Bereft of garages or spare parts, public transport is about to be crippled. East Timorese, who are Christians, accuse the Indonesian military of encouraging the exodus by blocking food supplies and setting up paramilitary groups, which have killed many pro-independence activists in recent weeks and sown fear of civil war.