Megawati: Where to now? Exclusive interview
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Megawati: 'Why not a woman President?'
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Written by Saliendri
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Amidst great enthusiasm, Megawati Sukarnoputri was elected chairperson of the small political party PDI in December 1993. But last June she was ejected from the leadership by military-backed rivals. Many now look to her to lead a democratising movement wider than the PDI. To find out how she felt about this wider role, SAILENDRI recorded this exclusive interview with Megawati in her home.
Tags: National Politics
Presidents
New Order (1967-98)
National
Interview
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A day with Indonesia's radical student organisation
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Written by Vanessa Hearman
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Authorities blame the recent Jakarta riots on the coalition PRD. It has hundreds of members, but military leaders liken it to the PKI of the 1960s, which had millions. Who are these 1990s activists? VANNESSA HEARMAN visited with one of the coalition partners earlier this year, and filed this inside story.
Tags: National Politics
Social Movements
New Order (1967-98)
Fall of Suharto (1998)
Political Rights
National
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The student movement
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Written by Ariel Heryanto
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Students are few in number but loom large on the political stage. The PRD affair demonstrated this once more. In this reflective essay, ARIEL HERYANTO asks why this should be so.
Tags: Democracy
Social Movements
New Order (1967-98)
Fall of Suharto (1998)
National
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How might the Suharto era conclude?
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Written by Michael van Langenberg
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The events of 27 July have led many to speculate about a more democratic order after the end of Suharto's powerful rule. MICHAEL VAN LANGENBERG warns such speculation may be misplaced.
Tags: National Politics
Democracy
New Order (1967-98)
Fall of Suharto (1998)
National
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Change in Indonesia, chance for East Timor
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Written by Coki Naipospos
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Transition to a post-Suharto era in Jakarta could be window of opportunity for East Timor. What might that window offer, asks COKI NAIPOSPOS?
Tags: National Politics
Separatism
New Order (1967-98)
Fall of Suharto (1998)
National
Timor Leste
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