Such understanding has worked well for a number of other US-trained world leaders. By Judith Matloff. Indonesia's President Suharto gets a lot of attention from the US government. These measures are designed to remove some of the corruption and collusion that characterize Indonesia's economy and restore the confidence of international markets and investors. By Cameron Barr.
Political dissent is an art practiced mainly in private in Indonesia.
But the atmosphere of crisis here simultaneously has made it riskier for critics to speak up - and emboldened them to do so. On March 3 Megawati Sukarnoputri stepped forward to criticize President Suharto and his policies. By Cameron Barr.