The students' actions and the people's uprising have been successful in pushing the New Order state into a crisis. But the New Order state has not submitted to the peoples demand for total reform. They hope to gain international support, domestic support and also to defuse the opposition.
Reform has to do with changing the system.
Reform is different from revolution because revolution means undermining the old system and establishing a completely new system. It appears as if these kind of concessions have been successful in creating illusions among the activists and the mass media. They perceive that these concessions are signs that Habibie is conducting a democratization process. Of course, not every one has been deceived and influenced by his tricks. Mass actions continue to occur on campuses in Jakarta and other cities in Indonesia.