Posts with tag: Megawati Soekarnoputri
Megawati’s ‘joke’ exposes the classist and racist views of the political elite
Politics, SocietyFormer President Megawati Soejarnoputri has been widely criticised for comments she made about West Papuans and meatball soup sellers (tukang bakso).
Talking Indonesia: the Soekarno dynasty
Politics, Talking IndonesiaHow has the Soekarno dynasty survived and thrived for three generations? What are the challenges of regeneration facing the family? Dr Jemma Purdey explores these questions and more with Associate Professor Marcus Mietzner in the latest episode of Talking Indonesia.
When is a tadpole like a bat? The riddle of Indonesia’s vanishing political divide
20 Years After Soeharto, 2019 Indonesian Elections, Analysis, Corruption, Elections, Environment, Politics, SocietyAs former arch-rivals Jokowi and Prabowo team up, Airlangga Pribadi Kusman asks how different their positions were to begin with.
Indonesia’s reformasi journey: an insider’s reflection
Analysis, PoliticsIndonesia has been praised for its relatively smooth transition from authoritarianism to democracy, especially in light of the dashed hopes of the Arab Spring. But the journey has not been easy. Dr Dewi Fortuna Anwar reflects on what Indonesia has achieved in the two decades since the start of the reformasi movement that led to the fall of Soeharto.