I found this brief opinion piece on the Malaysian online news site, The Star, today. It was actually reproduced from the Indonesian newspaper 'the Jakarta Post'. It charts the significant political developments in Indonesia of the last decade, during which time the country moved towards democratic rule after many years of dictatorship. Sadly, as the article points out, this political progress has not been matched economically - growth remains slow and corruption is, apparently, rife. The answer, the article seems to suggest, is patience - and pride, given the fact that Indonesia is now the world's third largest democracy after the US and India. No mean feat.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
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