The people of Indonesia & their culture, politics, economy and environment - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia https://www.insideindonesia.org/component/tags/tag/fall-of-suharto Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:03:53 +0700 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb admin@insideindonesia.org (Inside Indonesia) A temple to populist nationalism https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/a-temple-to-populist-nationalism https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/a-temple-to-populist-nationalism Sukarno’s gravesite is very popular but there is much irony in the way his memory is celebrated ]]> Articles Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:01:23 +0700 Esai: Mencari identitas, memetik I.N.D.O.N.E.S.I.A https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/leila-s-chudori https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/leila-s-chudori Articles Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:54:34 +0700 Essay: Redefining Indonesia https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/redefining-indonesia https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/redefining-indonesia Almost twenty years after reformasi, journalist and novelist Leila S. Chudori ponders on the successes and failures of this historic period for Indonesia ]]> Articles Sun, 06 Nov 2016 17:59:00 +0700 Review: A life beyond boundaries https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/anthony-taylor https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/anthony-taylor Benedict Anderson’s memoir showcases a broad-minded approach to the world and Indonesia ]]> Articles Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:00:00 +0700 Remembering May 1998 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/remembering-may-1998 https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/remembering-may-1998 Almost sixteen years on, Jakarta's first ethnic Chinese governor joins in efforts to keep the memory of the events of May 1998 from fading ]]> Articles Mon, 09 Mar 2015 08:59:24 +0700 Review: Suharto’s guardians and reluctant reformers https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/review-suharto-s-guardians-and-reluctant-reformers https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/review-suharto-s-guardians-and-reluctant-reformers A new publication tells the story of the first graduates of the joint Indonesian Armed Forces Military Academy]]> Articles Mon, 29 Jul 2013 03:47:17 +0700 Review: Lieutenant General Djaja Suparman tells his story https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/review-lieutenant-general-djaja-suparman-tells-his-story https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/review-lieutenant-general-djaja-suparman-tells-his-story Editor’s note: For Indonesia-watchers the activities of the military and its leaders remain largely opaque and perhaps even menacing. In recent years the steady stream of memoirs and biographies by and about military leaders has, in some cases, assuaged some of this mystery and in others, added to the intrigue. As the public and judicial gaze has increasingly turned to the actions of military leaders with connections to the New Order, the memoir has been engaged by some as a form of testimony in an effort to ‘clear their name’. Whatever the motivation, with each new addition to this genre, we are offered new insights into the fractious and often treacherous ‘interior’ world of the Indonesian Armed Forces.

Suparman holds the line but reveals some new insights into the transition of power after the fall of the New Order

]]> Articles Mon, 29 Jul 2013 03:30:49 +0700 Not just another disaster https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/not-just-another-disaster https://www.insideindonesia.org/archive/articles/not-just-another-disaster Papuan claims of genocide deserve to be taken seriously ]]> Articles Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:10:00 +0700 The tragedy of May 1998 https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-9512/the-tragedy-of-may-1998 https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-9512/the-tragedy-of-may-1998 Glodok: A photo essay ]]> Edition 95: Jan-Mar 2009 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:00:00 +0700 Through a building darkly https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-9512/through-a-building-darkly https://www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edition-9512/through-a-building-darkly The story of the Teochiu Huikuan building in Medan provides insights into Chinese Indonesians’ history of dispossession]]> Edition 95: Jan-Mar 2009 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:00:00 +0700