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Politics 1 year ago
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'RIP Reform': Democracy advocates sound alarm over return of New Order
The Indonesian Military (TNI) law amendment, which has expanded military roles in the government, has raised concerns among civil groups who fear of the return of dwifungsi (dual function) of the armed forces, a critical pillar that had sustained Soeharto's New Order for more than three decades.
Politics 1 year ago
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TNI Law revision raises ‘dwifungsi’ fears
President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to press forward with a revision to the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law has raised concerns about a possible return to the dwifungsi (dual function) system that prevailed in the New Order era, which granted the military significant influence over civilian affairs.
Academia 1 year ago
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Sounding the alarm: Why the TNI is 'recruiting' senior officers for 200 civilian posts
A little over a quarter of a century ago, Indonesians were up in arms about the military's dominance in politics and government; today, the people are fed up with the civilian government and the police, and are looking at the military as if it was a panacea.
Academia 2 years ago
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Idealism and the folly of youth in Indonesian politics and democracy
Once championing democracy, meritocracy and anticorruption, many young politicians have made a 180-degree turn and are now eating their words to justify the political practices they used to adamantly oppose.
Politics 2 years ago
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Reform undone: Activists lament shrinking civic space, unresolved rights abuse
Indonesia’s democracy has gone backward since Reform, pushing the democratic values students and the public fought for during the fall of the New Order in May 1998 increasingly out of reach, according to Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid.
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