Suharto's Rivals Unite - Indonesia

Feb 1998
We meet President Suharto's opposition and discover that calls for him to go grow ever louder. Amien Rais is the leader of the Muslim group Muhammadiya, with 28 million followers. He has joined forces with Megawati Sukarnoputri to oppose Suharto in the coming elections. Suharto has been in power for 30 years, his rule bolstered by his cronies and a repressive army. A Trade Unionist is secretly interviewed in his hospital cell - he's on trial for 'subversion', and if found guilty, could face the death penalty. It's a measure of the insecurity of Suharto's undemocratic regime. Megawati supporters are beaten with batons by Indonesian troops at a demo. Megawati herself bemoans the violence. In contrast, some anti-Chinese demonstrations appear to have been actually organised by the government to deflect criticism for the current financial crisis onto the Chinese. Whilst Suharto's grasping children bask in almost Royal splendour, the poorest tell us they couldn't even buy Christmas presents. And even the middle class are speaking out. But Suharto continues to stage extravagant displays of his power and ignore the widespread discontent.

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[dani329]

Bos, ada nggak tsunami, lumpur sidoardjo, gempa bumi, perang pas zaman Soeharto? Ada nggak harga minyak setinggi sekarang? Gw yakin kalo Soeharto jadi SBY sekarang yang Tu

han benar2 kasih cobaan, Beliau pasti gak bisa

apa2 juga. Dan jangan lupa, 85% utang negara dibuat ama dia.

[henri2013]

Sekarang tambah susah bukannya karena Suharto bikin utang Indonesia tambah banyak?It's just the process for every big nation, gw yakin bentar lagi bangkit

[sukarno1945]

@sabahins karna suharto indo malay jadi damai GUOBELOUK!!! karna beliau menstop aksi gayang malaysia yg diamandemenkan oleh bung karno

[sukarno1945]

amien rais adalah ANJING IMPRIALIS NON NATIONALIS yg sebnar2nya!! and now we are knowing the truth...

[dasril5678]

amin raislah pki sebetulnya....kejatuhan indonesia sesuai di salahkan ke dia. amin anjiiiiiiiiiing,thn maha tau amin.

[rendyariawindana1]

amin raiz is the nation betrayal like the other.. all indonesian party is suck,,

[rendyariawindana1]

@dani329 bro utangnya bukan dia yang buat tapi anak buahnya pejabat2nya yang berengsek,, dia ketiban sialnya aja,,

[MsBuzz27]

bener tuh amien rais jagonya waktu demo di mpr/dpr... provokator tuh orang... dah ancur begini dia malah kabur, dan bisanya komentar di TV doang gak ada kerja nyatanya...

[MsBuzz27]

@paspalax bener tuh amien rais jagonya waktu demo di mpr/dpr... provokator tuh orang... dah ancur begini dia malah kabur, dan bisanya komentar di TV doang gak ada kerja nyatanya...

[182ito]

sorry mate, i dont see his comment has anything to do with being chinese..i dont get it, why indonesian are so racist against chinese. i mean, there are no such things called local indonesian anyway, except the east side of indonesia. most of west part of indonesia islands inhabited by people who came to indonesia from taiwan island. saying racist stuff shows how stupid and ignorant u are..

[sabahins]

Kerana Soehartos..malaysia n indonesia bergaduhan...kami d caci d hina dll...god bless u soe