JAKARTA - Nearly three decades after the fall of Indonesia's authoritarian leader, General Suharto, the nation's new president is causing unease among liberals and others by increasingly turning to the once-all-powerful military to carry out his governing vision.

The Straits Times

Singapore

Indonesia's new leader expands military's role in test of fragile democracy

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JAKARTA, Jan 28 — Nearly three decades after the fall of Indonesia’s authoritarian leader, General Suharto, the nation’s new president is causing unease among liberals and others by increasingly turning to the once-all-powerful military to carry out his governing vision. Critics of President Prabowo Subianto point to the former defence minister’s early actions as a worrying sign of his tendency to replace civilian functions with the military, ra…

Malay Mail

Dato’ Siew Ka Wei

Selangor

Malaysia

Indonesia’s Prabowo expands military role in government, sparking concerns of democratic backslide

Prabowo wants more soldiers to head ministries and government projects in Indonesia. Analysts fear a return to the past, to the time of the dictatorship of Suharto, father-in-law of the current head of state.

Prabowo quer mais militares à frente de ministérios e projectos governamentais na Indonésia. Analistas temem regresso ao passado, ao tempo da ditadura de Suharto, sogro do actual chefe de Estado.

No mais populoso país muçulmano do mundo, o novo Presidente quer ampliar o papel dos militares

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Sonae

Portugal

In the most populous Muslim country in the world, the new President wants to expand the role of the military

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Nearly three decades after the fall of Indonesia's authoritarian leader, General Suharto, the nation's new president is causing unease among liberals and others by increasingly turning to the once-all-powerful military to carry out his governing vision.

読売新聞オンライン

Japan

Indonesia’s New Leader Expands Military’s Role in Test of Fragile Democracy

JAKARTA, Jan 28 — Nearly three decades after the fall of Indonesia’s authoritarian leader, General Suharto, the natio......

AlKhaleej Today

Close to three decades after the fall of Indonesia’s authoritarian leader, General Suharto, the nation’s new president is causing unease among liberals and others by increasingly turning to the once-all-powerful military to carry out his governing vision. Oppositions of President Prabowo Subianto point to the former defence minister’s early actions as a worrying sign of his tendency to replace civilian functions with the military, raising compar…

Voice of Nigeria

Indonesia’s New Leader Expands Military’s Role Amid Fragile Democracy

Supporters of Subianto argue that involving the military in key projects brings efficiency, while critics warn of a troubling shift towards re-militarization in Indonesia. The post Indonesia: Military’s Growing Influence Under Subianto Worries Critics appeared first on StratNews Global.

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