Indonesia. (Country Profile).(political corruption, human rights, and government resistance) From: New Internationalist | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Budiardjo, Carmel | COPYRIGHT 2003 New Internationalist Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

IN Jakarta's dockland, Tanjung Priok, the poor still live in foul shanty settlements built on stilts over the fetid water. But at least they can talk more freely than in the bad old days.

It is five years since the' downfall of Suharto, who had held Indonesia in the grip of a military dictatorship for 33 years following a bloody coup and clampdown that cost an estimated 700,000 lives. Suharto was finally swept from power by a grassroots movement calling for reformasi. Po...

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