Sheriff Wahid talks tough; Indonesia; Wahid talks tough in Indonesia.(Pres Abdurrahman Wahid)(Asia)(Brief Article)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: February 10, 2001 | Copyright information

THE jingle of his spurs drew closer, the porch creaked under his weight, the saloon doors swung open, and...the boys in the black hats laughed and turned back to their drinks. That was the reaction this week to Indonesia's embattled president, Abdurrahman Wahid, who responded to a censure motion from parliament by vowing to get tougher on corruption. Mr Wahid has been making such promises since he took office 15 months ago. But he blames his failures on his coalition partners, who ...

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