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Indonesian government's new history books may omit 1998 riots targeting ethnic Chinese, sparking fears of historical ...
JAKARTA: The Indonesian government's plans to issue new history books have sparked fears that mention of deadly riots in 1998 ...
The Indonesian government plans to revise the country’s official historical narrative by launching a new 10-volume series of ...
Scholars worry Prabowo’s government will ‘whitewash’ the 1998 violence, but a minister says the project would go ahead ...
Suharto ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for more than three decades after grabbing power in the wake of a 1965-6 massacre ...
Made Supriatma, a visiting fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, said he believes the government will use the same playbook as Suharto, who released a six-volume book series in ...
Indonesia’s move to rehabilitate Suharto reopens wounds, draws condemnation. Story by Resty Woro Yuniar • 1w. Indonesian legislators have removed the dictator's name from a corruption decree ...
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 ...
Suharto never mentioned anything about Jokowi or his supposed fake diploma in the 30-minute video. He died in 2008, six years before Jokowi took office as president. Screenshot of the false post ...
During Suharto’s 32-year-reign between 1967 and 1998, Indonesia saw significant economic growth but also widespread allegations of human rights abuses and corruption.
Item 1 of 2 Indonesia's Culture Minister, Fadli Zon speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office, in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 8, 2025.