Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto remains a loyal servant of United States imperialism, as his recent phone call to Donald Trump makes clear, reports Peter Boyle.
Prabowo Subianto
When Indonesia’s new president Prabowo Subianto announced his cabinet, a number of former activists and leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PRD) were among its 109 members. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳’s Peter Boyle spoke to Rudi Hartono, former editor of the PRD’s publication Berdikari, about this development.
91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳'s Peter Boyle spoke to Ignatius Mahendra Kusumawardhana from Indonesia's Perserikatan Sosialis (Socialist Union), one of the left groups protesting former Suharto-era general Prabowo Subianto, who was sworn in as Indonesia's new president on October 20.
The 25th anniversary of the successful vote for independence by Timor-Leste was marked on August 30. Leo Earle took these photos for 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳.
Rebecca Meckelburg looks at the factors driving the result of Indonesia's recent presidential election.