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...Asep's frustration should be tripping the alarms in the offices of President Megawati Sukarnoputri. The daughter of Indonesia's founding father Sukarno, Megawati, 57, is called Ibu (Mother) by her adoring supporters, and not long ago she embodied an egalitarian Indonesia no longer dominated by Suharto's cozy cabal of politicians and businessmen. But after two ineffective and inconsistent years in office, Megawati has started to look more like Mini-wati in the eyes of the disillusioned masses, who are voicing their disappointment at the ballot box. Members of her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (known by its Indonesian...
...district, threatening the 2002 cease-fire between the government and the Tigers. The country already faced fresh political turmoil as President Chandrika Kumaratunga's United People's Freedom Alliance won parliamentary elections but failed to achieve an outright majority, forcing it to find new coalition partners. Neck and Neck INDONESIA Preliminary results from the parliamentary election showed President Megawati Sukarnoputri's governing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the former ruling Golkar party battling for first place with about 20% of the vote each. The apparent erosion in support for the PDI-P, which...
...trek into the veld. Locals still love to chew on biltong (jerky) or dry wors (preserved sausage), often made from game animals such as kudu or ostrich. And no braai (barbecue) would be complete without generous coils of spicy boerewors (farmer's sausages). The importation of indentured servants from Indonesia and Malaysia in the 17th century led to the development of a distinctive Cape Malay cuisine, which mixes European pastries and meats with Asian spices, curries and chutneys. Try bobotie, a tasty casserole of minced beef or lamb, raisins, almonds and curry powder topped with egg custard; or waterblommetjie bredie...
...Suharto's daughter, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana. Another threat is posed by Megawati's former security chief, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democrat Party, who rivals his former boss in opinion polls. Even so, Megawati remains the candidate to beat in July, thanks to her pedigree as daughter of Indonesia's founding President Sukarno. No other Indonesian politician has the same national recognition as the woman referred to by many as "Mother Mega...
...Netherlands for 32 years; in Baarn, the Netherlands. Shy and informal--she liked to ride her bicycle in a simple flowered frock--she asked in her 1948 inaugural address, "Who am I that I may do this?" But shortly after taking the throne, she recognized the independence of Indonesia, ending 346 years of colonial rule, and she later helped guide her country through the social upheavals of the 1960s. Juliana's popularity helped the monarchy weather political storms when her husband was accused of accepting payoffs in 1976. Four years later, at 71, she abdicated to her daughter Beatrix...