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Defence Pact: Getting the Message Across

The Straits Times
Saturday, 21 July, 2007

Leonard C. Sebastian & Evan A. Laksmana

LATE last month, the Indonesian Parliament’s Commission I, which oversees defence and foreign affairs issues, announced its refusal to ratify the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with Singapore in its present form.

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Filed under: Civil-Military Relations, International Security

Suharto’s Death: Time to Move On

The Straits Times (Singapore), 30 January 2008

Evan A. Laksmana

THE death of Indonesia’s father of development, former president Suharto, on Sunday has led to a debate about whether the people should remember him for his achievements and forgive his misconduct, or continue with a civil suit against him.

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Filed under: Politics