Protest and change in Indonesia

Protest and change in Indonesia

What Indonesia needs to do is to look beyond the violence and
the blood of yesterday, to find the positives in the decisions of
the MPR and move forward. A reasonable framework for elections
and reform has been established. The nation has shown it will not
accept another dictatorship, and it is time to move forward to
tackle its enormous economic and political problems.

The world also needs to look on the government of President
Habibie with understanding and patience, to realize that
progress, significant, tangible, progress, has been made over the
past week, despite the bloodshed.

All encouragement and inducements available should be provided
to develop and support this reform, while any appreciable
influence should be used to discourage further violence from any
party.

-- The Bangkok Post