Recent articles by Warief Djajanto Basorie

5 January 2025
Atmakusumah, doyen of press freedom in Indonesia, passes away
On June 21 1994 Indonesia’s information ministry withdrew the press permits of the weekly magazine Tempo, the weekly political tabloid Detik, and Editor, a new news weekly. Their critical reporting upset President Soeharto, particularly Tempo revealing conflict between cabinet ministers in the government purchasing naval vessels from the former East Germany.

20 November 2024
Indonesia’s Jokowi does a Machiavelli
Power is the proverbial drug that leaders find hard to quit.