Brutality and budgets in Indonesia

摘要

He may have many enemies, but Indonesia's president, Abdurrahman Wahid, also has a long list of friends. They include the millions of Indonesians who have been horrified by the rampant separatist and communal violence which has broken out across the vast archipelago, and which this week saw religious killings jump from the Moluccas to the tourist island of Lom-bok. Dozens of churches and homes were burned during riots in Lombok's capital, Mataram. At least two people were reported killed and several thousand holidaymakers fled to nearby Bali.