On the Cusp of Madness
The political climate in Jakarta at the end of 1973 led to major unrest in Jakarta in January the following year. The fires that raged in the capital were fueled by the disappointment of student activists and academics who denounced the government's reliance on foreign capital. As the largest investor in Indonesia at the time, Japan was a target of the public outrage.
January 14, 2014
Opposing Big Brother
Although it began with criticism of national development strategy, student protests moved on the issue of Japanese dominance in capital investment.
MANY posters hung in the courtyard of West Java's regional legislative council (DPRD) in Bandung. The slogans varied, but the message was the same: protesting unequal development and national dependence on foreign capital-from Japan in particular.
'Foreign Capital for People, o
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