Amien Rais: "It's better for the military to be inside than outside the power structure"

December 30, 2003

AMIEN Rais, 59, tirelessly picks up his campaign trail. His tight schedule this time consists of meetings with kiai (religious leaders), business people and artists. The Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) doesn't seem to worry about his health. "I am blessed with the ability to sleep easily," he said.

His job as Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) also doesn't seem to be an obstruction as a presidential ca

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