Djisman Simanjuntak *

The first day of the third millennium will be an historic moment for Indonesia—it'll be the day regional autonomy is launched. For the first time in 400 years, we will start our journey home, back to Indonesia's destiny, back to a world of culture and diversity.

The transition to the New Indonesia will be fraught with difficulties and laden with moments of near despair. How can it not be? The unbeatable central gove