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Snake Oil to Quell Public Anger

Monday, September 22, 2025

Two cabinet reshuffles failed to address the root causes of the public anger in the August demonstrations. The legal sector offered only gimmick reforms.

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LIKE a doctor performing clinical trials of a drug, President Prabowo Subianto is giving a placebo to his patients. Trying to address a number of serious problems in the first year of his administration, he is only providing snake oil that does not address the issues.

The two cabinet reshuffles after the huge demonstrations at the end of August were a short term response to quell public anger. Prabowo has failed to address the roots of the probl

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