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By Abdul Khalik
Originally published in Omong-Omong Media.
Nov 02, 2025
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By Abdul Khalik
Originally published in Omong-Omong Media.
Nov 02, 2025
Expressing her anger upon discovering that President Prabowo Subianto’s government had attempted to manipulate history through its efforts to rewrite the country’s past, senior journalist Uni Lubis told a session on “Rewriting Indonesian History” at the Alang-Alang Stage of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2025 that the current regime does, in fact, intend to deny the mass rape of Indonesian Chinese women in 1998.
Uni Lubis added that softening the narrative of the nation’s history during the New Order era could allow the government to award former president Soeharto official national-hero status. “It’s their plan from the outset,” she said.
Uni Lubis added that softening the narrative of the nation’s history during the New Order era could allow the government to award former president Soeharto official national-hero status. “It’s their plan from the outset,” she said.
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