Haunted By The Past WHO would have thought the symposium last April, which openly discussed the tragic events of 1965, would awaken a sleeping giant? Four government institutions—the military, the police, the Attorney-General’s Office and state intelligence—unleashed long-repressed fears of a communist revival and launched a series of activities to fi ght the phantom Indonesian Communist Party, or PKI. Their actions triggered the zeal of hardline Islamic groups and retired military men who are now planning a counter-symposium of their own. Who is behind this movement that threatens our democratic rights and freedoms? National: The Race For Golkar Chairman THE Presidential Palace is divided on whom to support at the Golkar Party convention that will elect a new chairman and offi cers this week. President Joko Widodo, through Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, seems to be leaning towards Setya Novanto, while Vice President Jusuf Kalla is reportedly backing current House Speaker Ade Komaruddin. Claims of outright intervention of any kind have been predictably denied. Outreach: Saving Native Species ENVIRONMENTAL damage and illegal traffi cking are driving many Indonesian wildlife to extinction, among them are the Sumatran rhinos and elephants, both listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). But at Way Kambas National Park, a new elephant hospital hopes to save these indigenous animals from virus and deadly injuries. A program to breed rhinos in captivity is also showing some success as one female is expected to give birth sometime this month. Tempo English reports from Lampung.

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