Supporters of Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia ousted deputy prime minister, hold “Reformasi” posters during a rally in August 1999 in Kuala Lumpur. File photo: AP
Opinion
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Asian Angle
How spirit of Indonesia and Malaysia’s Reformasi lives on in Southeast Asia’s democratisation story
- Reformasi is testimony to the mutual influences stemming from Malaysia and Indonesia’s heritage of a common language and cultural affinities
- The movement formed part of the ‘Third Wave Democratisation’ that swept Asia in the 1980s and 1990s, heralding changes in civil society
Supporters of Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia ousted deputy prime minister, hold “Reformasi” posters during a rally in August 1999 in Kuala Lumpur. File photo: AP
