Blink, and reformasi looks less like the revolution it seemed to herald and more like a tactical manoeuvre to help the old Jakarta elite to cling to power.

• 仔细一看，就连reformasi运动也不像一场其乍看之下似乎宣布到来的革命，而更像是一次帮助雅加达精英阶层保住权力的战术迂回。