
Stanley Widianto, a journalist working with foreign media including Voice of America, Foreign Policy and the Washington Post, keeps the seat warm for Hayat this week. He and Erin look at the weekend’s debate on national defence, ideology and international relations and ponder — does Prabowo Subianto have a point about foreign coverage? They also touch on a brewing fight over irregularities to the electoral roll and the temporary closure of the iconic Komodo island.