after three decades in power, indonesian strongman, president suharto, resigned.ooking at what it is like right now, we're joined by our asia business report. you grow up in indonesia, and witnessed the transition. what it like? is in a traffic you would be fairto like? is in a traffic you would be fair to say that for everybody at the time, it was a disaster movie that you are seeing playing out on your streets. i remember one of the most vivid images being the supermarket down my street on fire. and many people having to flee jakarta. those who could. they wa nted jakarta. those who could. they wanted to get out of the way of the protest. notwithstanding that, that transition from what was a dictatorship to what is now one of the driving democracies in southeast asia. —— thriving. they have been peaceful transitions of government in the last 20 years. that is that it is these that. and they are also strong economy, clocking up about 5% on average every single year. but even until today, those ethnic and religious tensions are concerned. recently, there have been