INDONESIA OUTLOOK

From the Jakarta Globe Indonesia on Saturday congratulated Egypt on its democratic change and expressed hope that the Middle East country would continue to play an important role in efforts to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians. "The government of Indonesia congratulates the whole Egyptian nation for its ability to overcome the current challenges," Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said in a statement. Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stepped down on Friday in the wake of weeks of unprecedented street protests against his three- decade rule. "Indonesia believes that Egypt will still play a major role in the region, including in pushing the Middle East process," Natalegawa said. "Indonesia will stand by Egypt in its transition to democracy and its efforts to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East." For detail story, visit here

In Indonesia, a Model for Egypt's Transition From the Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The Obama administration, seeking to help stabilize Egypt following President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, is looking at the 1998 overthrow of Indonesian dictator Suharto as a model for a democratic transition in a Muslim-majority country, said senior U.S. officials. National Security Council officials in the past week have been discussing with foreign-policy experts similarities between Egypt's revolution and Indonesia's, which led over a decade to what is one of the developing world's most open political and economic systems, according to these officials. Key issues U.S. officials are tackling in Egypt, and which were prominent in Indonesia, are how to balance an expected rise in support for Islamists and the continued role of the military. White House officials have been reading studies comparing Egypt's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a global Islamist organization, and In...