"The Indonesian press effectively encouraged freedom of speech during the years 1949-1953 — This state of affairs started to deteriorate after the advent of Sukarno's "controlled democracy" — The present Indonesian press is attempting to recover its initial vigour but military control is still fairly strong." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2222, topic code 110.30)