{
  "id": 2738411,
  "title": "A Social Gathering of the Opposition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/a-social-gathering-of-the-opposition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T06:46:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2118149/a-social-gathering-of-the-opposition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stanley Adi Prasetyo, an electrical engineering student at Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga, received news in May 1986 that former state minister Oei Tjoe Tat would be visiting the city. Oei, who had been a political prisoner under President Sukarno, had long been absent from the political scene. However, Arief Budiman, a lecturer at the university and brother of activist Soe Hok Gie, saw the opportunity to connect Stanley with influential figures.\n\nArief introduced Oei to the campus discussion group, which piqued Stanley's curiosity. Prompted by Arief's sharing of Oei's memoir, Stanley learned about Oei's background and the role he had played as an assistant to President Sukarno. In 1995, the memoir was published as the book Memoar Oei Tjoe Tat: Pembantu Presiden Soekarno, edited by Stanley and writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer. Daniel S. Lev, an Indonesian scholar, wrote the foreword.\n\nWhen Oei arrived at the university, he was already experiencing symptoms of a stroke, yet he managed to participate in the discussion. Afterward, Stanley asked for Oei's contact information. As Oei's health declined, he continued to share his experiences of the Chinese-Indonesian community and life under Sukarno's presidency. Stanley made it a habit to visit Oei at his home on Jalan Blitar No. 10 in Menteng, Central Jakarta, before and after traveling for demonstrations and discussions.",
  "summary": "Oei Tjoe Tat belonged to a rotating social gathering with former ministers from the Sukarno era. It became a meeting place for opponents of New Order",
  "key_points": [
    "Stanley Adi Prasetyo met Oei Tjoe Tat in 1986.",
    "Oei Tjoe Tat was a former political prisoner.",
    "Stanley published Oei's memoir in 1995."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}