21.   He has already been questioned by the Jakarta chapter of the agency for the coordination of support for national stability.

22.   He appealed to Indonesians to respect national stability and threatened to call out the army if they did not.

23.   He said ABRI would always be prepared to face the worst situation, particularly if it could disturb national stability.

24.   He said that ABRI must also abandon its security approach, through which they justify using stern measures to maintain national stability, or risk losing popular support.

25.   He said that with such a worsening condition, security officials would have not choice but step up efforts to ensure national stability.

26.   In June last year, the government banned two weekly news magazines and a tabloid for articles critical of the government, calling them a threat to national stability.

27.   In June, the weeklies Tempo, Editor and DeTik lost their licenses for publishing stories considered threats to national stability.

28.   In revoking their licenses, the government said some critical articles they published about the government endangered national stability.

29.   It cannot be overemphasised that national stability brought about by political cohesiveness for which Malaysia is noted, should not be taken for granted.

30.   Minister of Defense Edi Sudradjat said yesterday nominating candidates other than Soeharto was not a threat to national stability as long as it was conducted through the Assembly.