The Scandal of the Indonesian Leader’s Son and the Private Jet
U.S.A. here we go.” On board that August flight from Jakarta to Los Angeles were Kaesang Pangarep, the younger son of ...
How Indonesia’s Transformative Leader Tarnished His Legacy
Joko Widodo rose from a slum to the presidency. But with his tenure ending, he is being accused of undermining democracy by ...
Jokowi was once seen as Indonesia’s ‘new hope’. Instead, he leaves a legacy of democratic backsliding
For Jokowi, maintaining popular support and satisfying public demands was the essence of democracy. He was not interested in ...
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He rose on a platform of hope and change. He leaves with his nation’s democracy diminished
Below is an excerpt. Sign up to get the whole newsletter delivered to your inbox. Jakarta: Joko Widodo, the softly spoken furniture maker of modest origins and imperious appetites, is handing over ...
Indonesia swears in ex-general Prabowo Subianto as president
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world’s most populous ...
How Indonesia's outgoing Jokowi steered son Gibran to vice presidency
When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014, his eldest son didn't want to be there. Gibran ...
Indonesia's Prabowo plans military academy retreat for new cabinet
Indonesia's new President Prabowo Subianto will take his cabinet members on a three-day retreat at a military academy nestled ...
Suharto-era general inaugurated as Indonesia’s next president
As social and economic conditions decline and the danger of a US-instigated war against China looms, the Indonesian ruling ...
A decade of Jokowi: Indonesia's democracy icon leaves illiberal legacy, critics say
In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against ...
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Chinese vice president meets with Indonesian President Joko Widodo
JAKARTA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo here on Saturday. At the invitation of the Indonesian government, Han, as the ...
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Prabowo Subianto is expected to be more hands-on in managing Indonesia’s foreign policy than his predecessor Joko Widodo
They believe he will be more hands-on in managing foreign and defence policy than his predecessor, Joko Widodo. Prabowo’s various overseas visits from April through September saw him meeting ...
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How Indonesia's Outgoing Jokowi Steered Son Gibran to Vice Presidency
How Indonesia's Outgoing Jokowi Steered Son Gibran to Vice Presidency By Kate Lamb, Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014 ...