Tag: Joko Widodo
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Indonesia delays ratification of election law changes as protesters try to storm parliament
Demonstrators burn objects amid clashes outside the Parliament building in Jakarta on August 22, 2024 during a protest against a move to reverse the Constitutional Court’s decision altering eligibility rules for candidates in a key election later this year. Bay Ismoyo | AFP | Getty Images The ratification of changes to Indonesia’s election laws was…
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Indonesian president tries out palace in proposed new capital
Indonesia’s future Presidential Palace in the future capital city of Nusantara, in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, on July 11, 2024. The new city is scheduled to begin operating as the country’s new political centre on Aug. 17, 2024 during Indonesia’s 79th Independence Day. Yasuyoshi Chiba | Afp | Getty Images Indonesian President Joko Widodo spent his…
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Apple will ‘look at’ manufacturing in Indonesia: Tim Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he arrives for a meeting with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on April 17, 2024. Bay Ismoyo | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will “look at” manufacturing in Indonesia, following a meeting with the country’s President Joko Widodo,…
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Indonesians are electing Jokowi’s successor
Presidential candidate and former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan, vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar, presidential candidate and Indonesia’s Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, presidential candidate and former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo and vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD (from left to right) react on the stage during the last presidential election…
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Prabowo leads in unofficial presidential vote count
Indonesia’s presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto gestures after he cast his ballot to vote in the country’s presidential and legislative elections at a polling station in Bogor on February 14, 2024. Indonesians began voting for a new president on February 14 with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto the frontrunner to lead Southeast Asia’s biggest economy despite concerns…
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Puji SBY-Jokowi, Prabowo Bakal Jor-joran Lanjutkan Pembangunan Indonesia
Kamis, 21 September 2023 – 21:14 WIB Jakarta – Bakal calon presiden dari Koalisi Indonesia Maju (KIM) Prabowo Subianto memuji Ketua Majelis Tinggi Partai Demokrat Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) dan Presiden Joko Widodo usai resmi didukung Partai Demokrat dalam kontestasi pilpres 2024 mendatang. Baca Juga : Titip 2 Harapan Demokrat, AHY Optimis Bisa Diwujudkan Prabowo…
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Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead ASEAN in 2026, in blow to generals
Philippine’s President Ferdinand Marcos, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and East Timor’s Prime Minister…
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Indonesia’s China-backed high-speed train sparks concerns of debt trap
Indonesia is starting trial runs for its first high-speed train, which will connect the capital Jakarta to a neighboring city of Bandung, after years of delays and cost overruns plagued the project. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A $7.3 billion high-speed electric rail line between Indonesia’s two biggest cities is set to be launched…
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Multi-millionaire entrepreneur to Indonesia minister
Jakarta governor-elect Anis Baswedan (R) and his deputy governor-elect Sandiaga Uno (L) hold hands during a press conference in Jakarta on April 19, 2017. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images When Sandiaga Uno was appointed Indonesia’s minister of tourism and creative economy, it could not have come at a worse time. It was December…
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Australia and Indonesia signed a ‘win-win’ EV battery deal: Analyst
Mining giants Australia and Indonesia have signed a “win-win” EV battery deal, said Sabrin Chowdhury, head of commodities analysis at BMI, a research unit of Fitch Solutions. Indonesian President Joko Widodo met his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on Tuesday during a three-day state visit to Australia. In addition to their commitment to regional peace and…