Saudi crown prince arrives in Indonesia to participate in G20
The G20 summit is taking place in Bali, on Nov. 15 and 16. (SPA) Short Url Updated 15 sec ago ARAB NEWS November 15, 2022 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince […]
Jokowi Speaks of Bali G20 Summit Leaders’ Attendance
Translator Ricky Mohammad Nugraha Editor Laila Afifa 2 November 2022 16:27 WIB TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a press conference at the Indo Defence Expo & Forum 2022 on […]
Putin to meet with Indonesian president in Moscow June 30, Kremlin source says
The source stressed that it was going to be “a very important visit” MOSCOW, June 14. /TASS/. President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, in Moscow […]
Jokowi Intends to Mediate between Russia, Ukraine at G20 Summit
Translator: Ricky Mohammad Nugraha Editor: Markus Wisnu Murti 29 April 2022 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a press conference on Friday expressed his intention to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine at the G20 Bali summit slated for November this year. As an initial step towards this goal, according to […]
Drivers of Populism in Indonesia
By Marcus Mietzner ANALYSIS SHARE Indonesia is now a prime candidate for long-term populist influence. The Australian Institute of International Affairs is pleased to award Marcus Mietzner the Boyer Prize […]
Hard-line Indonesian cleric held on suspicion he broke coronavirus restrictions
Rizieq Shihab, the leader of Indonesian Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), who has resided in Saudi Arabia since 2017, greets people as he arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near […]
Indonesia president seeks to speed up “Silicon Valley”-like capital
l Dec 18, 2019 – swissinfo.ch JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday he had ordered his cabinet to speed up a $33 billion project to move […]
How about Jokograd? Indonesians suggest names for new capital
By Jessica Damiana JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesians leapt in with suggestions of a name for their future capital on Tuesday after the long-awaited announcement of the new city’s location gave […]
President Joko Widodo says Islam in Indonesia is ‘tolerant’ as rights groups warn of rising fundamentalism
By Anna Coren, Jane Sit and Helen Regan, CNN Jakarta (CNN)In his first international television interview since being re-elected in May, Indonesian President Joko Widodo denied being concerned […]
Political parties appreciate Jokowi-Prabowo meeting, hope for peace
News Desk The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Sun, July 14, 2019 Political parties, either in coalition or opposition camps, have expressed their appreciation for the reconciliation of former presidential contenders […]
Indonesian rallies were coordinated to cause chaos, says president’s chief of staff
May 29, 2019 – 12:03 By Ed Davies and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities believe different groups coordinated plans to exploit political rallies last week to […]
Explainer: How a dispute over Indonesia’s election is likely to unfold
May 21, 2019 By Gayatri Suroyo and Ed Davies JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo comfortably won last month’s presidential poll, an official count showed, but the […]
Jokowi ponders two ‘hills’ in Kalimantan for new capital
Bambang NurbiantoThe Jakarta Post Jakarta / Thu, May 9, 2019 / 10:30 am President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (center), accompanied by a number of officials, looks at […]
Jokowi wants to move capital out of Java
Marguerite Afra SapiieThe Jakarta Post Jakarta / Mon, April 29, 2019 / “The President has decided in the meeting to move the capital outside Java,” […]
The Islam Factor in Indonesia’s Elections
Using the Islamic lens is the focus of Western analysis when it comes to assessing Indonesia’s political present and future. This limits proper understanding. By Philip Bowring, April 23, 2019 […]
Widodo can silence Indonesia’s voices of hate
Source: UCA News By Benedict Rogers, who is East Asia team leader at human rights organization CSW and author of ‘Indonesia: Pluralism in Peril — the rise of religious intolerance […]
In Indonesia’s election, the winner is Widodo – and Islam
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 18, 2019 Incumbent Indonesian president Joko Widodo leaves after a press briefing in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 18, 2019 in this photo taken by […]
Indonesia elections: Joko Widodo looks set for comfortable win
Unofficial ‘quick count’ results show incumbent president nearly nine points ahead Kate Lamb in Jakarta @_KateLamb Wed 17 Apr 2019 Joko Widodo shows his ink-stained finger after casting his […]
Indonesia: 193m people, 17,000 islands, one big election. Here’s what you need to know
Vote on 17 April is world’s biggest direct presidential election with more than 800,000 polling stations set up Kate Lamb in Jakarta @_KateLamb Mon 15 Apr 2019 Women participate […]
Jokowi’s Poll Fight Shows Indonesia’s Islam Identity Crisis
By Arys Aditya and Thomas Kutty Abraham April 13, 2019, Questions of faith have dogged president throughout his term Concerns over fake news have dominated election campaign Joko Widodo […]