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Explained | How Indonesia’s Joko Widodo tarnished his legacy

Last year, critics say, Joko — widely known to Indonesians as Jokowi — engineered a Constitutional Court ruling that let his 36-year-old son run for vice president.

21 October 2024, 06:17 IST

Explained | How Indonesia’s Joko Widodo tarnished his legacy

Explained | How Indonesia’s Joko Widodo tarnished his legacy

Explained | How Indonesia’s Joko Widodo tarnished his legacy

21 October 2024, 06:17 IST

Indonesia president proposes reinstating COVID-era bad-debt credit policy

Minister Airlangga Hartarto said President Joko Widodo's proposal was intended to put liquidity into the banking system and counter the impact of investors repatriating funds from Indonesia.

24 June 2024, 09:36 IST

Indonesia president proposes reinstating COVID-era bad-debt credit policy

Indonesia president proposes reinstating COVID-era bad-debt credit policy

Indonesia president proposes reinstating COVID-era bad-debt credit policy

24 June 2024, 09:36 IST

How India should read Prabowo Subianto’s China visit

Given China’s increasing belligerence, and the ineffectiveness of ASEAN, supporting Indonesia and other Southeast Asians in their defence efforts might be the way to go for India.

14 May 2024, 05:18 IST

How India should read Prabowo Subianto’s China visit

How India should read Prabowo Subianto’s China visit

How India should read Prabowo Subianto’s China visit

14 May 2024, 05:18 IST

Indonesia's biggest party confirms President Jokowi no longer a member after backing Prabowo

Their exit will put the spotlight on the next moves for the popular Jokowi, as the outgoing president is known, whose backing for Defence Minister Prabowo was widely interpreted as a move to retain political influence and preserve his legacy after a decade at the helm.

23 April 2024, 10:33 IST

Indonesia's biggest party confirms President Jokowi no longer a member after backing Prabowo

Indonesia's biggest party confirms President Jokowi no longer a member after backing Prabowo

Indonesia's biggest party confirms President Jokowi no longer a member after backing Prabowo

23 April 2024, 10:33 IST

The silver lining of Indonesia’s big economic miss

Jokowi wants the chief executives who follow him to reach for high-income status and sees no reason why Indonesia shouldn't someday become a member of the elite Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Its helpful for emerging markets to have big targets that are easily understood and hard to manipulate. But there's a fine line between aiming high and pie-in-the-sky.

13 February 2024, 04:04 IST

The silver lining of Indonesia’s big economic miss

The silver lining of Indonesia’s big economic miss

The silver lining of Indonesia’s big economic miss

13 February 2024, 04:04 IST

Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan plans renewables fund

If he wins the February 14 elections, Anies is said to levy a carbon tax on greenhouse gas emitted by polluting industries and place the revenue on what he will call the Resource Endowment Fund, said Wijayanto Samirin from Anies' team.

08 February 2024, 06:39 IST

Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan plans renewables fund

Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan plans renewables fund

Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan plans renewables fund

08 February 2024, 06:39 IST

Explained | Why Indonesia's parliamentary election matters

General elections in Indonesia are a battle of political parties and are followed by intense horse trading that determines ruling and opposition alliances in the country's key lawmaking body, the lower house of Parliament.

08 February 2024, 03:18 IST

Explained | Why Indonesia's parliamentary election matters

Explained | Why Indonesia's parliamentary election matters

Explained | Why Indonesia's parliamentary election matters

08 February 2024, 03:18 IST

Indonesia presidential elections on February 14: Meet the candidates

Indonesia holds presidential elections on February 14, with three contenders vying to succeed incumbent Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, as leader of the world's third-largest democracy.

07 February 2024, 03:01 IST

Indonesia presidential elections on February 14: Meet the candidates

Indonesia presidential elections on February 14: Meet the candidates

Indonesia presidential elections on February 14: Meet the candidates

07 February 2024, 03:01 IST

Indonesia smelter fire: Death toll rises to 18, operation halted

Indonesia has banned unprocessed nickel ore exports while promoting major investments in smelting and processing, but several fatal accidents have hit the sector in recent years.

26 December 2023, 08:16 IST

Indonesia smelter fire: Death toll rises to 18, operation halted

Indonesia smelter fire: Death toll rises to 18, operation halted

Indonesia smelter fire: Death toll rises to 18, operation halted

26 December 2023, 08:16 IST

Rohingya face rejection in Indonesia after surge of boat arrivals

More than 1,200 Rohingya have landed in Indonesia since November, data from the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR) shows, with at least 300 more arriving last weekend.

11 December 2023, 10:54 IST

Rohingya face rejection in Indonesia after surge of boat arrivals

Rohingya face rejection in Indonesia after surge of boat arrivals

Rohingya face rejection in Indonesia after surge of boat arrivals

11 December 2023, 10:54 IST