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Prabowo Subianto Takes Oath As Indonesia President, Swears In New Cabinet
Prabowo Subianto's cabinet has 48 ministries with over 100 ministers and deputies, including re-appointments of Sri Mulyani Indrawati as finance minister and Bahlil Lahadalia as energy minister.
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Prabowo Subianto Elected As New President Of Indonesia
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world's third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, decisively beating two rivals who have vowed to file a legal complaint about the vote.
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Indonesia Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto Set To Win Presidential Polls
Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on Thursday looked set to become the new president of the world's third-largest democracy, likely avoiding a runoff vote against election rivals who have yet to concede.
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Indonesian Tech Minister Replaced After Corruption Probe
Indonesian President Joko Widodo named a new communications minister in a cabinet shake-up today after the previous minister was detained in a corruption probe linked to a project that cost the country half a billion dollars in losses.
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Zoomcar Enters Indonesia And Vietnam; Announces Appointment Of Country Heads
Bengaluru-based self-drive car rental company, Zoomcar, today announced officially enter two new international markets - Indonesia and Vietnam.
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"Spent Childhood Listening To Ramayana, Mahabharata": Obama In Memoir
Former US President Barack Obama said that he has always held a special place for India due to his childhood years spent in Indonesia listening to the epic Hindu tales of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
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Indonesia Building New Capital As Jakarta Sinks Into Sea: 10 Facts
Megacity Jakarta is sinking at an alarming rate. Home to more than 1 crore people, the Indonesian capital sits on a swampy land with parts of it sinking by as much as 25 cm every year. If the current rate of sinking continues, one third of Jakarta could be submerged by 2050, suggest reports. For this reason, Indonesia plans to shift its capital bas...
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Indonesia Picks Eastern Borneo Island As New Capital
Indonesia has chosen the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island for its new capital, President Joko Widodo said this morning, as the country looks to shift its political heart away from congested megalopolis Jakarta.
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Indonesia President Signs New EV Decree To Bolster Industry
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday he signed a decree that lays out government support to build an electric vehicle (EV) industry in Southeast Asia's largest economy, the Cabinet Secretariat said in a statement. Widodo did not elaborate, but a draft of the decree reviewed by Reuters ahead of the signing showed it contained a series o...
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In World's Biggest One-Day Election, Indonesia Votes For Its President
Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
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PM Modi's Act East Push In Indonesia To Counter China: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Jakarta, his first stop of his three-nation visit to maritime neighbours - Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. India and Indonesia elevated their bilateral ties to that of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnerhsip to step up defence and maritime cooperation, with plans to develop a strategic Indonesian naval port in th...
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo Announces New Cabinet Line-Up
Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced a new Cabinet line-up today that returns a reformist to the Finance Ministry and puts a former head of the military in charge of security.
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Indonesia's Joko Widodo Marks Disappointing First Year in Power
Indonesian President Joko Widodo took office last year on hopes that an outsider and "man of the people" would swiftly usher in a new era of cleaner, more effective governance.
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Hazy New Year: Southeast Asia Set to Suffer For Months as Indonesia Fails to Douse Fires
Indonesian forest fires that have caused choking smoke to drift across Southeast Asia are spreading to new areas and are unlikely to be put out until next year, experts said today.
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Indonesians Flock to Mobile App for Swift Action on Civic Woes
Frustrated Indonesians are using a new mobile app to give their sleepy bureaucrats a wake-up call, demanding immediate fixes for persistently shoddy public services in the capital of the world's fourth-most populous country.
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Prabowo Subianto Takes Oath As Indonesia President, Swears In New Cabinet
Prabowo Subianto's cabinet has 48 ministries with over 100 ministers and deputies, including re-appointments of Sri Mulyani Indrawati as finance minister and Bahlil Lahadalia as energy minister.
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Prabowo Subianto Elected As New President Of Indonesia
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world's third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, decisively beating two rivals who have vowed to file a legal complaint about the vote.
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Indonesia Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto Set To Win Presidential Polls
Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on Thursday looked set to become the new president of the world's third-largest democracy, likely avoiding a runoff vote against election rivals who have yet to concede.
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Indonesian Tech Minister Replaced After Corruption Probe
Indonesian President Joko Widodo named a new communications minister in a cabinet shake-up today after the previous minister was detained in a corruption probe linked to a project that cost the country half a billion dollars in losses.
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Zoomcar Enters Indonesia And Vietnam; Announces Appointment Of Country Heads
Bengaluru-based self-drive car rental company, Zoomcar, today announced officially enter two new international markets - Indonesia and Vietnam.
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"Spent Childhood Listening To Ramayana, Mahabharata": Obama In Memoir
Former US President Barack Obama said that he has always held a special place for India due to his childhood years spent in Indonesia listening to the epic Hindu tales of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
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Indonesia Building New Capital As Jakarta Sinks Into Sea: 10 Facts
Megacity Jakarta is sinking at an alarming rate. Home to more than 1 crore people, the Indonesian capital sits on a swampy land with parts of it sinking by as much as 25 cm every year. If the current rate of sinking continues, one third of Jakarta could be submerged by 2050, suggest reports. For this reason, Indonesia plans to shift its capital bas...
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Indonesia Picks Eastern Borneo Island As New Capital
Indonesia has chosen the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island for its new capital, President Joko Widodo said this morning, as the country looks to shift its political heart away from congested megalopolis Jakarta.
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Indonesia President Signs New EV Decree To Bolster Industry
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday he signed a decree that lays out government support to build an electric vehicle (EV) industry in Southeast Asia's largest economy, the Cabinet Secretariat said in a statement. Widodo did not elaborate, but a draft of the decree reviewed by Reuters ahead of the signing showed it contained a series o...
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In World's Biggest One-Day Election, Indonesia Votes For Its President
Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
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PM Modi's Act East Push In Indonesia To Counter China: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Jakarta, his first stop of his three-nation visit to maritime neighbours - Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. India and Indonesia elevated their bilateral ties to that of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnerhsip to step up defence and maritime cooperation, with plans to develop a strategic Indonesian naval port in th...
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo Announces New Cabinet Line-Up
Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced a new Cabinet line-up today that returns a reformist to the Finance Ministry and puts a former head of the military in charge of security.
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Indonesia's Joko Widodo Marks Disappointing First Year in Power
Indonesian President Joko Widodo took office last year on hopes that an outsider and "man of the people" would swiftly usher in a new era of cleaner, more effective governance.
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Hazy New Year: Southeast Asia Set to Suffer For Months as Indonesia Fails to Douse Fires
Indonesian forest fires that have caused choking smoke to drift across Southeast Asia are spreading to new areas and are unlikely to be put out until next year, experts said today.
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Indonesians Flock to Mobile App for Swift Action on Civic Woes
Frustrated Indonesians are using a new mobile app to give their sleepy bureaucrats a wake-up call, demanding immediate fixes for persistently shoddy public services in the capital of the world's fourth-most populous country.
