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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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Myanmar, South China Sea Tensions Top Agenda At ASEAN Meet In Indonesia
Southeast Asia's top diplomats will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday amid pressure to address a bloody political crisis in Myanmar and resolve tensions in the South China Sea where some ASEAN members have overlapping territorial claims with China.
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Facebook To Temporarily Reduce Political Content For Some Users
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would temporarily reduce political content appearing on New Feeds for some users in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia this week and in the United States within the coming weeks.
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Amazon's Foreign Websites Named in US Piracy and Counterfeiting Report
Over the years, the list has included China's largest e-commerce platform, Taobao.com, which is owned and operated by Alibaba, as well as websites operated out of Indonesia, Poland, the Czech Republic, and other countries.
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Suspected ISIS Terrorist Stabs Indonesian Security Minister
A suspected IS radical stabbed Indonesia's chief security minister as he was exiting a vehicle Thursday, leaving two deep wounds in his stomach and injuring three others in an assassination attempt on one of the country's most powerful political figures.
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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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Facebook to Restrict Foreign Political Ads Ahead of Indonesia Poll
Facebook has banned political advertisements from outside Indonesia ahead of the country's presidential poll, just weeks after being heavily criticised by the European Union.
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PM Narendra Modi On 5-Day ASEAN Tour Highlights: "India, Indonesia Proud Of Democratic Ethos," Says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his three-nation tour on Tuesday to boost India's ties with the southeastern nations - Indonesia, Singapore and Malyasia. As he landed in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on Tuesday evening, he tweeted both in English and Indonesian. "Landed in Jakarta. India and Indonesia are friendly maritime neighbours wit...
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Dropout Turned Billionaire Shakes Up Indonesian Politics
Indonesian Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti doesn't like jargon. If she gets memos with words like synchronization or empowerment -- what she calls "words with wings" -- she throws them out.
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Indonesia Names Ex-General Accused Of Atrocities As Security Minister
A controversial former military chief accused of atrocities during Indonesia's brutal occupation of East Timor was appointed top security minister, with activists calling it a step backwards for human rights.
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Tweetwars: The Social Challenge In Twitter 'Capital', Indonesia
Indonesia has long been the Twitter capital of the world, but rival apps and rancorous political debate are driving users away, illustrating the challenges the microblogging service faces even in markets once considered strongholds.
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Australian Refugee Groups Demand Answers on Asylum-Seeker Boat
Australian refugee groups today demanded the government provide answers about a boatload of asylum-seekers thought to be from Vietnam seen off the country's west coast.
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Indonesia to Allow Foreign Journalists Full Papua Access
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Saturday decades-long reporting restrictions for foreign journalists in Papua would be lifted and ordered the release of a group of political prisoners in the insurgency-hit eastern province.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo Grants Clemency to Papuan Political Prisoners
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday ordered the release of a group of political prisoners in Papua to "create a sense of peace" in a rare conciliatory gesture to the insurgency-hit eastern province.
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Indonesia's Joko Widodo Seeks to Ease Fears Over Political Gridlock
President-elect Joko Widodo on Friday sought to reassure Indonesians and foreign investors that his relationship with parliament over the next five years would be one of cooperation, not antagonism.
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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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Myanmar, South China Sea Tensions Top Agenda At ASEAN Meet In Indonesia
Southeast Asia's top diplomats will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday amid pressure to address a bloody political crisis in Myanmar and resolve tensions in the South China Sea where some ASEAN members have overlapping territorial claims with China.
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Facebook To Temporarily Reduce Political Content For Some Users
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it would temporarily reduce political content appearing on New Feeds for some users in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia this week and in the United States within the coming weeks.
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Amazon's Foreign Websites Named in US Piracy and Counterfeiting Report
Over the years, the list has included China's largest e-commerce platform, Taobao.com, which is owned and operated by Alibaba, as well as websites operated out of Indonesia, Poland, the Czech Republic, and other countries.
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Suspected ISIS Terrorist Stabs Indonesian Security Minister
A suspected IS radical stabbed Indonesia's chief security minister as he was exiting a vehicle Thursday, leaving two deep wounds in his stomach and injuring three others in an assassination attempt on one of the country's most powerful political figures.
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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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Facebook to Restrict Foreign Political Ads Ahead of Indonesia Poll
Facebook has banned political advertisements from outside Indonesia ahead of the country's presidential poll, just weeks after being heavily criticised by the European Union.
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PM Narendra Modi On 5-Day ASEAN Tour Highlights: "India, Indonesia Proud Of Democratic Ethos," Says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his three-nation tour on Tuesday to boost India's ties with the southeastern nations - Indonesia, Singapore and Malyasia. As he landed in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on Tuesday evening, he tweeted both in English and Indonesian. "Landed in Jakarta. India and Indonesia are friendly maritime neighbours wit...
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Dropout Turned Billionaire Shakes Up Indonesian Politics
Indonesian Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti doesn't like jargon. If she gets memos with words like synchronization or empowerment -- what she calls "words with wings" -- she throws them out.
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Indonesia Names Ex-General Accused Of Atrocities As Security Minister
A controversial former military chief accused of atrocities during Indonesia's brutal occupation of East Timor was appointed top security minister, with activists calling it a step backwards for human rights.
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Tweetwars: The Social Challenge In Twitter 'Capital', Indonesia
Indonesia has long been the Twitter capital of the world, but rival apps and rancorous political debate are driving users away, illustrating the challenges the microblogging service faces even in markets once considered strongholds.
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Australian Refugee Groups Demand Answers on Asylum-Seeker Boat
Australian refugee groups today demanded the government provide answers about a boatload of asylum-seekers thought to be from Vietnam seen off the country's west coast.
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Indonesia to Allow Foreign Journalists Full Papua Access
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Saturday decades-long reporting restrictions for foreign journalists in Papua would be lifted and ordered the release of a group of political prisoners in the insurgency-hit eastern province.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo Grants Clemency to Papuan Political Prisoners
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday ordered the release of a group of political prisoners in Papua to "create a sense of peace" in a rare conciliatory gesture to the insurgency-hit eastern province.
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Indonesia's Joko Widodo Seeks to Ease Fears Over Political Gridlock
President-elect Joko Widodo on Friday sought to reassure Indonesians and foreign investors that his relationship with parliament over the next five years would be one of cooperation, not antagonism.
