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Who is Anies Baswedan, the man hoping to be Indonesia's next president?

The Indonesian presidential hopeful has met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong and governor of the Reserve Bank Philip Lowe during his visit to Australia.

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Indonesia leader backs appeal against court ruling calling for poll delay

JAKARTA: Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said on Monday he supports the country's election commission in mounting an appeal against a controversial court ruling that calls for the 2024 presidential and general elections to be delayed.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia to relocate residents or move fuel facility after fire

JAKARTA: Indonesia will relocate residents living near a fuel-storage fire that killed 16 people or remove the depot owned by state energy company Pertamina to a safer location, President Joko Widodo said on Sunday.

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Blinken conveys U.S. concern over Indonesia criminal code

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed Washington's concern about certain provisions in Indonesia's new criminal code in a call Thursday with the country's foreign minister, Retno Marsudi, the State Department said.

Reuters

Indonesia delays house vote on president's emergency decree

Indonesia's parliament has pushed back a final vote on a presidential emergency decree on jobs and investment rules until its next sitting, senior lawmakers said on Thursday, a move some legal experts said could violate the constitution.

Reuters

Indonesian parliamentary body okays presidential decree on jobs

An Indonesian parliamentary body on Wednesday approved President Joko Widodo's controversial emergency regulation on job creation, lawmakers said, paving the way for its passage into law at a plenary session.

Reuters

Anwar wants Thailand to do more on Myanmar

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has asked Thailand to play a more active role in resolving the conflict in Myanmar, making comments that signal Southeast Asia is divided on how to handle the junta that seized power two years ago.

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Indonesia drafts law enabling media to receive payments from digital platforms for content

Indonesia is drafting a regulation allowing media outlets to receive payments from digital platforms or aggregators that carry their content, its Press Council said on Thursday.

Reuters

ASEAN foreign ministers meet under shadow of Myanmar crisis

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in Indonesia for talks bound to be dominated by the deteriorating situation in Myanmar despite an agenda focused on food and energy security and cooperation in finance and health

The Independent UK

Indonesia to send general to Myanmar to highlight transition, says Widodo

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to send a top general to Myanmar to talk to its junta leaders in the hope of showing Myanmar's military rulers how Indonesia made a successful transition to democracy, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Exclusive-Indonesia to send general to Myanmar to highlight transition, president says

Indonesia plans to send a top general to Myanmar to talk to its junta leaders in the hope of showing Myanmar's military rulers how Indonesia made a successful transition to democracy, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Indonesian President Jokowi's approval rating at all-time high: poll

Indonesian President Joko Widodo's approval rating has hit an all-time high after the government eased COVID-19 restrictions last month, a poll showed on Sunday.

Reuters

Police officers on trial over Indonesia stadium stampede

Some 135 people died in the disaster last October prompting questions over safety standards and the use of tear gas.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia’s misinformation army ready for war in 2023

With an election looming and controversial law reform on its way, Indonesia’s government is set to ratchet up its well-oiled propaganda machine.

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Thousands of Indonesian workers protest against president's job decree

Thousands of workers held rallies in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Saturday, urging parliament to reject a presidential decree that critics say would erode employees' rights and environmental protections.

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‘Truth is one of our rights’: victims of Indonesia’s bloody past want more than regret from their president

After Joko Widodo acknowledged the mass killings of 1965-66, victims say compensation is the next step

The Independent UK

Indonesian president acknowledges past human rights abuses

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has acknowledged that serious human rights violations occurred across the country in recent decades and vowed to compensate victims and prevent such abuses from happening again in the future

Reuters

Indonesia president says "strongly regrets" past rights violations in country

Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged on Wednesday a series of incidents amounting to "gross human rights violations" had taken place in his country's past, including the bloodshed and arrests that took place in 1965 and 1966.

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Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight ‘discrimination’ against palm oil

BOGOR, Indonesia: Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's biggest producers of palm oil, agreed on Monday to work together to fight "discrimination" against the commodity after a meeting between leaders from the countries.

The Independent UK

Malaysia pledges to invest in Indonesia's new capital

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says his country would invest in the development of Indonesia’s new capital on Borneo island, which both nations share

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Malaysia PM Anwar in Indonesia on First Foreign Trip

Malaysia's new prime minister met with Indonesia's president Monday on his first foreign trip after winning a confidence vote and cementing his mandate last month following an inconclusive election. Anwar Ibrahim, a long-time opposition leader, was sworn in as the country's 10th prime minister on November 24 to head a…

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Indonesia and Malaysia agree to fight "discrimination" against palm oil

Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's biggest producers of palm oil, agreed on Monday to work together to fight "discrimination" against the commodity after a meeting between leaders from the countries.

The Times of India

Top international news developments of the day

The United States will expand Trump-era restrictions to rapidly expel Cuban, Nicaraguan and Haitian migrants caught illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, President Joe Biden said on Thursday in his first major speech on border security.

Reuters

Indonesia president eyes cabinet reshuffle in coming days

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he may reshuffle his cabinet in the next few days, as some political sources bet on a last major realignment of his government to complete programmes ahead of elections due to be held in 2024.

Bangkok Post

New Indonesia capital branded 'ecological disaster'

BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia: The twisting road that leads to Indonesia's future capital is lined with dense rainforest and pockets of plantations, punctuated every so often with monkeys enjoying a laze out on the tarmac.

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