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Prabowo can play ‘unique’ part in reducing tensions on Korean peninsula

Former South Korean foreign minister Park Jin.

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'Prabowo could provide unique contribution to reducing tensions in Korean Peninsula'

Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto speaks to The Jakarta Post about the Indonesian economy in his Jakarta office on Sept. 30, 2024.

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Looking back, Airlangga sees improved economy but unfinished business

Former vice president Jusuf Kalla attends the funeral of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Aug. 3, 2024, in Qatar.

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Indonesia needs to play a bigger role in the Middle East: Kalla

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (left) and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto eat lunch at a bakso (meatball) stall in Bandongan Market in Magelang, Central Java, on Jan. 29, 2024.. Jokowi inaugurated the Graha Utama Hall at the Military Academy in the city earlier in the day.

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Continuity does not mean a carbon copy for incoming Prabowo government

Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan (left), Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (second left), Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (third left), Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (third right), Brunei’s Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah (second right) and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet leave the stage on Sept. 5, 2023, after a group photo before the start of the retreat session at the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta.

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Southeast Asia needs a courageous, forward-thinking ASEAN: Marty

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Insight: Securing a healthier future: The importance of Indonesia's plasma fractionation facility

The global health crisis brought on by COVID-19 tested healthcare systems worldwide, and Indonesia was no exception. As one of the world’s most populous nations, the nation faced immense challenges yet demonstrated resilience and adaptability in navigating the pandemic.

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Insight: Understanding sovereign wealth funds and their application in Indonesia

Toward the end of 2020, amid a world grappling with unprecedented challenges, Indonesia took a bold step in securing its economic future: establishing its first sovereign wealth fund (SWF), the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA).

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Insight: Beyond the political pie: Envisioning a capable and agile Indonesian cabinet

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Insight: Toward a meaningful digital transformation

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Insight: In search of a wise king

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Insight: Balancing progress and privacy: The PDP Law in the age of innovation

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Insight: A recipe for system change

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Game changer: Constitutional Court Chief Justice Suhartoyo (center), accompanied by his deputy, Justice Saldi Isra (second left), Justice Enny Nurbaningsih (left), Justice Arief Hidayat (second right) and Justice Guntur Hamzah, presides over a hearing in Jakarta on Jan. 2, 2025.

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Analysis: Court ruling on presidential election mechanism may not be a milestone

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto leaves the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta on Aug. 20, 2024, after undergoing questioning as a witness in an alleged corruption case involving the Transportation Ministry's railways directorate general (DJKA).

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Analysis: Hasto’s criminalization escalates Jokowi-Megawati tensions

A pedestrian uses his smartphone while walking on a sidewalk in Jakarta in February 2019 past an advertisement for Indonesian telecommunications service provider XL Axiata.

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Analysis: XL Axiata, Smartfren $6.5b merger consolidates RI telecom industry

President Prabowo Subianto (center) and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (third right) greet Red and White Cabinet ministers before a plenary cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Dec. 2, 2024.

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Analysis: Prabowo unveils populist economic stimulus package for 2025

A worker walks in front of the State Palace on Nov. 10, 2024, at the government offices complex in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan. President Prabowo Subianto has said that within the next five years, he will make the new capital city the center of government political activities, where most of his administration’s executive, legislative and judicial activities will take place

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Analysis: Will Prabowo prioritize plans for Nusantara?

Ridwan Kamil, former West Java governor and potential Jakarta gubernatorial candidate.

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Analysis: Ridwan accepts defeat, paving way for PDI-P to join Prabowo’s KIM

Rising costs: A customer picks a bottled beverage from a refrigerated display at a supermarket in South Tangerang, Banten, on July 5.

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Analysis: Govt waives new VAT for 15 key commodities to ease impacts

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Man behind the gun

One of the primary drivers of Indonesia's growing gun violence is the culture of impunity within its military and police forces.

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Assertive foreign policy

For those attending the speech, one of the most memorable scenes was when the image of Sukarno with global south leaders like then-Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and then-Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser during the Bandung Asia-Africa conference in 1955 was projected on stage.

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'Kamsahamnida', Shin Tae-yong

Shin has played an instrumental role in building a team that can someday restore Indonesia’s reputation as a regional soccer powerhouse.

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Welcoming Jakarta’s new leaders

Although Jakarta lost its national capital status with the issuance of a presidential decree (Keppres) last month, its many problems persist.

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Building BRICS: Government officials attend a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 24, 2024.

Playing with BRICS fire

Prabowo believes his government can reap economic benefits from BRICS, although the international community perceives it as a group driven by political, rather than economic interests.

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