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Editorial 6 years ago

More than just reconciliation

Since its inauguration in March, Jakarta’s MRT had not gained as much prominence as it did on Saturday, when reelected President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo finally met with his archrival Prabowo Subianto. The MRT provided them the perfect stage: an open, public and more importantly, iconic space.

Politics 6 years ago

‘No more ‘cebong', 'kampret’: Jokowi, Prabowo call for national unity

Prabowo said Jokowi and him were friends and it was natural for them to argue and compete with each other sometimes. That, he said, was “for the sake of politics and democracy”.