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Potential candidates for 2024 presidential run eye ‘likes’ on social media
Politics 4 years ago

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Potential candidates for 2024 presidential run eye ‘likes’ on social media

Ganjar Pranowo is hosting his own YouTube channel, Sandiaga Uno is TikTok-ing and Ridwan Kamil has been trying out new filters on Instagram. Top politicians who are potential candidates for the 2024 presidential run have taken to social media in a bid to boost their popularity.
Twitter tightens security for politicians and journalists
World 5 years ago

Twitter tightens security for politicians and journalists

Twitter on Thursday said it is tightening security of high-profile politicians, campaigns and journalists as a "critical preventative step" ahead of the US presidential election.
Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election
SE Asia 5 years ago

Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election

Aspiring politician Abdul Rasheed was born in Myanmar and is one of the very few members of the Rohingya Muslim minority to have Myanmar citizenship. His father was a civil servant. But when the country goes to the polls in November, the businessman will not be able to stand as a candidate because officials accuse him of having foreign roots.
House members propose pay cut for lawmakers to finance COVID-19 aid
Politics 5 years ago

House members propose pay cut for lawmakers to finance COVID-19 aid

"I want all of you, my colleagues, to give at least half of our salary to help those in need," Golkar Party lawmaker Nurul Arifin said during a plenary meeting at the House building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday.
Politicians 'underestimated' virus threat: EU chief
World 5 years ago

Politicians 'underestimated' virus threat: EU chief

"I think that all of us who are not experts initially underestimated the coronavirus."
Oscar win draws unlikely political support for ‘Parasite’s’ Bong
World 6 years ago

Oscar win draws unlikely political support for ‘Parasite’s’ Bong

Korean Filmmaker lauded by party tied to blacklisting him
Into the unknown
Editorial 6 years ago

Into the unknown

Huge challenges stand between the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and resolution of the case, not only because of internal problems within the antigraft body, but also the semblance of a conflict of interest on the part of the ruling party, the PDI-P.
Politics tends to corrupt?
Editorial 6 years ago

Politics tends to corrupt?

What has happened to the KPU and PDI-P is a reminder that fighting corruption is easier said than done, particularly in a country where corruption seems to have taken root.
Trump versus ‘deep state’?
Opinion 6 years ago

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Trump versus ‘deep state’?

On the foreign policy front, whenever Trump and his supporters have encountered some resistance to their radical moves, they have deployed and succeeded in implanting in the consciousness of many Americans the concept of “the deep state”.
Indonesia Inc.: Economic team in the hands of CEO Jokowi
Opinion 6 years ago

Indonesia Inc.: Economic team in the hands of CEO Jokowi

The macroeconomics front looks promising. With Sri Mulyani Indrawati reappointed as finance minister, fiscal and monetary policies coordination with Bank Indonesia helmed by Governor Perry Warjiyo would continue to be strong. But there lies the issue for other economic team members: coordination.
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