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Stock image of a Trump luxury resort. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Trump brand swings for Bali gold

by John McBeth July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

The US flag flies over the war crimes courtroom in Camp Justice at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in a photo reviewed by the US Department of Defense. Photo: AFP/Michelle Shephard/ Toronto Star

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, World

Bali bomber trial fraught with legal risks

by John McBeth July 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A helicopter flies through smoke billowing from houses after aerial bombings by Philippine Airforce planes on Islamist militant positions in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on June 17, 2017. Photo: AFP/ Noel Celis

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Will the siege of Marawi spread?

by John McBeth June 19, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman holds behind her back a stack of Indonesian rupiah banknotes. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

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Fewer checks, more corruption for Indonesia

by John McBeth June 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian hardline Muslims react after hearing a verdict on Jakarta's first non-Muslim and ethnic-Chinese Christian governor Basuki 'Ahok' Purnama's blasphemy trial outside a court in Jakarta, Indonesia May 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania

Judicial defiance sows confusion and division in Indonesia

by John McBeth May 31, 2017February 18, 2020

A Dayak tribe member holds a traditional mandau sword while wearing traditional clothing adorned with animal skull necklaces as he takes part in an annual festival in Pontianak, West Kalimantan province, on May 20, 2017. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East

Communal violence powder keg in West Kalimantan

by John McBeth May 31, 2017February 18, 2020

A government worker removes ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) flags painted on to walls near Veteran Street in Surakarta City, Indonesia, in an attempt to discourage the promotion of the jihadist group in the region. Photo: AFP Forum/Agoes Rudianto

AT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

Is Indonesia Islamic State’s next jihadi target?

by John McBeth May 31, 2017February 18, 2020

A worker pulls down a campaign poster of Indonesia's then presidential candidate Joko Widodo and his running mate Yusuf Kalla after a rally in Cirebon, Indonesia, June 18, 2014. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia

New battle lines in Indonesia’s fraught politics

by John McBeth May 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Hardline Muslims react to the verdict in Basuki "Ahok" Purnama's blasphemy trial outside the court in Jakarta on May 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East

Is Indonesia teetering toward theocracy?

by John McBeth May 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian workers wear masks as they march during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

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Labor rumbles, quiet talks underlie Freeport standoff

by John McBeth May 3, 2017February 18, 2020

An Indoensian oil worker opens a gauge near crude oil tanks on Bunyu island, Indonesia's East Kalimantan province. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

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Indonesia dials back its energy prospects

by John McBeth April 26, 2017February 18, 2020

A man shows his fingers after casting his vote in the governor election in Jakarta, Indonesia April 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

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Political spillovers from Indonesian poll

by John McBeth April 24, 2017February 18, 2020

US Vice President Mike Pence stands with Indonesian President Joko Widodo as he talks to reporters at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia April 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, World

Is Indonesia Trump’s next target on trade?

by John McBeth April 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Former Indonesian education minister Anies Baswedan (C) holds the hand of Gerindra party chief Prabowo Subianto (R) as Baswedan running mate Sandiaga Uno (L) talks to reporters after voting in the Jakarta governor election in Jakarta, Indonesia April 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania

A vote for radicalism in Indonesia

by John McBeth April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Motorists stuck in traffic at one of Jakarta's main roads. The largest infrastructure spending program in the Indonesian capital's history is expected to help but not solve massive traffic jams. Photo: Getty Images

AT Finance, Indonesia, Mexico, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

No fast tracks in Indonesia

by John McBeth April 17, 2017February 18, 2020

An Indonesian woman carrying bags of foodstuff at a market in Surabaya. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Ill-ease of doing business in Indonesia

by John McBeth April 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian Photo: Reuters/Supri

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Singapore, World

Tax amnesty reveals new depths of Indonesian corruption

by John McBeth March 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (second left) and China Railway Corp manager Sheng Guangzu (center) examine a high-speed-train model during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Jakarta-Bandung railway line in Walini, West Java province, on January 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Garry Lotulung

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Indonesia high-speed train, backed by China, comes untracked

by John McBeth March 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Hardline Muslim groups protest against Jakarta's incumbent governor Basuki Purnama (Ahok), an ethnic Chinese Christian running for re-election. The sign reads: "Reject Ahok." Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

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Pre-election risks, spiked by extremism, rise in Indonesia

by John McBeth March 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Papuan protesters shout slogans during a rally in December 2016 calling for their right to self-determination. Reuters/Beawiharta

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Specter of unrest in Indonesian mine mire

by John McBeth March 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Embezzlement and kick-back allegations in the House of Representatives have rocked Indonesia's political establishment, presenting President Joko Widodo with a political dilemma ahead of general elections in 2019. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East

Graft scandal rocks Indonesia’s establishment

by John McBeth March 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) gestures to King Salman of Saudi Arabia following a tree planting ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia March 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside

AT Finance, China, Greater Bay Area, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, World

More Saudi luxury than largesse for Indonesia

by John McBeth March 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Trucks operate in the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern region of Papua, Indonesia Photo: Reuters / Muhammad Adimaja /Antara Foto

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Twists and turns in tortuous dispute

by John McBeth March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

An Indonesian woman casts her vote at a polling station on February 15, 2017.About 100 local elections took place across Indonesia on February 15 but the race in the capital is the most hotly contested, with the top job in Jakarta seen as a stepping stone to victory in the 2019 presidential polls. Photo: AFP / Chaideer Mahyuddin

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Jakarta governor race headed for volatile second round

by John McBeth February 15, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past a mock one thousand Rupiah coin on display at Bank Indonesia's headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 17, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Beawiharta

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, South Asia, World

Indonesian insurer faces actuarial moment

by John McBeth February 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Trucks haul raw earth materials from copper mine site. Photo: AFP, PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

High risks, low returns on state-mandated investments

by John McBeth February 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Freeport McMoRan's Grasberg mining complex, one of the world's biggest gold and copper mines located in Indonesia's remote eastern Papua province. Photo: AFP / Olivia Rondonuwu

AT Finance, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Regulatory standoff could close Indonesia’s golden mine

by John McBeth February 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian Muslim demonstrators attend a protest against Jakarta's Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama outside the North Jakarta court as he stands trial for blasphemy in Jakarta on December 13, 2016. The case has stoked fears of growing intolerance in the Muslim-majority nation. Photo: AFP/ Adek Berry

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Islamic vigilante group in the spotlight

by John McBeth January 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Aman Abdurrahman is considered to be the de facto leader of all ISIS supporters in Indonesia. Photo: AFP / Bay Ismoyo

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Oceania, South Asia, Syria

Inside the cauldron of Indonesian-ISIS terror

by John McBeth January 17, 2017February 18, 2020

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