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Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Who’s to blame for Jakarta’s deadly floods?

by John McBeth January 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Jakarta’s New Year floods, a natural disaster which claimed 66 lives and displaced over 60,000, were largely unavoidable after a 30-hour deluge that dumped 20 times more rain on the Indonesian capital than on an average day. Jakarta-based soil scientist David Parry says no drainage system in the world could have coped with the unexpected […]

Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Eye on prize, Prabowo treads a fine religious line

by John McBeth February 6, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia

Under political fire, Widodo flip-flops on terrorist release

by John McBeth January 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Indonesian President Joko Widodo prays during Nuzulul Quran event at Presidential Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 5, 2018. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP Forum
Posted inAT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Middle East, World

Eye on re-election, Widodo plays the Islam card

by John McBeth August 14, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R), sits on the back side of a decoration bicycle with a picture of himself at a newly opened terminal at Semarang city airport, in Central Java, on June 7, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Presidential Palace/Handout
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Egypt, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania

Pre-election jockeying rides wild in Indonesia

by John McBeth July 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (right) inaugurates Air Force Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto as the country's new military chief at the presidential palace in Jakarta on December 8, 2017. Photo: AFP / Gagah Adhaputra
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, World

Jokowi ally restores ‘neutrality’ in Indonesian military

by John McBeth December 21, 2017February 18, 2020
Thousands rally in Jakarta to condemn US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, at Monas, the national monument, on December 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Israel, Middle East, Oceania, World

Religio-political forces on rise in Indonesia, new paper argues

by John McBeth December 18, 2017February 18, 2020
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) shows the way to China's President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting in Jakarta on April 22, 2015. Photo: AFP/Pool/Adi Weda
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea

Is Indonesia’s Widodo in China’s pocket?

by John McBeth December 11, 2017February 18, 2020
Balinese Hindus pray to celebrate the religious festival Galungan at the Jagat Natha temple in Denpasar on Indonesia's Bali island on November 1, 2017. Balinese Hindu adherents celebrate Galungan Day or the Earth's celebration to thank God for the creation of the Earth and its content. Photo: AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East

A leap for faith in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 22, 2017February 18, 2020

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