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Indonesian students burn a Golkar party flag in front of their campus in Jakarta in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Choo Youn-Kong

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Hartarto: “We’ve already hit rock bottom”

by John McBeth January 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesia's Golkar Party chairman and industry minister Airlangga Hartarto in a 2016 file photo. Photo: AFP

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Can this man save Indonesia’s Golkar?

by John McBeth January 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Police stand guard in front of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building in Jakarta on January 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Beawiharta

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Indonesia stock exchange accident reflects performance cracks

by Gary Kleiman January 17, 2018

An Indonesian casts his ballot during voting in elections at a polling station in Gowa, South Sulawesi in a 2014 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Yusuf Ahmad

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All politics is local in Indonesia

by John McBeth January 15, 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

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Jokowi ally restores ‘neutrality’ in Indonesian military

by John McBeth December 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesia's creaking railway network desperately needs to be upgraded. Photo: iStock

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Indonesia’s mega fast-rail project runs into trouble

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

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

by John McBeth December 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesia's former House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto in a wheelchair before a hearing on his corruption charge. Photo: Andalou via AFP/ Eko Siswono Toyudho

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Nobody safe in Indonesia’s ‘trial of the century’

by John McBeth December 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian Islamic cleric Bachtiar Nasir is on the leading edge of a rising trend towards political Islam. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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The Islamist to watch in Indonesia

by Luke Lischin December 13, 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

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Is Indonesia’s Widodo in China’s pocket?

by John McBeth December 11, 2017February 18, 2020

An Indonesian farmer harvests paddy in Cianjur, West Java. Photo: AFP / Adek Berry

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Farmers wary of Indonesian land reform program

by Hans Nicholas Jong November 25, 2017February 18, 2020

The Indonesia capital Jakarta is a mix of modern buildings with village-like housing structures right in the center of the city. Photo: iStock

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香港地产商进军正在起飞的印尼市场

by Lin Wanxia November 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian parliament speaker Setya Novanto, is escorted from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta, Indonesia November 21, 2017. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters/Wahyu Putro

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The man who knows too much in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 23, 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

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A leap for faith in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 22, 2017February 18, 2020

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Indonesia’s Mr. Teflon finally in the dock

by John McBeth November 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves US Federal Court after being arraigned on twelve federal charges in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election in Washington October 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/James Lawler Duggan

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Could Manafort-Russia probe look to Indonesia?

by John McBeth November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja

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Freeport under multiple guns in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian military Chief Gatot Nurmantyo. Photo: Reuters / Beawiharta

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Indonesian general’s US flight snub sparks diplomatic tiff

by John McBeth October 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C), accompanied by officials, switches on a tunnel boring machine for the Mass Rapid Transport system under construction in the capital city during a launch ceremony on September 21, 2015. Jakarta's first mass rapid transport system is expected to be finished in 2018. Photo: AFP/Romeo Gacad

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Public trumps private in Widodo’s Indonesia

by John McBeth October 21, 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

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Racial politics gaining resonance in Indonesia

by John McBeth October 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian military Chief Gatot Nurmantyo gestures as he sits in his car after talking to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

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Military ambitions shake Indonesia’s politics

by John McBeth October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Members of Islamic Defenders Front (PFI) shout slogan during a an anti-communism campaign in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 03, 2016. Photo: NurPhoto via Reuters/ Agoes Rudianto

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Red scare still haunts Indonesia

by Erin Cook October 5, 2017February 18, 2020

The speaker of Indonesia's parliament Setya Novanto waves as he arrives at Corruption Eradication Commision building (KPK) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 14, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak via REUTERS

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Indonesia’s Mr Teflon goes free again

by John McBeth October 5, 2017February 18, 2020

West Papuan activists carry banners and pictures of the banned 'Bintang Kejora' flag held by West Papuan activists, during a demonstration at the United Nations' office in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 3, 2017. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Dasril Roszandi

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Rough road ahead for powder keg Papua

by John McBeth October 2, 2017February 18, 2020

The demolition and sinking of a pirate fishing ship by the Indonesian Navy at the Pangandaran Sea, West Java. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/ Donal Husni

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Explosive plan for Indonesian fisheries

by John McBeth September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Protesters hold a rally near the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta to protest against government treatment of Rohingya Muslims, on September 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside

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Rohingya crisis a political hot potato in Indonesia

by John McBeth September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesia President Joko Widodo salutes during a ceremony to mark Independence Day at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, August 17, 2017 Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters/Puspa Perwitasari

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Widodo rides a popular populist wave

by John McBeth September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks during a panel discussion on financial inclusion at the 2016 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on October 7, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Zach Gibson

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Indonesia’s surprise interest rate cut follows weak growth

by Gary Kleiman August 24, 2017

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (right) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend s news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 31, 2016. Reuters/Thomas Peter

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What makes a great leader?

by Kishore Mahbubani and Klaus Schwab August 12, 2017

An Indonesian man shows his identity card, locally known as KTP, in a file photo. A government scheme to produce new cards has revealed the largest corruption scandal in recent history. Photo: AFP/Ahmad Zamroni

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All eyes on Indonesia’s identity card scam

by John McBeth August 2, 2017February 18, 2020