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Indonesian leader starts working in new capital despite construction work and lack of facilities

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who intends to spend his last few months of his presidency in the country’s ambitious new capital, has begun to work from the new presidential palace there, despite the continuing construction work and lack of first-class facilities

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Sub ordered by Thailand ‘offered to Indonesia’

Sub ordered by Thailand ‘offered to Indonesia’

China is reportedly offering to sell Indonesia a half-built submarine originally ordered by Thailand, and claims it will include a German-made engine if that is what Jakarta wants.

Moo-sage: Indonesia Salon Gets Cows In Shape For Eid Sacrifice

Moo-sage: Indonesia Salon Gets Cows In Shape For Eid Sacrifice

Under a highway in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, a brown cow stood calmly as masseur Sumarwan got to work, clenching his fist to beat the animal's legs and help it relax ahead of its sacrifice.

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Jakarta Is Sinking: Indonesia's $30B Plan To Relocate 11M Residents To New Capital Starting October 2024

Indonesia builds new smart capital Nusantara on Borneo to escape Jakarta sinking. First residents are set to move by the end of 2024.

International Business Times UK

'I'd love to be an F1 driver': Get to know GB track sprinter Emma Finucane

World sprint champion tells Cycling Weekly about her earliest Olympics memories, drinking coffee in Jakarta, and her passion for F1

China And Indonesia Call For Cease-Fire In Gaza

China and Indonesia jointly call for Gaza cease-fire, criticize U.S., and discuss economic ties in a meeting held in Jakarta.

Cheap coal, cheap workers, Chinese money: Indonesia’s nickel success comes at a price

Jakarta hopes the industry is the ticket to becoming a developed nation. But there are fears the toll on the environment – and people’s lives – will be too high

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Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto Wins Presidency With 1st-round Majority

Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto Wins Presidency With 1st-round Majority

Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto has been elected president of the world's third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, beating two rivals who have vowed to file legal complaints about the vote.

International Business Times

Striking new satellite images show Indonesia's new jungle capital taking shape

Striking new satellite images show Indonesia's new jungle capital taking shape

Nusantara will be the new capital of Indonesia as Jakarta continues to subside below sea level.

Once A 'Nobody', Jokowi's Son Set To Become Indonesia's VP

Once A 'Nobody', Jokowi's Son Set To Become Indonesia's VP

By his own admission, Gibran Rakabuming Raka was a "nobody" a few months before Indonesia's elections.

International Business Times

How a Chinese rocket failure boosted Elon Musk's SpaceX in Indonesia

How a Chinese rocket failure boosted Elon Musk's SpaceX in Indonesia

Elon Musk - the owner ofElon Musk - the owner of SpaceX, the world’s most successful rocket launcher – seized on the failure to prevail over state-owned China Great Wall Industry Corp (CGWIC) as Jakarta’s company of choice for putting satellites into space.

How Third-World Countries Build Walkable Cities Without Central Planning

Jakarta, Indonesia, shows why you don't need central planners to get pedestrian-friendly urban design.

Who is Prabowo Subianto, the man likely to be Indonesia’s next president?

Who is Prabowo Subianto, the man likely to be Indonesia’s next president?

A general once feared across Indonesia and banned from the United States, has reinvented himself as a cute grandpa.

Ex-general Prabowo Subianto claims victory in Indonesia's presidential election

Ex-general Prabowo Subianto claims victory in Indonesia's presidential election

Prabowo, who had been barred from entering the U.S. for two decades for alleged human rights abuses, has the backing of the current president.

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Free coffee and pouring rain: Indonesians vote in world’s biggest one-day election

More than 20,000 seats up for grabs in election that spans three time zones, with divisive defence minister predicted to win

International Business Times

From Remote Tribal Areas To Flooded Cities, Indonesians Go To Polls

From makeshift bamboo polling stations in remote tribal areas to the flooded streets of the capital, tens of millions of Indonesians went to the polls Wednesday in one of the world's biggest one-day elections.

3 things you should know about Indonesia's presidential elections

The nation's younger voters may decide whether the world's third-largest democracy maintains economic growth and political reform or slides backward to the authoritarian politics of a generation ago.

‘Fix it from within’: More Chinese Indonesians chase seats in parliament

Ethnic Chinese candidates running for office aim to challenge stereotypes that linger from Soeharto era.

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K-pop, TikTok and cats: the fight to win the key youth vote in Indonesia’s election

People under 40 will decide who leads the world’s third-largest democracy when voting takes place on 14 February

Big election rallies in Indonesia on final day of campaign

Hundreds of thousands of supporters of presidential contenders pack rallies in capital Jakarta and other cities.

Indonesia's Presidential Election: Environment, Resources, and Economic Growth

This article discusses the choices facing Indonesia as it seeks to balance economic growth with environmental concerns, specifically focusing on the upcomi...

International Business Times

Anies Baswedan: Indonesia Election Dark Horse Who Opposes Moving Capital

Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan has portrayed himself as the anti-establishment candidate in Indonesia's presidential campaign, climbing to second place in polls on the back of a message that includes opposing a costly capital move to Borneo.

The Guardian - AU

Indonesia election: everything you need to know

More than 200 million eligible voters can decide on 14 February between a former general, a former academic and a own-to-earth public servant

Anders Antonsen: A Champion's Tranquil Morning Ritual in Jakarta

Discover a different side of world-class badminton player Anders Antonsen as he savors a serene moment of relaxation with a cup of coffee in Jakarta.

Indian shooters pick up more gold in Jakarta

Indian shooters excel in Asia Olympic Qualifiers, adding to multiple gold medals and securing podium finishes in Jakarta.

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