Below is an excerpt. Sign up to get the whole newsletter delivered to your inbox. Jakarta: Joko Widodo, the softly spoken furniture maker of modest origins and imperious appetites, is handing over ...

When Joko Widodo took office in 2014 as the president of Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, he was seen as a ...

The arrest of Thomas Lembong, who is well-known and respected in Australian political circles, has raised the eyebrows of those trying to understand the new administration of Prabowo Subianto.

Despite having ended his decade-long tenure as president and not being a member of any political party, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ...

It was a major blow to the Everyman image cultivated by President Joko Widodo, who stepped down on Sunday. By Sui-Lee Wee and Rin Hindryati Reporting from Jakarta, Indonesia At first glance ...

JAKARTA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014, his eldest son didn't want to be there. Gibran Rakabuming Raka, then 27, had spent much of his life ...

Joko Widodo rose from a slum to the presidency. But with his tenure ending, he is being accused of undermining democracy by trying to install a political dynasty. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from ...

Colloquially known as Jokowi, he has cast himself as an economic ... priority as Indonesia continues to combat Islamic militancy. Widodo will also oversee the movement of the Indonesian capital ...

Indonesia's new leader Prabowo Subianto wants to complete key government and parliamentary buildings in the country's $32 ...

Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has formed the largest Cabinet since 1966 when Indonesia's first ever president, Sukarno was in power. Dubbed the "Red and White Cabinet," it ...

The agency, a Central Java KPU official and an election law expert all agree that the former president can be a campaign ...

The face-to-face meeting between Prabowo and Jokowi in Solo on Sunday night took place while they enjoyed their dinner.