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 ...

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 ...

Colloquially known as Jokowi, he has cast himself as an economic reformer committed to reducing red tape while also seeking foreign investment for major infrastructure projects. Security issues ...

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 ...

Edward Aspinall has received funding from the ARC and DFAT. As Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) prepares to leave office, Indonesia is still routinely lauded as one of Asia’s most ...

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 ...

Johannes Nugroho is a journalist and political analyst based in Surabaya, Indonesia. Joko Widodo's election as president in 2014 should have heralded a new era of progress, democratization and ...

The next president, Prabowo Subianto, is aiming for economic and foreign policy continuity, sticking closely to the work done by his predecessor, Joko Widodo. But this strategy risks missing an ...

Indonesia's president Joko Widodo is set to hand over power on Sunday, after ten years in office. What is the Differece Between Hotel and Motel? 90% People Confuse Them as the Same iPhone 15 can ...

JAKARTA: President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo intends to return to his Central Java hometown of Surakarta on Sunday (Oct 20), immediately after the inauguration of Prabowo Subianto and related events in ...

hen then-Jakarta governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo won the presidential election in 2014, his victory was widely celebrated, with many highlighting his humble beginnings in the Central Javan city ...

Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s president for the past decade, failed to make good on his promises to recognize and protect Indigenous people’s rights, Indigenous rights groups says. With Jokowi ...