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Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Wednesday awarded the country’s defence minister and presumptive president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, the honorary rank of four-star general, a move critics blasted as “vulgar political manoeuvring” and a betrayal of the victims of human rights abuses.
JAKARTA — In the afternoon sun, dozens of Indonesians, mostly women, gather in a snaking queue to buy bags of subsidised rice, their arms poking through a metal gate to grab tickets assuring them a spot to make a purchase.
JAKARTA -- Indonesian palm oil producers are voicing concerns that the continuing rise in domestic demand for biofuels could harm the country's food security and take a toll on exports amid stagnant production of the commodity.
JAKARTA -- State-owned mining holding company Mineral Industri Indonesia will buy another 14% stake in the local unit of Brazilian mining giant Vale for approximately 4.24 trillion rupiah ($271.4 million), according to an agreement signed on Monday.
JAKARTA — The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the country's biggest party, will seek to launch a parliamentary probe and file a case with a top court over alleged violations around this month's election, a senior official said on Feb 26.
Based on unofficial quick-count results, Prabowo secured around 58 per cent of the vote in the February 14 election.
JAKARTA — Indonesia's Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is set to become the next president in October after voters handed him a strong mandate at the Feb. 14 election.
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's aspiration to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has reached a remarkable step, with the group this week formally opening talks for its accession just days after Indonesia held an election to choose its next president.