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Bank of America is bearish on a slew of Asian currencies and neutral at best on others, as the investment bank says it is the start of a "chaotic era."
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Indonesia’s Widodo and son Gibran no longer ruling party members for supporting Prabowo in election: official
Komarudin Watubun, who heads the ethical division of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), told Reuters on Tuesday that Widodo and Gibran were not expelled but had ceased to be members after they chose not to endorse the party’s presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo.
Indonesia's biggest party confirms President Jokowi no longer a member after backing Prabowo
JAKARTA — Indonesia President Joko Widodo and his son, incoming vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka, are no longer members of the country's largest party after they backed rival candidate and election winner Prabowo Subianto, a party official said on Tuesday (April 23).
Indonesia’s top court upholds Prabowo’s presidential win, dismissing fraud allegations from rivals
Prabowo, 72, won the election by a substantial margin of votes, but his rivals – former governors Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo – had sought his disqualification and a revote through the Constitutional Court.
Prabowo Subianto seals victory as Indonesia’s next leader after a top court rejects rivals’ appeals
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top court on Monday rejected appeals lodged by two losing presidential candidates who are demanding a revote, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the February polls.
UK ‘actively collaborating’ with Indonesia in using counterterrorism laws to curb civil liberties: report
A UK-based rights group has accused the British government of turning a blind eye and abetting Indonesia’s use of counterterrorism laws to restrict civil liberties.
Indonesian court rejects first of 2 petitions seeking election re-run
JAKARTA — An Indonesian court on Monday (April 22) rejected in full a challenge from losing candidate Anies Baswedan seeking a re-run of February's presidential election and the disqualification of winner Prabowo Subianto and his running mate.
Indonesian court rejects challenge against Prabowo's election win
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Monday rejected claims disputing Prabowo Subianto's victory in February's presidential election, saying it had not identified any problems in the voting.