Tag: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo
Wave of violent Indonesia muggings sparks ‘shoot-to-kill’ calls
Rights groups say they are concerned that calls by prominent politicians such as Nasution to kill suspects on sight could lead to chaos
Success of Indonesian peatland restoration in doubt as fire season sets...
As another dry season approaches, large areas of peatland may be more vulnerable to burning than government statements suggest
Indonesia to compensate victims of bloody past
A bloody anti-communist purge in the 1960s saw half a million leftists massacred, and in 1998 dozens of student activists disappeared
Indonesian president regrets past rights abuses in country
He said the government was trying to "rehabilitate" the victims' rights "without negating the judicial resolution”
Widodo greets Indonesia’s Christians with call for stronger ties, environmental protection
Father Suparto said the president’s visit “is history … because it is only Jokowi who has ever come as president to enter our church”
Myanmar junta looks to placate ASEAN with prisoner releases
The releases came just days after Indonesian President Joko Widodo assumed the rotating presidency of ASEAN
Indonesian leader calls for end to war at opening of G20...
"Being responsible means creating not zero-sum situations, being responsible here also means that we must end the war," Widodo said
Sports festival offers hope to Indonesia’s Papua province
The National Games seemed to have put aside the image of the volatile situation in Papua
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