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.

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 ...

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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 ...

How Indonesia's Outgoing Jokowi Steered Son Gibran to Vice Presidency By Kate Lamb, Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014 ...

But the figure that Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo leaves office with after a decade running the world's fourth largest country speaks to the extraordinary influence he will maintain ...

In 2014, then-presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud tied around his head. At the time, Widodo symbolized ...

After a decade at the helm of the world’s third largest democracy, Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, will hand over power on Sunday – but only after “bending institutions” to cement a ...

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 ...

Widodo will also oversee the movement of the Indonesian capital from Jakarta to a new city in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.

The Joko Widodo administration leaves a heavy burden for state-owned enterprises. Many projects result in big debts.