“As its biggest and most consequential member, Indonesia’s chairmanship is ASEAN’s best hope to rein in Myanmar’s bloody spiral from military coup to civil war,” said Thitinan Pongsudhirak, professor of International Relations at Chulalongkorn University.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/hrw-urge-asean-chair-indonesia-to-pressure-myanmar-on-violence/

At 71 years old, Ganjar’s most significant opponent, Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, epitomizes Indonesia’s older political generation.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/22/indonesia-2024-presidential-election-jokowi-ganjar-prabowo-politics/

But his candidacy relies on the nomination of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)—the fiefdom of Megawati Sukarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, and herself the fifth president of Indonesia.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/09/indonesia-presidential-election-nepotism-prabowo-jokowi/

Commentary: Can Indonesia’s three presidential candidates deliver on their promises?

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-elections-suspicious-transactions-campaign-finance-3998921?cid=cna_flip_070214

Despite these areas of concern, the various kinds of assistance mobilized by the GCC countries demonstrate Indonesia’s importance, as the world’s most populous Muslim population, to their political and economic agenda.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/gulf-states-growing-aid-diplomacy-in-indonesia/

He was Suharto’s son-in-law and was fired as commander of Indonesia’s special forces after being accused of civil rights violations in the abduction of students in 1988 who were never seen again.

Source: https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/joko-widowo-clean-up-indonesia-bloody-past

In 1975, Kissinger greenlit President Suharto of Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor, a former Portuguese colony moving towards independence.

Source: https://www.newsamericasnow.com/henry-kissinger-10-conflicts-countries-that-define-a-blood-stained-legacy/

In 1998 Indonesia’s central government granted DPM a contract of work to mine beneath the highland ridges in the Barisan mountain range.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/environment/sumatra-women-farmers-celebrate-court-win-against-china-backed-zinc-mine/

Indonesia’s defense minister suggested freezing the conflict along the current battle lines, establishing a demilitarized zone, and holding UN-sponsored referendums in disputed areas.

Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/06/07/ukraine-rejects-calls-to-freeze-conflict-for-peace-talks/

Indonesia’s dry season fires were particularly disastrous in 2015, burning 2.6 million hectares of land.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23786407.firefighters-battle-peatland-blazes-indonesian-island-sumatra/?ref=rss

Indonesia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said Raisi is visiting at Widodo’s invitation as Indonesia aims to speed up its post-pandemic recovery by increasing its exports.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/23/iran-leader-visits-indonesia-to-deepen-economic-ties/

Indonesia’s navy said Thursday that it forcibly pushed a boat packed with refugees back to international waters after it approached the shores of Aceh province.

Source: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/12/31/more-rohingya-refugees-arrive-in-indonesia-despite-rejection-from-locals/

Indonesia’s preparations to receive its heritage have developed in tandem with the structures the Netherlands has set up.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/arts/design/restitution-nepal-indonesia-democratic-republic-of-congo-cameroon.html

Indonesia’s statistic bureau said investment rose 3.87% in 2022, though it remains below pre-pandemic levels.

Source: https://247wallst.com/investing/2023/02/06/indonesias-gdp-growth-in-2022-hit-a-9-year-high-heres-why/

In the early days after Jokowi's appearance on the national political stage, he committed to keeping his children and family out of politics, a commitment rarely found among Indonesia’s political elite.

Source: https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/indonesia-jokowi-builds-family-empire

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy said Thursday that it forcibly pushed a boat packed with refugees back to international waters after the vessel approached the shores of Aceh province.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/asia/3284283/indonesias-navy-pushes-a-boat-suspected-of-carrying-rohingya-refugees-out-of-its-waters.html

Locals are wary of claims that the project will bring in $26.6 billion and create 35,000 employees by 2080, as made by Indonesia’s Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/a-china-deal-put-thousands-of-indonesian-homes-at-risk/

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday his country would invest in the development of Indonesia’s new capital on Borneo island, which both nations share.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/01/09/malaysia-pledges-to-invest-in-indonesias-new-capital/

Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Twitter it had been “closely following” the announcement on Australia’s plans for a fleet of nuclear submarines.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/03/15/australias-submarine-pushruns-into-neighbors-worries/

Meanwhile, Jokowi announced Indonesia’s plan to ban exports of other raw materials such as tin, bauxite, and copper.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/how-indonesias-president-joko-widodo-rejuvenated-dependency-theory/