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The party started almost a year ago. On Instagram, a 71-year-old former military general posed wearing a white hoodie and a mild smile. To his followers, it made him look “ganteng”, “gemes” and “gemoy”. Handsome, cute. At election rallies and interviews over the next months, the General perfected his signature dance moves — an awkward…
Judges preside over a hearing on the Presidential election result dispute at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Four Indonesian Cabinet members testified on April 5 that no rules were violated in the distribution of government aid during the recent election campaign, despite claims by the two…
Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan. File | Photo Credit: AP Failed Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan challenged Prabowo Subianto’s decisive victory at the Constitutional Court on March 21, alleging rules were unfairly changed to allow the outgoing leader’s son to run as his vice president. Anies’ call for a new vote comes a day after Defence…
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Chief Judge Anwar Usman, centre, presides over the hearing on a petition seeking to lower the minimum age of presidential and vice-presidential candidates at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Indonesia’s top court on October 16 ruled against lowering the minimum age of presidential and vice-presidential candidates…
High-speed train is parked during the opening ceremony for launching Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway at Halim station in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 2, 2023. Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway that will start its commercial operations on Monday, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will…