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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (right) inaugurates Air Force Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto as the country's new military chief at the presidential palace in Jakarta on December 8, 2017. Photo: AFP / Gagah Adhaputra
Dec 21,2017, 2:10
Jokowi ally restores ‘neutrality’ in Indonesian military
By John McBeth
Indonesia's creaking railway network desperately needs to be upgraded. Photo: iStock
Dec 21,2017, 12:20
Indonesia’s mega fast-rail project runs into trouble
By John McBeth
Thousands rally in Jakarta to condemn US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, at Monas, the national monument, on December 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside
Dec 18,2017, 12:17
Religio-political forces on rise in Indonesia, new paper argues
By John McBeth
Indonesia's former House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto in a wheelchair before a hearing on his corruption charge. Photo: Andalou via AFP/ Eko Siswono Toyudho
Dec 14,2017, 6:40
Nobody safe in Indonesia’s ‘trial of the century’
By John McBeth
Indonesian Islamic cleric Bachtiar Nasir is on the leading edge of a rising trend towards political Islam. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Dec 13,2017, 3:55
The Islamist to watch in Indonesia
By Luke Lischin
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) shows the way to China's President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting in Jakarta on April 22, 2015. Photo: AFP/Pool/Adi Weda
Dec 11,2017, 3:49
Is Indonesia’s Widodo in China’s pocket?
By John McBeth
An Indonesian farmer harvests paddy in Cianjur, West Java. Photo: AFP / Adek Berry
Nov 25,2017, 1:29
Farmers wary of Indonesian land reform program
By Hans Nicholas Jong
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Nov 24,2017, 5:35
香港地产商进军正在起飞的印尼市场
By Lin Wanxia
Indonesian parliament speaker Setya Novanto, is escorted from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta, Indonesia November 21, 2017. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters/Wahyu Putro
Nov 23,2017, 5:55
The man who knows too much in Indonesia
By John McBeth
Balinese Hindus pray to celebrate the religious festival Galungan at the Jagat Natha temple in Denpasar on Indonesia's Bali island on November 1, 2017. Balinese Hindu adherents celebrate Galungan Day or the Earth's celebration to thank God for the creation of the Earth and its content. Photo: AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka
Nov 22,2017, 4:59
A leap for faith in Indonesia
By John McBeth
The speaker of Indonesia's parliament, Setya Novanto, talks to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 18, 2017. Photo: Antara Foto/Agung Rajasa via Reuters
Nov 20,2017, 4:25
Indonesia’s Mr. Teflon finally in the dock
By John McBeth
Former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves US Federal Court after being arraigned on twelve federal charges in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election in Washington October 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/James Lawler Duggan
Nov 04,2017, 2:35
Could Manafort-Russia probe look to Indonesia?
By John McBeth
Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja
Nov 02,2017, 3:44
Freeport under multiple guns in Indonesia
By John McBeth
Indonesian military Chief Gatot Nurmantyo. Photo: Reuters / Beawiharta
Oct 25,2017, 12:22
Indonesian general’s US flight snub sparks diplomatic tiff
By John McBeth
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C), accompanied by officials, switches on a tunnel boring machine for the Mass Rapid Transport system under construction in the capital city during a launch ceremony on September 21, 2015. Jakarta's first mass rapid transport system is expected to be finished in 2018. Photo: AFP/Romeo Gacad
Oct 21,2017, 9:30
Public trumps private in Widodo’s Indonesia
By John McBeth
Hardline Muslims react to the verdict in Basuki "Ahok" Purnama's blasphemy trial outside the court in Jakarta on May 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters
Oct 19,2017, 6:00
Racial politics gaining resonance in Indonesia
By John McBeth
Indonesian military Chief Gatot Nurmantyo gestures as he sits in his car after talking to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta
Oct 09,2017, 4:54
Military ambitions shake Indonesia’s politics
By John McBeth
Members of Islamic Defenders Front (PFI) shout slogan during a an anti-communism campaign in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 03, 2016. Photo: NurPhoto via Reuters/ Agoes Rudianto
Oct 05,2017, 2:56
Red scare still haunts Indonesia
By Erin Cook
The speaker of Indonesia's parliament Setya Novanto waves as he arrives at Corruption Eradication Commision building (KPK) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 14, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak via REUTERS
Oct 05,2017, 12:43
Indonesia’s Mr Teflon goes free again
By John McBeth
West Papuan activists carry banners and pictures of the banned 'Bintang Kejora' flag held by West Papuan activists, during a demonstration at the United Nations' office in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 3, 2017. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Dasril Roszandi
Oct 02,2017, 5:10
Rough road ahead for powder keg Papua
By John McBeth
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