Indonesia’s top court rules against lowering age limit of presidential, vice-presidential candidates

Indonesia’s top court rules against lowering age limit of presidential, vice-presidential candidates

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 … Read more

Indonesian president launches Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, funded by China

Indonesian president launches Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, funded by China

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 … Read more

Indonesia warns against new conflicts as U.S., China, Russia attend ASEAN summit

Indonesia warns against new conflicts as U.S., China, Russia attend ASEAN summit

Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures as he speaks to the media during a press conference at the end of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Indonesia warned leaders including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Foreign Minister … Read more

Indonesian president warns ASEAN ‘can’t be proxy’ of any country

Indonesian president warns ASEAN ‘can’t be proxy’ of any country

Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivers his speech during the courtesy calls of ministers at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on, July 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday said ASEAN cannot become a proxy for other countries, as U.S.-China tensions rise over … Read more

ASEAN leaders demand Myanmar coup leaders end killings

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Southeast Asian leaders demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar in an emergency summit with its top general and coup leader Saturday in the Indonesian capital, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said. The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations also told Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during … Read more

Indonesia rejected a US proposal to allow its P-8 planes to land and refuel there

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JAKARTA: Indonesia rejected this year a proposal by the United States to allow its P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance planes to land and refuel there, according to four senior Indonesian officials familiar with the matter. U.S. officials made multiple “high-level” approaches in July and August to Indonesia’s defence and foreign ministers before Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo, … Read more