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Commentary: Jokowi poised for second presidential term; what face will he present?

By Simon Tay For The Business Times He's been described as a liberal reformer, modern…

April 19, 20195 min

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Indonesia Fourth Presidential Debate Excites as Election Nears (30 Mar) The fourth presidential debate between…

April 14, 201917 min

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Commentary: Making sustainable consumption of palm oil the norm in Asia

By Chen Chen Lee and Lau Xin Yi For The Jakarta Post Relations between the…

April 11, 20191 min

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Haze/ Resources/ EU Indonesia threatens to quit Paris climate deal over palm oil (27 Mar)…

April 5, 20194 min

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Indonesia Jokowi Mulls Creating New Ministries for Investments, Exports (12 Mar) President Joko Widodo (“Jokowi”)…

March 29, 201917 min

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Indonesia Fake News Still a Concern in Lead-Up to Election (27 Feb, 12 Mar) Indonesia’s…

March 15, 201921 min

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Indonesia The Second Presidential Debate – Lively Arguments, Loose Facts (17 Feb) Incumbent President Joko…

March 1, 201913 min

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Indonesia Jokowi Lashes Out at Prabowo over “Russian Propaganda”, Then Clarifies Statement (2 Feb) Incumbent…

February 17, 201912 min

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Indonesia Jokowi Moves to Release Abu Bakar Bashir, then Backpedals (18 Jan, 23 Jan) President…

February 1, 201910 min

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Indonesia Jakarta’s First Light Rail Transit System to Begin Operations in April 2019 (10 Jan)…

January 18, 20199 min

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Indonesia Indonesia Closes the US$3.85 billion Freeport-McMoRan Mine Deal (21 Dec 2018) Indonesia’s state-owned mine…

January 5, 20198 min

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Commentary: EU’s palm oil curb may hurt campaign to save forests

By Simon Tay and Liyana Othman For The Straits Times As the global community seeks…

December 20, 20187 min