JAKARTA: President Joko Widodo’s efforts to establish a political dynasty have suffered a blow after his younger son was disqualified from the November regional elections due to his age. At 29, Kaesang Pangarep falls short of the minimum age of 30 required at the time of candidate registration, which takes place between Aug 27 and 29....
JAKARTA: A senior aide to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has denied an allegation that the outgoing president had resorted to using law enforcement agencies to intimidate politicians within and outside of his government into supporting his agendas. Coordinator of President Jokowi's special aides Ari Dwipayana said in a press statement published on Saturday (Aug 17) that...
JAKARTA (Bernama-Antara): President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that he will start working from the new national capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan in July this year. "(I will relocate) next July. I will wait for the airport and the toll road to complete first,” the President announced here on Thursday, reported ANTARA news agency. On the sidelines...
