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  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    Behind the Money podcast17 min listen
    Indonesia's secret to economic success

    The FT’s Mercedes Ruehl explains how Indonesia has thrived amid a shaky past few years for the global economy

  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    LexCommodities
    Bauxite: holding resources hostage will impede Indonesia’s growth Premium content

    President Joko Widodo is playing a dangerous game

  • Monday, 12 December, 2022
    News in-depthIndonesian politics
    Balancing act of Indonesia’s morality law upsets activists and Islamists

    Ban on sex outside marriage disturbs rights advocates while angering conservative groups

  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Indonesian politics
    Indonesia to ban insults against president under new criminal code

    Parliament approves changes that also outlaw sex outside marriage

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    News in-depth
    Indonesia’s president steps on to world stage as G20 host

    Joko Widodo prepares for geopolitical balancing act with Ukraine war raging and US-China tensions high

  • Monday, 7 November, 2022
    G20
    Indonesia’s president has ‘strong impression’ Putin will miss G20 summit

    Host Joko Widodo tells FT he reached the conclusion after speaking to Russian leader last week

  • Monday, 7 November, 2022
    Gideon Rachman
    The first global summit of the second cold war

    Joe Biden and Xi Jinping may meet at the G20 in Indonesia, whose president embodies an older non-aligned tradition

  • Sunday, 2 October, 2022
    InterviewIndonesia
    Indonesia on the hunt for investors to back its new capital

    Jakarta is sinking but experts warn government cannot afford Joko Widodo’s ambitious legacy project

  • Tuesday, 20 September, 2022
    The Big Read
    Indonesia’s unexpected success story

    The economy is prospering despite the sense of crisis elsewhere but the country’s politics could become more unstable

  • Monday, 12 September, 2022
    Interview
    Indonesia’s president Widodo to consider ‘all options’ on Russian oil

    Leader of south-east Asia’s largest economy wants to buy cheaper fuel to tame soaring energy costs

  • Friday, 19 August, 2022
    G20
    Xi and Putin to attend G20 summit in Bali, says Indonesian president

    November conference raises prospect of a meeting with Biden in wake of growing tensions with west

  • Sunday, 30 January, 2022
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara sparks controversy

    Critics object to ‘Java-centric’ name amid claims of hasty legislation and corruption concerns

  • Sunday, 24 January, 2021
    News in-depthIndonesia
    The smiling ex-general who has become Indonesia’s ‘Mr Fixit’

    Luhut Pandjaitan has emerged as President Joko Widodo’s right-hand man

  • Sunday, 10 January, 2021
    Indonesia
    Indonesia relies on vaccine rollout as officials lose ‘control’ of pandemic

    With Covid-19 cases rocketing, Jakarta bets on inoculating 180m citizens across 10,000 islands

  • Sunday, 6 December, 2020
    News in-depthIndonesian politics
    Indonesia looks to Biden for more ‘professional’ stance on China

    US faces task to win back strategically important nation after Beijing makes inroads

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    Indonesia
    Indonesia’s parliament passes sweeping reform bill

    Overhaul of tax and labour market laws rushed through parliament despite union protests

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Dream state: Widodo struggles to build his vision for Indonesia

    President’s infrastructure success has defined him. But he relies on personality not process

  • Saturday, 18 April, 2020
    News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
    Confusion blights Indonesia’s battle against coronavirus

    Government’s incoherent response to outbreak raises contagion fears during Ramadan exodus

  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2020
    Indonesia
    Indonesia plans to overhaul laws to raise foreign investment

    Parliament hopes tax and labour market reforms will help boost manufacturing base

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    Indonesia
    Indonesia taps Tony Blair to help oversee new capital city

    Steering group also includes Abu Dhabi prince and SoftBank chief in bid to boost investor confidence

  • Monday, 13 January, 2020
    LexSovereign wealth funds
    UAE/Indonesia: sunk investment Premium content

    For the Middle Eastern country this smacks more of political than financial gains

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
    Indonesian politics
    Indonesian ex-general accused of rights abuses is named defence chief

    President Joko Widodo appoints Prabowo Subianto to new cabinet for his second term

  • Friday, 27 September, 2019
    Indonesian politics
    Indonesian president struggles to defuse rising protests

    Joko Widodo feels heat as violent opposition to changes threatens investor sentiment

  • Friday, 20 September, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The killers of Sander Thoenes should finally face justice

    A climate of impunity over violence against reporters is strengthening

  • Monday, 26 August, 2019
    Indonesia
    Joko Widodo names Borneo site for new Indonesian capital

    East Kalimantan to host planned $33bn city to replace sinking Jakarta megacity

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