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Prabowo Subianto

Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo is Indonesia’s eighth president, representing the Gerindra Party. He took office in October 2024. A former military general previously accused of human rights abuses during the presidency of his father-in-law Suharto, Prabowo served as defence minister under former president Joko Widodo, who defeated him in two prior elections.
Born
17 Oct 1951
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President of Indonesia
Students with food poisoning receive treatment in a mosque in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Wednesday. Hundreds of students had food poisoning symptoms after eating meals under the free nutritious meals programme. Photo: EPA
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Over 1,700 Indonesians get food poisoning after eating state-issued free meals

As of Tuesday, 50,000 individuals ‌contracted food poisoning, according to a lawmaker who criticises the ‘failure of the system’.

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As toxic haze spreads, can Indonesia make land burners pay?

With thousands of fire hotspots traced to corporate land, the president has vowed action – but past efforts to collect fines have failed.

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Indonesia takes on Malaysia in battle over palm oil pricing

Palm oil is just the start. Indonesia’s new trade exchange also aims to oversee nickel and coal export volumes, prices and taxes.

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1,500 Indonesian soldiers deployed to fight Borneo wildfires

Fires between January and July burned over 200,000 hectares of land, driven by a powerful El Nino weather pattern causing dry conditions across the country.

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‘Clothes went everywhere’: Indonesian quake survivors recall all-day aftershocks

Officials say there were 4,256 aftershocks since the quake off Flores, which killed 78 people and injured more than 900.

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Can Indonesia build a lasting EV ‘ecosystem’ and not just a market?

Analysts say stricter local-content rules and a stronger production framework will be needed to boost Indonesia up the EV supply chain.

A charging dock at a public electric vehicle charging station in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, in November 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Indonesia celebrates National Day with parade, flag-raising ceremony

Indonesia marks its 81st anniversary of the country’s proclamation of independence from the Netherlands in 1945.

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Video | Indonesia’s school meal scheme traps investors in debt

Payments have become more uncertain since the National Nutrition Agency’s former chief was arrested on corruption allegations in June.

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Why Prabowo’s change in tone might not signal a change in Indonesia’s course

Analysts said his rare self-criticism showed responsiveness to pressure but questioned whether a commodity policy shift marked real change.

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Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation Address ahead of the country’s Independence Day at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday. Photo: EPA
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Indonesia eyes mass production of home-grown EVs by 2028

Indonesia hopes to have 13 million electric motorcycles and 2 million electric cars on its roads by 2030.

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Analysts say the 2029 parliamentary bid will test whether Widodo can convert his personal popularity into lasting family influence.

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The decline reflects a disconnect between Indonesia’s still-respectable headline growth and how voters experience the economy, analysts say.

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While a visit could boost Indonesia’s diplomatic clout, it also threatens to raise another outcry about Prabowo’s frequent flights.

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto speaks at a press conference in Jakarta on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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Analysts say the pressure on Indonesia’s older business elite forms part of a broader two-pronged strategy of state capitalism.

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Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto. Photo: Reuters
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Jakarta has a shortage of future leaders. It also lacks technical talent. President Prabowo’s solution? Build another university.

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Beijing and Jakarta enjoy unprecedented economic interdependence – but shifting priorities in Indonesia threaten to strain the partnership.

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Concerns over the independence of central banks in Indonesia and beyond have grown after Perry Warjiyo’s resignation.

Then Indonesian central bank governor Perry Warjiyo speaks during a press conference at Bank Indonesia’s headquarters in Jakarta in January last year. Photo: Reuters
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Perry Warjiyo has stepped down as Bank Indonesia governor. Photo: Reuters
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Luhut Pandjaitan wants investors to imagine kamikaze drones over Abu Dhabi, then picture themselves in Bali instead.

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