In removing Indonesia's finance minister and U-turning on protester demands, Prabowo Subianto is scrambling to restore public trust while installing install loyalists after deadly riots. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/prabowo-subianto-indonesia-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #prabowosubianto #southeastasia
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto flew overnight to China to join dozens of world leaders at Xi Jinping’s military parade。 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/politics/prabowo-xi-china-indonesia-protests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #china #southeastasia #prabowosubianto
Government gestures to calm deadly protests in Indonesia have done little to address the economic inequality fueling the unrest, leaving deep resentment to linger and flare up again, experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-protests-root-problems-intact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #prabowosubianto
Many of the grievances Indonesia's reformists once raised about the Suharto-era — entrenched corruption, concentration of political power and deep inequality — are prevalent today. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/02/world/indonesia-protests-and-anger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #prabowosubianto #indonesia #suharto #democracy
Indonesia has deployed its military in capital Jakarta after the deaths of six people in nationwide protests sparked by anger over lavish perks for lawmakers, as thousands continue to rally across the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/asia-pacific/politics/protest-indonesia-military-jakarta/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #jakarta #prabowosubianto
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Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers' benefits in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country's worst violence in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-protests-lawmaker-perks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #prabowosubianto #indonesia #southeastasia
Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers' benefits in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country's worst violence in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-protests-lawmaker-perks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #prabowosubianto #indonesia #southeastasia
Indonesia has created more than 20 regional commands in its biggest armed forces overhaul in decades, coinciding with a sharp increase in defense spending under President Prabowo Subianto, a former general. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-military-defense-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #prabowosubianto #southeastasia #defense