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JAKARTA -- A riot in a town in Central Java last week could signal trouble for Indonesian regions, as President Prabowo Subianto's push to finance his flagship programs, such as free meals, comes at the expense of local government budgets. [1]

BOYOLALI, Indonesia -- It's 11 a.m. in Boyolali, Central Java, and the chattering sewing machines at the Pan Brothers garment factory have gone quiet as workers take a break. Groups of women sit around talking and browsing on their phones. [2]

JAKARTA -- Candidates backed by ruling coalition parties look set to clinch Central and West Java in local elections, but opposition candidates fared far better than expected, a sign that President Joko Widodo's charm could be waning. [3]

JAKARTA -- Indonesians cast their ballots Wednesday to choose the successor to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the world's largest direct presidential vote. [4]

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 197,270,918, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. [5]

JAKARTA -- The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) on Friday backed President Joko Widodo's son as its candidate to run for mayor in the central Java city of Solo. [6]

JAKARTA — A deadly lava flow at the weekend that killed five people and sent hundreds fleeing illustrates the formidable challenges Indonesia faces in coping with the constant threat of eruptions from the world’s largest number of active volcanoes. [7]

BANDUNG, Indonesia — Indonesia’s elite anti-terrorism unit went on a busy 24-hour spree to root out suspected Islamic militants, killing seven and arresting six others in three separate operations that may have links to a foiled plot to bomb the Burm... [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-19 · 75% match

Central Java riot heralds more trouble under Prabowo's efficiency drive

JAKARTA -- A riot in a town in Central Java last week could signal trouble for Indonesian regions, as President Prabowo Subianto's push to finance his flagship programs, such as free meals, comes at the expense of local government budgets.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-13 · 71% match

Indonesia seeks to stitch competing interests to boost textile sector

BOYOLALI, Indonesia -- It's 11 a.m. in Boyolali, Central Java, and the chattering sewing machines at the Pan Brothers garment factory have gone quiet as workers take a break. Groups of women sit around talking and browsing on their phones.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-06-27 · 75% match

Ruling coalition candidates win key Central and West Java: exit poll

JAKARTA -- Candidates backed by ruling coalition parties look set to clinch Central and West Java in local elections, but opposition candidates fared far better than expected, a sign that President Joko Widodo's charm could be waning.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-02-15 · 75% match

Indonesia election: How Prabowo's big night unfolded

JAKARTA -- Indonesians cast their ballots Wednesday to choose the successor to Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the world's largest direct presidential vote.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-07-31 · 75% match

Coronavirus: Week of July 25 to July 31, Sydney police cordon off downtown as cases surge

Nikkei Asia is tracking the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Cumulative global cases have reached 197,270,918, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-07-17 · 75% match

Indonesia's ruling party picks Jokowi's son as mayoral candidate

JAKARTA -- The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) on Friday backed President Joko Widodo's son as its candidate to run for mayor in the central Java city of Solo.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-08-13 · 72% match

Latest Volcanic Eruption Shows Challenge to Indonesia From Its ‘Ring of Fire’

JAKARTA — A deadly lava flow at the weekend that killed five people and sent hundreds fleeing illustrates the formidable challenges Indonesia faces in coping with the constant threat of eruptions from the world’s largest number of active volcanoes.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-05-09 · 71% match

Indonesia Anti-Terror Squad Kills 7 Militants

BANDUNG, Indonesia — Indonesia’s elite anti-terrorism unit went on a busy 24-hour spree to root out suspected Islamic militants, killing seven and arresting six others in three separate operations that may have links to a foiled plot to bomb the Burm

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-11-24 · 71% match

Adaro Energy gets its long-delayed power plant on track

BANGKOK After more than four years of delay, Adaro Energy's power generation project in the Indonesian province of Central Java is finally on track, the company's CEO has said.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-10-29 · 71% match

El Nino Drought Poses Poverty Challenge for Indonesia

KARANG JATI, Indonesia — On a dry and dusty sports field in central Java, Indonesian men dressed as traditional warriors take turns to battle with wooden staves, while village women crowd around, chanting: “All farmers let us pray that rain comes and

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