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Workers prepare ballot boxes to be distributed to polling stations ahead of the Feb. 14 election, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy, will open its polls on Wednesday to nearly 205 million eligible voters in presidential and legislative elections, the fifth since Southeast Asia's largest economy began democratic reforms in 1998. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Millions of Indonesians vote for a new president in one of the world’s largest elections

By Niniek Karmini and Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, dressed in traditional Central Javanese royalty outfit, smiles during a ceremony marking the country's 78th anniversary of independence at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 17, 2023. Widodo's phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia spotlighted how far the world's third-largest democracy had veered from a brutal authoritarian era a decade ago. With his second and final five-year term ending in October, Widodo, regarded by some as Asia's Barack Obama, is leaving a legacy of impressive economic growth and an ambitious array of infrastructure projects including a $33 billion plan to relocate Indonesia's congested capital to the frontier island of Borneo. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Indonesia’s president, who mingles with people and listens to Metallica, still popular in last term

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

FILE - Vice presidential candidate who is also Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mohamad Mahfud Mahmodin, popularly known as Mahfud MD, waves at reporters upon arrival for the medical check up required for his candidacy in the upcoming presidential election, at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. The country's top security minister said Thursday that President Joko Widodo had accepted his resignation from the Cabinet before this month's election. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)

Indonesian security minister quits Cabinet to focus on running for vice president

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

Ethnic Rohingya women rest under a tent after landing on a beach in Kuala Besar, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Dozens of likely Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, were found on a beach in Indonesia's North Sumatra province after weeks at sea, officials said on Sunday. (AP Photo/Dedy Zulkifli)

More Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals

By Binsar Bakkara - Associated Press

Police officers and workers stand near the site where a furnace explosion occurred at PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel smelting plant in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. A smelting furnace has exploded at the Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing a number of workers and injuring dozens of others. The explosion on Sunday was the latest of a series of deadly accidents in nickel smelting plants in Indonesia that are part of China's ambitious transnational development program known as the Belt and Road Initiative. (AP Photo)

Death toll rises to 18 in furnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia

By Mohammad Taufan - Associated Press

Police officers and workers stand near the site where a furnace explosion occurred at PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel smelting plant in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. A smelting furnace has exploded at the Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing a number of workers and injuring dozens of others. The explosion on Sunday was the latest of a series of deadly accidents in nickel smelting plants in Indonesia that are part of China's ambitious transnational development program known as the Belt and Road Initiative. (AP Photo)

Death toll rises to 18 in explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia

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A man cruises on a boat during sunset near a beach where maleos are known to lay their eggs, in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. With their habitat dwindling and nesting grounds facing encroachment from human activities, the journey of a maleo pair for egg laying grows ever more precarious and uncertain. Maleo populations have declined by more than 80% since 1980, an expert said. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Furnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia kills at least 13 and injures 46 others

By Mohammad Taufan - Associated Press

Protesters hold posters during a rally in Sabang, Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. More than 200 people have protested against the continued arrival of Rohingya refugees by boat on an island in Indonesia. Over 1,500 Rohingya who fled violent attacks in Myanmar and are leaving camps in Bangladesh have arrived in Aceh off the tip of Sumatra since November. Posters reads "Kick out UNHCR and IOM", and "UNHCR and its agents, do you really have to trade humanity for money?" (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)

Hundreds of residents on Indonesian island protest the growing arrival of Rohingya refugees by sea

By Reza Saifullah and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

A local official distributes water to Rohingya refugees outside the governor's office in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Two boats carrying hundreds of Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, arrived on Sunday at Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh where they faced rejection from local communities who are protesting against the increasing numbers of refugees that have entered the region over the past few weeks. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)

Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia struggle to find shelter. President says government will help for now

By Reza Saifullah and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

An Indonesian soldier inspects the identification of ethnic Rohingya men after they land on a beach in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Two boats carrying hundreds of Rohingya Muslims, including women and children arrived at Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday morning after being adrift for weeks. (AP Photo/Riza Azhari)

Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh region after weeks at sea

By Reza Saifullah and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

A pair of maleos look for a spot to lay an egg in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. With their habitat dwindling and nesting grounds facing encroachment from human activities, the journey of a maleo pair for egg laying grows ever more precarious and uncertain. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesian maleo conservation faced setbacks due to development and plans for a new capital city

By Edna Tarigan and Dita Alangkara - Associated Press

Mount Marapi spews volcanic ash from its crater in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Indonesian authorities halted Monday the search for a dozen of climbers after Mount Marapi volcano erupted again, unleashing a new burst of hot ash as high as 800 meters (2,620 feet) into the air, officials said. (AP Photo/Ardhy Fernando)

More bodies found after surprise eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi, raising apparent toll to 23

By Mardi Rosa Tanjung - Associated Press

Mount Marapi spews volcanic materials during its eruption in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. The volcano spewed thick columns of ash as high as 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the sky in a sudden eruption Sunday and hot ash clouds spread several miles (kilometers). (AP Photo/Ardhy Fernando)

Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts for the second day as 12 climbers remain missing

By Rahma Nurjana - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan, left, and his running mate Muhaimin Iskandar stand on the stage during the signing ceremony of the "Declaration of Peaceful Election Campaign" at the General Election Commission Building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Indonesia's presidential hopefuls vowed a peaceful race on Monday, a day before campaigning for next year's election officially began as concerns rose their rivalry may sharpen religious and ethnic divides in Southeast Asia's largest democracy. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia opens the campaign for its presidential election in February

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo, center, waves at photographers as he arrives to attend the "Declaration of Peaceful Election Campaign" at the General Election Commission Building, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Presidential candidates in the world's third-largest democracy will kick off their campaign period on Nov. 28 ahead of the country's simultaneous legislative and presidential elections in February 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia’s 3 presidential contenders vow peaceful campaigns ahead of next year election

By Fadlan Syam and Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

Russia's Vice Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin, third left, attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

ASEAN defense chiefs call for immediate truce, aid corridor in Israel-Hamas war

By Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, right, and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo, wave at the media after registering their candidacy to run in the 2024 election, at the General Election Commission building in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 25, 2023. Indonesia's Election Commission announced Monday Nov. 13, 2023 that it has approved all three presidential candidates for next February's election, including a former special forces general whose vice presidential running mate is the son of outgoing President Joko Widodo. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Indonesian Election Commission approves all three candidates for president

By Edna Tarigan and Fadlan Syam - Associated Press

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi inspect the relief supplies for Palestinians in Gaza, before its departure at Halim Perdanakusuma air base in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Tea and nickel are on the agenda as Biden hosts Indonesia’s president

By Chris Megerian - Associated Press

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi inspect the relief supplies for Palestinians in Gaza, before its departure at Halim Perdanakusuma air base in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia sentences another former minister to 15 years for graft over internet tower project

By Achmad Ibrahim and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman presides over the hearing on a petition seeking to lower the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Ethics council chief Jimly Asshiddiqie said in a verdict that the Constitutional Court’s Chief Justice Anwar Usman found guilty of making last-minute changes to election candidacy requirements that cleared way for ongoing President Joko Widodo’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, 36, to run for vice president in the election next year. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Court panel removes Indonesia’s chief justice for ethical breach that benefited president’s son

By Fadlan Syam and Niniek Karmini - Associated Press