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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, and Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto, second left, salute during the ceremony marking Indonesia's 79th anniversary of independence at the new presidential palace in its future capital of Nusantara, a city still under construction on the island of Borneo, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia holds unfinished future capital’s first Independence Day ceremony

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In this photo released by Indonesian Presidential Palace, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, talks to journalists companied by Indonesian Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto, right, in the new capital city Nusantara in Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Monday, Aug.12, 2024. (Muchlis Jr/Indonesian President Palace via AP)

Indonesian leader holds first cabinet meeting in unfinished future capital

By Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

Former Indonesian Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo, center, is escorted by police officers upon arrival for his sentencing hearing on a corruption case at the Corruption Court in Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday, July 11, 2024. Indonesia’s anti-graft court sentenced the former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison Thursday after finding him guilty of corruption-related extortion, abuse of power and bribery involving ministry contracts with private vendors. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Former Indonesian agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years for corruption

By Tatan Syuflana and Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto gestures after casting his vote during the election in Bojong Koneng, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Indonesian voters were choosing a new president Wednesday as the world's third-largest democracy aspires to become a global economic powerhouse a quarter-century after shaking off a brutal dictatorship. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Defense minister Subianto claims victory in Indonesia’s presidential election based on early tallies

By Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

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

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

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and his wife Kim Keon Hee, rear left, walk with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana upon arrival for their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

South Korea’s Yoon meets Indonesian leader to deepen economic, defense ties

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate, center, is escorted by prosecutors following his arrest on accusation of corruption, at the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Indonesian authorities on Wednesday arrested Plate as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal linked to the construction of mobile phone communication towers in remote regions in the country. (AP Photo)

Indonesian IT minister arrested for alleged corruption in procurement

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

Indonesia President Joko Widodo, center, opens the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

ASEAN leaders condemn attack on aid convoy in Myanmar

By Jim Gomez and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

Men weep as they offer prayer outside Kanjuruhan Stadium where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Saturday, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Police firing tear gas inside the stadium on Saturday in an attempt to stop violence after an Indonesian soccer match triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at a number of people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi)

Indonesian leader says locked gates contributed to deaths

By Agoes Basoeki - Associated Press

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meet at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan, Indonesia to boost naval security ties as China rises

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

In this photo released by Indonesian Presidential Palace, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, left, talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Yassin is currently on a two-day visit in the country. (Agus Suparto, Indonesian President Palace via AP)

Indonesia, Malaysia urge ASEAN to hold talks on Myanmar coup

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Students wear face masks to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus as they use free wifi to access an online lesson inside a temporary tent in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. In some area of the country, students are still yet to go to school due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Widodo pledges health, economic reforms amid virus crisis

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

In this April 14, 2020, photo, a man paints a coffin prepared for victims of the new coronavirus in Jakarta, Indonesia. The world's fourth most populous nation now has the highest number of recorded fatalities from the COVID-19 disease in Asia after China, and testing for the viral infection remains among the lowest in the region. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

After denial, Indonesia sees mounting coronavirus deaths

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

People wear masks at a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, April 10, 2020. Authorities began stricter measures to halt the new coronavirus' spread in Indonesia's capital Friday, with its normally congested streets empty after death toll spiked in the past week. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Mosques, streets quiet as Indonesia’s capital tightens rules

By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN - Associated Press

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, left, walks with his wife Queen Maxima during their visit at a Dutch war cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The Dutch royal couple are currently on on a five-day visit in the country. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Dutch king apologizes for colonial killings in Indonesia

By ANDI JATMIKO and NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesian president urges closer Australian partnership

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

UAE, Indonesia reach multi-billion dollar investment deals

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

In this photo released Indonesian Presidential Office, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, second right, stands on the deck of Indonesian Navy ship KRI Usman Harun at Selat Lampa Port, Natuna Islands, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday visited the Natuna islands that overlap with China's expansive claim to the South China Sea amid heightened tensions over the waters after Beijing recently claimed it was their traditional fishing area. (Agus Soeparto, Indonesian Presidential Office via AP)

Indonesia president visits islands also claimed by China

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press