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Newly appointed Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto who is the former rival of Indonesian President Joko Widodo in last April's election, waves as he is introduced during the announcement of the new cabinet at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesia president names election rival as defense minister

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, is congratulated by the Chairman of Gerindra Party who is also his former rival in April's election Prabowo Subianto during his swearing-in ceremony at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who rose from poverty and pledged to champion democracy, fight entrenched corruption and modernise the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, was sworn in Sunday for his second and final five-year term with a pledge to take bolder actions. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Indonesia’s losing presidential candidate to join Cabinet

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, second left, directs Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, second right, as Widodo's wife Iriana, left, and Bolkiah's son Abdul Mateen look on during their meeting ahead of Widodo's inauguration, at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Widodo begins 2nd term pledging to make Indonesia developed

By NINIEK KARMINI and JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

In this Wednesday. Oct. 16, 2019, photo, a vendor talks to a customer as he cleans a portrait of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Vice President-elect Ma'ruf Amin, bottom, displayed at his stall in Jakarta, Indonesia. Known for his down-to-earth style with a reputation for clean governance, Widodo's signature policy has been improving Indonesia's inadequate infrastructure and reducing poverty, which afflicts close to a tenth of Indonesia's nearly 270 million people. But raising money would be harder at a time of global economic slowdown, major trade conflicts and falling exports. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia’s Widodo faces daunting goals in final term

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesian medics wheel Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security Wiranto on a stretcher to an ambulance to be evacuated to Jakarta, at a hospital in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Police say a knife-wielding man has wounded the top security minister, a local police chief and another person in a western province. (AP Photo)

Knife-wielding man wounds Indonesia’s security minister

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

A student protester throws a burning stick at riot police officers during a clash in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Thousands of Indonesian students resumed protests on Monday against a new law they say has crippled the country's anti-corruption agency, with some clashing with police.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Students resume protests in Indonesia streets over new law

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesian parliament members read their oath during their swearing-in ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Indonesia's Parliament was sworn in Tuesday for a new session that comes amid sometimes violent protests against several new or proposed laws, including one that critics say has crippled the country's anti-corruption agency and another that would criminalize premarital sex. (AP Photo/Mario Jose)

New Parliament elects Indonesia’s first female House speaker

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

FIEL - In this Aug. 20, 2017, file photo, Indonesian Youth And Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi attends a press conference with Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in which Jamaluddin apologized to Indonesia for the mistake, which makes the red-and-white Indonesian flag resemble Poland's on a guidebook, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nahrawi has resigned after being accused of stealing $1.8 million in public money. (AP Photo/Daniel Chan, File)

Indonesia sports minister resigns over corruption allegation

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesia President Joko Widodo, center, speaks as his deputy Jusuf Kalla, right, and Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning Sofyan Djalil, left, looks on during a press conference at the palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Indonesia's president has announced to relocate the country's capital from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to East Kalimantan province. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo delivers his state of the nation address ahead of the country's Independence Day at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Indonesia celebrates the 74th anniversary of its independence from the Netherlands on Saturday, Aug. 17. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesian president seeks people’s support for new capital

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, listens to an elderly woman during his visit to Tanah Tinggi, a lower-income neighborhood, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 26, 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said in an interview Friday that he will push ahead with sweeping and potentially unpopular economic reforms, including a more business-friendly labor law, in his final term because he is no longer constrained by politics. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

AP Interview: Indonesia’s Widodo to push unpopular reforms

By STEPHEN WRIGHT and KARIN LAUB - Associated Press

A Muslim woman takes a selfie with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, during his visit at the Old Town in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 26, 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said in an interview Friday that he will push ahead with sweeping and potentially unpopular economic reforms, including a more business-friendly labor law, in his final term because he is no longer constrained by politics. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

The Latest: Widodo would welcome Trump visit to Indonesia

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Indonesian soldiers extinguish burning tires during a clash between protesters and the police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday, burning vehicles and throwing rocks at police using tear gas and rubber bullets. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

The Latest: Widodo says he won’t tolerate security threats

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Indonesian police officers block supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto during a rally outside the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has been elected for a second term, official results showed Tuesday, in a victory over a would-be strongman who aligned himself with Islamic hardliners. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

6 dead in Indonesia riots; Joko Widodo says won’t tolerate unrest

By Stephen Wright and Fadlan Syam - Associated Press

Abandon Jakarta: Indonesia again mulls plan for new capital

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Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Security and Political Affairs Wiranto, center, speaks to the media as National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian, left, and Armed Forces Chief Air Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto, right, listen, during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 18, 2019. The country's top security minister and its military and police chiefs said Thursday that they will crack down decisively on any attempts to disrupt public order while official results from presidential and legislative elections are tabulated. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

The Latest: Indonesian president says he won re-election

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Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto casts his ballot during the presidential election at a polling station in Bogor, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Voting is underway in Indonesia's presidential and legislative elections after a campaign that that pitted the moderate incumbent against an ultra-nationalist former general. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

The Latest: Indonesia results point to second Widodo term

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This combination photo taken on Saturday, April 13, 2019, left, and Sunday, April 7, 2019, right, show Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and his challenger in the upcoming election Prabowo Subianto during their campaign rallies in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia's presidential election Wednesday, April 17, 2019 is a re-run of the 2014 contest when Widodo, a furniture business owner who became Jakarta governor, vied with the former special forces general to lead the world's third-largest democracy and most populous Muslim-majority nation. (AP Photo)

Indonesia candidates: Metal fan, cleric, soldier, tycoon

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In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Indonesian presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto, second from left, and his running mate Sandiaga Uno, left, Joko Widodo, second from right, and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin, show the ballot numbers that will represent them in the upcoming presidential election, during a draw at the General Election Commission office in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Unofficial results show Joko Widodo leading Indonesia race

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

A worker prepares ballot boxes to be distributed to polling stations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 15, 2019. The world's third-largest democracy is gearing up to hold its legislative and presidential elections on April 17.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Halal ink, giant ballots ready for Indonesian election

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