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Indonesia sets date for 2024 election, ending Jokowi speculation

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia will hold its next general election on Feb. 14, 2024, easing speculation that President Joko Widodo would seek to extend his second term in the world’s largest Muslim democracy.

Tribune News Service

The Hollywood Con Queen lured hundreds of people into a bizarre scam, but the biggest twist was yet to come

The strange and complicated scam stretched across multiple countries over seven years. But when police arrested the Hollywood Con Queen, her hundreds of victims were shocked.

ABC News

Japan's post-Covid regional dilemma

Among the major powers that are moving forward with an eye on the post-pandemic era, when Covid-19 will eventually become an endemic with flu-like manageability, Japan is second to none. The visit last week by its minister of economy, trade, and industry (METI), Koichi Hagiuda, made front-page news in Bangkok,…

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Progress or folly? Jokowi’s vision for Indonesia’s new capital

Critics say the plan will displace Indigenous peoples and centralise power in ways that may be unconstitutional.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia reveals name for nation's new capital city, passes law on funding and development

The name of Indonesia's future new capital is revealed as the parliament moves forward on the relocation, after first announcing the plans in 2019.

ABC News

Indonesia names new capital Nusantara, replacing sinking Jakarta

Government offices will relocate to province of East Kalimantan, easing burden on Java metropolis as it battles environmental problems

The Guardian - AU

Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to Borneo jungle

Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill to relocate Indonesia's capital from Jakarta to a site deep within the jungle of Kalimantan on Borneo island, the most significant advancement of an idea the country's leaders have been toying with for years.

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