“We see rivalry for political influence, along with economic rivalry, while new conflicts continue to emerge,” Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said.
Politics
Indonesia will meet social media companies to discuss its plans to impose fines of up to around $A52,200 if they allow pornography, violence or other “negative” content on their platforms.
Indonesia’s plan to relocate its capital to East Kalimantan in Borneo has engendered much debate, but few have examined the potential military and strategic implications of the move.
The President said said his administration would carry out a number of major initiatives during his second term, such as developing a dynamic and hardworking Government workforce cooperating with industry and using advanced technology.
Mr Joko, a moderate, is often accused by his opponents of being insufficiently Muslim and even anti-Islamic, even as others acclaim him for his welfare programmes for the people.
Jokowi’s appointments will be rightly questioned: is he interested in human rights or the rights of the Indonesian army?
Ten people, including teenagers, were killed in Indonesia’s post-election riots in May this year.
Jokowi is willing to horse-trade aggressively and make unsavoury political pacts with the ruling elite in order to see his singular, overriding policy goal carried out.
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Indonesia was last on the council as recently as 2017 and has done little to support its goal to promote and protect global human rights.
Despite the diametric opposition between their supporters, in reality the political difference between the two leaders is shrinking, if not disappearing altogether.
Prabowo’s appointment as defence minister raises the prospect of strained relations between Indonesia’s defence ministry (Kemhan) and Indonesian Armed Forces Headquarters.
Post presidential inauguration, parties are now deciding on which coalition to join and, intertwined with those movements, Jokowi is choosing a cabinet.
Jokowi unveiled his new Cabinet for a second term, picking a former industry minister and retaining his finance minister and foreign minister.
Joko Widodo appointed Prabowo Subianto, opposition leader in Widodo’s first term, as defence minister in a move that stirred disappointment among human rights defenders.
“Indonesia I think is facing a very dynamic and uncertain global economy and an economic slowdown that is pressuring the whole world,” Indrawati said.
