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JAKARTA, Dec 8, 2023 (AFP) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Friday his government suspects a human trafficking network is behind the rising number of Rohingya refugees reaching his country by boat. The mostly Muslim Rohingya face heavy persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar — including a 2017 crackdown that is subject to a UN genocide probe — and many have fled over the border to camps in neighbouring Bangladesh. From there, thousands risk their lives each […]
By Danny KEMP WASHINGTON, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo pressed US President Joe Biden during a visit to the White House on Monday to do more to end “atrocities” in Gaza and help bring about a ceasefire. The Israel-Hamas war overshadowed the talks, which had been meant to showcase an upgrade in ties between Indonesia and the United States ahead of Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. “Indonesia […]
By Danny KEMP WILMINGTON, United States, Nov 13, 2023 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden will urge Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo to take on a larger role in resolving the Israel-Hamas conflict in talks at the White House Monday, US officials said. The meeting had been aimed at showing unity ahead of Biden’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco this week, with Washington trying to counter Beijing in the Asia-Pacific region. But […]
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia, May 11, 2023 (AFP) – Southeast Asian nations have made “no significant progress” on implementing a peace plan aimed at ending bloodshed in Myanmar, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Thursday, on the final day of a summit. Escalating violence in junta-ruled Myanmar has dominated the three-day meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional bloc on the Indonesian island of Flores. ASEAN, which has spearheaded diplomatic efforts to resolve the […]
(Eagle News) — Talks are in the works for Indonesia to provide the Philippines with fertilizer and more coal for the country’s agriculture and energy needs respectively. Philippine president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr mentioned this as one of the results of his talks with his Indonesian counterpart President Joko Widodo. Marcos Jr., who is also serving as the secretary of the Department of Agriculture said that he brought up the subject of agriculture as […]
Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday, September 5, described the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a “lead agent” in bringing peace amid global issues. “We agreed that ASEAN is going to be the lead agent in the changes that we would like to see in continuing to bring peace to our countries,” Marcos said in a press statement at the Bogor Presidential […]
PBBM’s first state visit in Indonesia marks 75 years of PHL-Indonesia diplomatic relations (Eagle News) – Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and Indonesian president Joko Widodo both agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations as well as work towards highlighting the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to promote peace in the region. President Marcos Jr., is on his first state visit in Indonesia upon the invitation of President Widodo. The Philippine […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesian President and G20 chair Joko Widodo will visit the leaders of Ukraine and Russia this month to discuss the economic and humanitarian fallout of Moscow’s invasion, his foreign minister said on Wednesday. The summit of the Group of 20 major economies — which will be held on the Indonesian island of Bali in November — has been shrouded in controversy thanks to Jakarta’s decision to invite Russia despite alleged war […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia will lift its ban on palm oil exports next week, President Joko Widodo said Thursday, relieving pressure on the global vegetable oil market after prices spiked because of the suspension and the war in Ukraine. The archipelago nation issued the ban last month to secure supplies of the commodity, used in a range of goods from chocolate spreads to cosmetics, in the face of a domestic shortage. “Based on […]
GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) — US President Joseph Biden and Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on Monday on the Myanmar military junta to release political prisoners, the White House said. Meeting on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Biden and Widodo also highlighted “freedom of the seas” in the Indo-Pacific region, the White House said, using language that typically refers to criticism of China’s increasingly muscular presence. According to the White House, […]
(Eagle News) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo was the first to be inoculated with China’s Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 on Wednesday, Jan. 13, as Indonesia officially kicked off its mass vaccination drive starting with the Chinese-developed vaccines. The vaccination of the Indonesian president was broadcast live on television. Widodo had earlier announced that he would be the first one to get the jab to allay the public’s fears about getting vaccinated against COVID-19. The […]
(Eagle News) — Indonesia has given emergency use approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac BioTech Ltd., and is set to start vaccination using the vaccines. As this developed, Turkey also announced that it would start vaccination using the Chinese-made vaccine by Thursday or Friday. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan himself announced the start of the vaccination in Turkey In Indonesia, the Jakarta Post reported that no less than Indonesian President Joko Widodo […]
