Javanese symbolism still pervades Indonesia's politics

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): When President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced his ambitious plan to relocate the capital from Java to Kalimantan two years ago, it was clear from the get-go that the President, an ethnic Javanese, wished to make Indonesia less Java-centric.

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