JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): While the recently announced 2024 election dates have ended speculation that President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo will seek to extend his term in office, the ongoing push and pull over the election timetable has created new concerns about political interference in electoral procedure.
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JAKARTA - Indonesia's parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nation's capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan on Borneo, House Speaker Puan Maharani said on Tuesday (Jan 18). The new state capital law, which provides a legal framework for President Joko Widodo's ambitious US$32 billion (S$43.1 billion) proposal, stipulates how development of the capital will be funded and governed. "The.