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New President Subianto swears in Indonesia's largest Cabinet since 1966, with 109 members
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto swore in Indonesia's largest Cabinet since 1966 on Monday, with 109 members representing his pledge for a strong government. He announced the lineup late Sunday and named his Cabinet of ministers, vice ministers...
Indonesia swears in ex-general Prabowo Subianto as president
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, completing his journey from an ex-general accused of rights abuses during the dark days of Indonesia’s military dictatorship to the presidential...
Who is Prabowo Subianto, the former general who becomes Indonesia’s new president?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and the country's dictatorial past will be inaugurated as its leader Sunday. He has promised to continue his predecessor's widely popular policies, but his human rights record has activists,...
Southeast Asian leaders meet in Laos to discuss Myanmar war and disputed sea
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders gathered Wednesday for an annual forum that will focus on the civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea, two key challenges that have tested the bloc's credibility. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
AP PHOTOS: See the best moments from Pope Francis' Asia-Pacific trip — his longest ever
BANGKOK (AP) — Pope Francis has wrapped up his longest and most challenging trip ever, which took the 87-year-old pontiff more than 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) by air to four countries in the Asia-Pacific from Sept. 2 to 13. He visited the country with the world's largest...
