Getting down to business: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (top left) and Vice President Jusuf Kalla (top right) chair a plenary Cabinet meeting with the new members of the newly-formed Cabinet.(Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf) President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s directive for his ministers in the first plenary Cabinet meeting held only hours after he announced his reshuffle on Wednesday was clear: Work in synergy and avoid conflicting statements regarding the government’s development agenda. Previously, former and current Cabinet members had been involved in disagreements that had confused investors and the wider public. For instance, former coordinating maritime affairs minister Rizal Ramli — who had...
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