Indonesia ready for greater cooperation with Singapore across industries: President Joko Widodo

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In a wide-ranging interview with CNA, Mr Widodo said he wants to increase cooperation across sectors with Singapore - his country’s biggest investor.

Most of the capital’s 10 million people were affected, prompting the use of generators in offices, malls and apartments, while Indonesians took to social media to vent their frustrations.

Jambi, Riau, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, South and Central Kalimantan have been hit by the fires.if they were unable to resolve the issue. Fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island and the Indonesian part of Borneo island have caused wide-reaching smog. Mr Widodo told CNA that the situation is under control and that while the number of hotspots have increased compared to 2018, Indonesia wants it to decrease as much as possible. Law enforcement would be uncompromising in the matter.

Dressed in a white shirt, black pants and black sports shoes, Mr Widodo received a rockstar's welcome and was mobbed by the crowd as soon as he exited his vehicle. His online engagement with people is even more impressive - 23 million followers on Instagram and close to 12 million on Twitter. He also has 347 videos on YouTube. While most of the videos on President Widodo's YouTube channel depict his day-to-day activities in office, he also puts up clips which give Indonesians a glimpse into his personal life.

 

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