Patrick Tibke is a Jakarta-based writer and a recent graduate of the Southeast Asian Studies program at SOAS, University of London. His interests include politics, human rights, labour rights and drug policy.
An intriguing 10 days of presidential campaigning in Indonesia has culminated in mild disarray for Prabowo Subianto’s ‘red-and-white’ coalition as tensions emerged among senior members of the old general’s Gerindra...
The startling hypocrisy of Prabowo Subianto has been spectacularly laid bare in recent days, after the presidential hopeful and his campaign team successfully managed to woo the backing of what...
With the release of Prabowo Sang Patriot last month, Prabowo Subianto’s presidential campaign had already taken a rather unorthodox turn. The 33-minute autobiographical documentary, produced and funded by Prabowo’s billionaire...
In recent times Prabowo Subianto’s presidential campaign has often manifested as a peculiar spectacle, characterised by colourful and highly unpredictable politicking. In one such unorthodox campaign manoeuvre, earlier last month,...
