Major Developments in East Asia Pacific, Thursday, October 24, 2019
INDONESIA 1. Widodo announces new cabinet; Prabowo named as defense chief. President Joko Widodo has named his 34-member cabinet for his second term. His election rival, Prabowo Subianto, a former general, was named as defense minister. Widodo said Prabowo “knows more than I do”. Gen. Tito Karnavian, who this week resigned as National Police chief, was […]