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Big dreams, growing pains in Indonesia: Prabowo’s turbulent 2 years in power

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Indonesia. The first report grouped here was at 24 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Big dreams, growing pains in Indonesia: Prabowo’s turbulent 2 years in power”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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When 35-year-old Bekasi resident Ika Kartika voted for Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia’s 2024 presidential election, she hoped the former general would restore a “Suharto-like” era of stability, when everyday essentials were affordable and life felt more predictable. Growing up, she had often heard her parents reminisce about the “good old…
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Big dreams, growing pains in Indonesia: Prabowo’s turbulent 2 years in power
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