Jokowi plans to focus on family, and sustainability, after term ends


Despite speculation that he will stay in politics after his term ends in 2024, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he has other plans. - ST

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Walking into a dining hall at the state palace in Jakarta to meet journalists from The Straits Times on Wednesday (March 15), Indonesian President Joko Widodo looked fresh and relaxed despite days of back-to-back work trips across the country.

Nothing that jogging and cycling twice a week and a daily dose of jamu cannot fix, he said, adding that he has been drinking a concoction of ginger and temulawak, a type of Javanese turmeric, for more than two decades.

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