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New Indonesia ministers face host of challenges

Worries persist they're unable to overhaul departments, let alone steer a national policy

Published Mon, Oct 27, 2014 · 09:50 PM

Jakarta

THE new Cabinet of Indonesian President Joko Widodo is drawing mixed reviews amid worries the slate of names may be ill-equipped to address the country's slowing economy or the woeful state of its infrastructure and services.

Mr Joko's 34-member "working Cabinet" was inaugurated on Monday after repeated delays amid criticism that he failed to live up to promises to deliver an administration free of patronage politics.

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