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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
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Mon, Oct 27, 2014 · 09:50 PM
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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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