A man of action: Indonesia’s new V-P has chance to score in ‘premier league’

People who know him said Mr Gibran Rakabuming Raka has a quiet demeanour and does not speak much publicly, but is “a man of action”. PHOTO: AFP
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JAKARTA – Indonesia’s incoming vice-president, Mr Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the son of outgoing President Joko Widodo, has a unique way of putting bureaucrats under him in Solo on notice to resolve issues.

Mr Gibran, 36, mayor of Solo city, would park his official car at the spot where a problem cropped up to draw attention from relevant parties.  

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