Jokowi and Megawati successfully push 2 former President and Prime Minister to ‘inked’ deal to secure the future new capital city IKN NUSANTARA

This is an old photo of meeting President Jokowi [right] with former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono [left], because the new meeting between Jokowi and SBY, in Bogor Presidential Palace, is secret and until today no footage circulated.

Both former President of Indonesia Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri and current President Joko Widodo have a [very] ‘Javanese style’ of giving an implicit message in every action / decision. Some people can’t define it. From my optics, I can define it, and I acknowledge and am very impressed by the ‘very implicit message’ from both [Megawati and Jokowi]. Like Megawati [Minang from her mother, Javanese from her father], so am I.

Public maybe still circulating rumor a ‘break, rivalry’ between Megawati and Jokowi, but in last 5 days, at least both Megawati and Jokowi showing [1] unity in internal PDIP political party and [2] agreement to greater good of [the future] new capital city. Very synchronized activity. Between Megawati and Jokowi.

Start with Megawati activity:

Megawati of course knows the failure of the gigantic new city [USD100 billion] ‘FOREST CITY’ between Malaysia and China [especially COUNTRY GARDEN, a real estate developer]. But Megawati knows that Mahathir Mohamad [Mahathir bin Mohamad], was called ‘little Soekarno’, is the most responsible person about the successful new complex - mini city PUTRAJAYA [now completely with CYBERJAYA, will be ‘home’ for / hub for AMAZON operation in Southeast Asia].

Megawati and Mahathir

It’s a good gesture by Megawati going to Kuala Lumpur yesterday [October 3rd, 2023], not only to meet Mahathir but also asking for support for the Indonesian government to build a new capital city in Borneo island, just around 900 km from the Indonesia - Malaysia border.  Even, Megawati use a purple BATIK to meet Mahathir. [Every] October 2nd is celebrating BATIK DAY / HARI BATIK. Batik was an object ‘competition’ between Indonesia and Malaysia. UNESCO decide that batik is Indonesia since October 2nd, 2009 [14 years ago].

In the middle of very hard to convincing a lot of countries to built again new building of embassy in IKN NUSANTARA [because already renovate or build a new compound in Jakarta and already spent very big budget [such as United States, Australia, France, UK], Malaysia actually ‘old building’ although very big area, in crossroad 2 elite areas in Jakarta, near Dr Satrio and Rasuna.

For several countries which not yet build or renovating current embassies, or, if can say ‘old building’ [such as Malaysia, also China, Germany, Saudi, United Arab Emirates, Russia], the prospect or chance to build a new embassy building in IKN NUSANTARA is bigger than [for example] US. For example, the US government is waiting to sell an old building in Grosvenor so the US government has fresh money to build a new embassy building in Nine Elms Lane.

The Megawati - Mahathir meeting arguably not mentioned about Malaysia Embassy [especially Mahathir not yet a PM, current PM is Anwar Ibrahim], but the good gesture by Megawati will be giving a good signal to Anwar Ibrahim and or bureaucrat in Malaysia government to prepare if must build a new embassy building in IKN NUSANTARA.  

Now about Jokowi’s side.

In Bogor, around 43-45 km from CIKEAS, a small district famously ‘PALACE’ of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Jokowi gave a respected meeting in Bogor Palace to President SBY. With conundrums at least [in] 2 seats of ministries [Youth and Sports Minister Dito Ariotedjo, and Agri Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo], the rumors are inevitable. Minister Dito not yet a suspect, but in a trial [a week ago], eyewitness claimed that Minister Dito receive 27 billion rupiah [USD1.7 million] on other ministerial project, Telco Ministry. Distance Telco Ministry [very near Presidential Palace Jakarta] and the Youth-Sport Ministry [near Stadium GBK, the biggest stadium in Southeast Asia] is around 7 km. Just a minute ago, Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mohammad Mahfud MD said that KPK [anti corruption board] already told him that Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo is suspected of corruption.

AHY [Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono], eldest son of former President SBY is still young, 45 years and 2 months old. Still very matching if he gets a Youth-Sport Minister seat. AHY also valedictorian (best graduate) Taruna Nusantara 1997 [official name of ‘BEST GRADUATE’ in Taruna Nusantara is Garuda Trisakti Tarunatama Emas], a most expensive school in Southeast Asia at least 1993 - 1997, and most expensive school in Indonesia at least 1993 - 2004. 

SBY also has a lot of economists [Democrat Political Party cadres who are also economists] who are really loyal to him, and still very matching if one of them gets a seat [of] Agri Minister. Even, ‘besan’ SBY, Hatta Radjasa [National Mandate Party], father-in-law of youngest son of SBY [Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono], still matching if Hatta get call or appointed by President Jokowi to be a new Agri Minister. Technically and logically, in a wild scenario, the National Mandate Party, currently has 1 seat of minister [Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, currently very busy about TikTok / TikTok Shop], must get additional 1 seat if RESHUFFLE happened again under Jokowi administration. My opinion, for next week or around 3 weeks from now, Jokowi announced again the new batch of RESHUFFLE, with at least 2 seats =

• Youth-Sport Ministry to AHY / Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, so Democrat Political Party get 1 seat finally in / under Jokowi administration although ‘in last 9 years to be opposition’

• Agri Minister to Hatta Radjasa, so National Mandate Political Party gets an additional 1 seat, in total there will be 2 seats.

But for SBY, chairman and founder Democrat Party, if this [wild] scenario happened, SBY ‘wins’ indirectly 2 seats, because Hatta Radjasa is SBY’s besan, father-in-law for Ibas Yudhoyono.

JOKOWI [center], ZULKIFLI HASAN [left], TETEN MASDUKI [brown batik]

It’s not a secret that the most loudest political side which is ‘anti - Jokowi’, ‘cryptonite of Jokowi’ is DEMOCRAT political party, SBY political party. Very loud in every TV station, critics to Jokowi about ballooned of debt. Some ‘hardliner politicians’ inside the Democrat are still angry because HAMBALANG, a multi-complex sport under the SBY regime, discontinued the budget under Jokowi regime.  Yes, HAMBALANG, with corruption cases around 706 billion rupiah [USD45 million], but still promising to renovate or fix maintenance and to be a new multi-complex sport. In fact, HAMBALANG to be a ghost city, ghost town.

Also it's no secret that a lot of DEMOCRAT politicians, if they take over the regime in Election 2024, try to ‘ghost town’-ing new capital city IKN Nusantara. Especially when Democrat still ‘honeymoon moment’ with Anies Rasyid Baswedan, the ‘anti-Jokowi’ profile and ‘anti-debt’ profile which he himself, as Jkarta governor, is signing a prasasti [inscription, this ‘prasasti’ located in Dukuh ATAS transit hub] for inauguration of MRT [Mass Rapid Transit]. Construction of mass rapid transit (MRT) will be paid in stages over 40 years. ARGUABLY cost of MRT is MORE EXPENSIVE [per kilometer] rather than high-speed train [named WHOOSH], an Indonesia - China cooperation

DETAIL about KCIC / high speed train in Indonesia, like this picture, click here.

Tenor of debt repayment for 40 years with a grace period of 10 years, initially the loan proposed by the government to JICA for Phase I was 123.36 billion yen or Rp 14.2 trillion or USD896 million.

But the honeymoon between DEMOCRAT and Anies is over since 7 weeks ago, and SBY [Democrat] agree to create bigger coalition with Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo [Gerindra Political Party], which, the coalition already existed with another political party [7 political party].

Prabowo agrees to CONTINUING everything Jokowi’s legacy, and SBY agrees with that. Ganjar Pranowo, a cadre from PDIP [same political party with Megawati and Jokowi] in latest survey by INDIKATOR AGENCY, reaches 43.9%, Prabowo 33.8%, and Anies only 14.4%, and 8% undecided. 

The big shift from ‘anti Jokowi’ to ‘continue Jokowi’s legacy’ was pledged directly by former President SBY to Jokowi [not only to Prabowo], including agreeing with the gigantic project new capital city of IKN. Of course this will be awkward in the last 3 days [and until Election February 14th, 2024] after historic Jokowi - SBY meeting in internal DEMOCRAT political party, who actually ‘resentfully’, hate Jokowi. But ‘In politics no permanent friends, no permanent enemies but permanent interest.’

And just day after historic meeting with former President SBY, Jokowi announced to make sure ASN / Indonesia Civil Service to agree if get periodic mutation or promotion for some position in new capital city desk. Very synchronized.

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