Defiant Prabowo Spars With Indonesia Tycoons and Market Skeptics

At the top of a narrow winding road packed with locals on motorcycles and small concrete shops, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto greeted visitors at the sprawling hilltop estate where he spends much of his time.

Sitting next to protected forests that overlook a valley with rolling green hills, his home in Hambalang feels like a world away from the gridlocked streets of Jakarta, the planet’s largest city about an hour’s drive north. The constant hum of revving engines gives way to the chirping of birds, the rustle of tree branches and the occasional whinny from one of his horses.