Indonesia Appoints New Intelligence Chief; Presidential 'Respect' Cited as Factor

Indonesia has appointed Listyo Sigit as the new head of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN). This move is seen as related to Dedi Prasetyo's promotion from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) to lead BRAN (tentative name: National Intelligence Coordination Agency), with speculation that the President's 'respect' played a role.