Singapore/Jakarta: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was thousands of kilometres from troubles at home and at the top of his international game.

In Egypt for last week’s big summit on Gaza and Israel – and the only South-East Asian leader to score an invitation – he rubbed shoulders with world powerbrokers and mused over Middle East peace, even stealing some face time with US President Donald Trump, with whom he has built an ingratiating, thus good, rapport.

President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Gaza summit in Egypt. Credit: Getty Images

For purposes that the nearby hot mic failed to pick up, Prabowo used the opportunity to ask for a meeting with Eric or Don Jr, the US president’s sons and business proxies.

Eric would call, Trump said.

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