HE MAY be only 26, but Singapore permanent resident Yoga Dirga Cahya hopes to run in the next Indonesian election to become the first MP representing 4.5 million Indonesians living overseas.
The Indonesian citizen’s candidacy was confirmed by the National Mandate Party, a party under the ruling Democratic Party coalition, last month.
Hailing from Jakarta, Yoga came to Singapore at the age of 18 to study at Nanyang Technological University’s School of Biological Sciences, with the aid of an Education Ministry tuition grant.
He served out his three-year bond at the National Environment Agency (NEA) while volunteering with the Indonesian community here. Full story
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