JAKARTA - With his quiet demeanour and terse public remarks, Mr Gibran Rakabuming Raka has often given people the impression that he is cold and aloof, but to the residents of Solo city in Central Java, their soon-to-be mayor and son of President Joko Widodo is nowhere near standoffish.
The 33-year-old has been willing to listen to their complaints, from choked drains to roof leakages. No job seems too small or dirty for him - he once helped clean a filthy canal in a neighbourhood during an impromptu visit, locally known as blusukan.
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