Robert Wardi & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Public Opinion Survey Association, or Persepi, challenged presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his campaign team on Saturday to

Jakarta – There are many reasons Indonesians call the country's quintennial elections "parties of democracy."

Indonesia's presidential challenger on Friday slammed pollsters as untrustworthy and said they should move to Antarctica so they could "lie to the penguins", as he refused to concede d

James Massola, Jakarta – About a month ago, in the cut and thrust of the Indonesian presidential debate, Prabowo Subianto quoted the ancient Athenian historian Thucydides: "The strong d

Palmira Permata Bachtiar and Asep Suryahadi – Many Indonesians remember a time of rice paddy fields with rows of women applying traditional cold powder on their face to avoid sunburn.

Jakarta – Presidential contender Prabowo Subianto is preparing to hold mass prayers in front of his house after Friday prayers in South Jakarta on Friday.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has called on broadcasting companies to not only focus on quick-count results but also give attention to the General Elections Co

Syofiardi Bachyul and Dyaning Pangestika, Padang and Jakarta – Many polling station working committees (KPPS) worked through the night preparing and counting votes for the presidential

Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on his party officials to closely monitor any possible unrest following the election, amid plans by presidential

Lani Diana, Jakarta – Former coordinator of 212 activist Kapitra Ampera asked the elite politics to not harm the struggle of the participants of 'Aksi Bela Islam 212' (Act to Defend Is

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have deployed 5,500 personnel to safeguard the observance of Easter this weekend.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has denied allegations that it is trying to conduct "systematic cheating" to favor a certain presidential candidate b

Fana Suparman & Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto said in a speech during yet another victory declaration on Friday that people would take to the

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto told journalists during a celebration in South Jakarta on Friday, which coincided with the fourth announcement of his s

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – Sandiaga "Sandi" Uno, the billionaire running mate of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, again failed to make an appearance at the latter's latest "victo

Pacific Media Centre – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has claimed a successful boycott of the Indonesian election on Wednesday, estimating that about 60 percent

Jakarta – Presidential contender Prabowo Subianto asked his supporters to remain peaceful and act in accordance with the constitution during mass prayers held in front of his house in

Febriana Firdaus, Yahukimo, West Papua, Indonesia – It was late on Tuesday afternoon, just hours before Indonesia was due to go to the polls, and the ballots had still not arrived in M

Papua's governor, Lukas Enembe, says people should wait for the official vote count in Indonesia's elections before claiming victory.

Indonesia pulled off a complex yet peaceful election across its vast – and ethnically diverse – island territory this week, cementing its place as a democratic beacon in a sea of autho

Prashanth Parameswaran – Last week, Indonesia signed a billion-dollar contract with a South Korean shipbuilder for a second batch of diesel-electric submarines.

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The government is not buying arguments that the manufacturing sector is shrinking even though its percentage contribution to the economy has declined over t

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – General Elections Committee (KPU) Chairman Arief Budiman announced that the 2019 general elections Indonesia held yesterday garnered high participation level accu

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The presidential and legislative elections will not lead to a change in energy policy and will not improve the investment climate in energy and min

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – The Bali administration is drafting a regulation to identify and protect the province's cultural assets from piracy.

Jakarta – Supporters of presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno plan to gather around the National Monument (Monas) on Friday afternoon to celebrate the

After presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto declared victory yesterday, despite clearly losing to incumbent President Joko Widodo in the quick count results done by every survey grou

Kanupriya Kapoor, Fanny Potkin, Jakarta – Two months before this week's presidential election in Indonesia, prize-winning novelist Eka Kurniawan declared in an opinion column that "the

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat – In early April, 36 arts teachers from various provinces in Indonesia were invited for education and cultural communication training at the China Conservator

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – Domestic car sales declined by 13 percent in the first quarter of 2019 from the same period last year, the Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturer

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Parties backing President Joko Widodo benefited from riding on his coattails in Indonesia's legislative race, with the incumbent poised to return to office fo

Anne Barker == "I will be a president for all Indonesians." No, they are not the words of a victorious Joko Widodo, who looked certain last night to have won a second term as Indonesia

Arys Aditya, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has claimed victory in the country's election, citing unofficial quick count results from Wednesday's voting and settin

When Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto declared victory yesterday, despite quick count results all pointing to a victory for President Joko Widodo, the conspicuous absence of his runn

Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto may not have the electoral approval of the majority of Indonesians (at least according to quick count results of yesterday's presidential election),

After a long, bitter, but largely uneventful campaign, Indonesians have finally had their say.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has been called on to investigate and make a decision on whether to carry out a revote, following reports of the discove

Jakarta – Following the legislative elections held on Wednesday, the newcomer Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), championed by many young urban middle class voters, seems set to fall s

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – As Prabowo Subianto holds his ground and refuses to concede defeat in the presidential election, his supporters are rallying for him by trending hashtags on socia

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto again declared victory on Thursday afternoon – his third time since the April 17 election.

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – What impact will President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's likely re-election have on the Indonesian economy over the next five years?

Nur Yasmin & Christian Lee, Jakarta – The Indonesia Solidarity Party, or PSI, has surprised many by attracting the fourth-most votes – based on quick-count results – in Jakarta in

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The top brass of the Indonesian military and police met on Thursday (18/04), a day after Indonesians went to the polls to elect a president and legislative re

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The 2019 legislative election has left little surprise as major parties are expected to keep the status quo in the country's legislative assemblies.

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – Voters casting their ballots in polling station (TPS) 110 located within the SMK Yasda Islamic vocational school compound in Kuningan, South Jakarta, were surp

The infamous leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Rizieq Shihab, is said to have already voted in Mecca (where the one-time pornography suspect still lives in self-imposed exil

For the last few weeks, presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and some of his senior supporters have made numerous accusations of vote fraud in order to cast doubt on the integrity o

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) has launched a report on an investigation into the human rights track record of the presidential and vice presidential candidates conte

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on members of the public to reunite as brothers and sisters following the bitterly contested presidential el

Violence has broken out again in Indonesia's Papua province, where tensions are high as the nation goes to the polls today.