Jakarta – Indonesia's army special forces (Kopassus) and the state intelligence agency (BIN) are involved in a covert operation to influence the presidential election.

Ina Parlina and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto paid a visit to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, his fellow former cadet, late on Friday as a l

Sita W. Dewi and Margareth S.

Hans Nicholas Jong and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has answered public criticism of its failure to take a stand on the human rights

Jakarta – In early April, one of the most credible pollsters following the Indonesian presidential race gave Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo a 30-point lead over his rival, Prabowo Subiant

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The audience applauded after a young girl finished reading her poem to the accompaniment of a young male guitarist on Wednesday night.

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Bobby Anderson – Papuans have the lowest life expectancies in Indonesia, the highest maternal and child mortality rates, the lowest educational levels and the highest rates of tuberculo

There is no such thing as being neutral when the stakes are so high.

Ian Wilson – On 8 May 2014 Hercules Rosario Marcal was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a North Jakarta court for extortion and money laundering.

SP/Erwin Cristianson Sihombing & Anastasia Winanti, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that this year's presidential election will only be conducted in one round e

Michael Bachelard, Bandung – The two leading contenders for next week's Indonesian presidential elections are in sharp disagreement about the future of the young democracy's constitutio

Karon Snowdon – A former high-ranking member of Indonesia's military says presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's human rights record makes him unsuitable for the job of running the c

Jakarta – The campaign team of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Hatta Rajasa on Thursday refuted recent comments by US journalist Allan Nairn desc

Atmi Pertiwi, Jakarta – US investigative journalist Allen Nairn has spoken out about Indonesia's two presidential candidates.

Rebecca Lake, Jakarta – Speaking to a select group of Indonesian press at an undisclosed Jakarta location on Tuesday, controversial American journalist Allan Nairn emphasized that a Pra

Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Jakarta – About 1,000 people gathered at Grand Mosque in Yogyakarta on Tuesday at the invitation of a group of Islamic organizations that intended t

Hans Nicholas Jong and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The wealth of the Gerindra Party's presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto totals Rp 1.67 trillion (US$140.46 million) and $7.5 million,

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Activists have urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to reopen the graft case surrounding the 2006 procurement of used trains from Japan, which i

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has warned that based on recent legislative election cases it has handled, most election violations were committed during the vote counting process.

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – A handful of local communities and officials across the country have expelled extremist preachers from their mosques despite the absence of support from the

Ruben Rosenberg Colorni – Indonesia, the largest Muslim nation and archipelago on the planet, has climbed the ranks of global neo-liberalism to become the world's 10th largest economy,

Eve Warburton – At a recent presidential campaign rally, Prabowo Subianto addressed a crowd of bussed-in supporters at a Jakarta football stadium.

Ward Berenschot and Darmawan Purba – On 9 April, Ridho Ficardo became the new governor of Lampung, Sumatra's southern-most province.

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When we met in Jakarta on June 21 and July 2, 2001 General Prabowo spoke at length about his work with and for the United States.

Jakarta – Award-winning US journalist Allan Nairn continued on Tuesday to shake up Indonesia's presidential campaignby publishing another article on his off-the-record interview with ca

Election Watch – In a rare occasion of labor and management uniting behind a single cause, labor unions and businesspeople have jointly declared support for the presidential bid of the

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court handed down a historic sentence on Monday evening by sentencing 53-year-old former Constitutional Court chief justice Akil Mochtar t

Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party officially declared its support for the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa presidential ticket on Monday,

Dessy Sagita & Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – A leading antigraft watchdog has applauded the Anti-Corruption Court's decision to sentence former Constitutional Court chief justice Akil Moc

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Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa spoke out against the US ambassador to Indonesia on Monday for urging investigations into presidential candidate Prabowo Subia

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Everybody involved in the Indonesian presidential election is a multimillionaire, but ex-military strongman Prabowo Subianto is by far the richest.

A human rights advocacy group is calling for a new Indonesian government to end human rights abuses by previous governments, and bring those responsible to account.

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has indicated that, if elected, he would begin the process of winding back the electoral system in favor of a "consultati

Yeremia Sukoyo – Indonesian voters must not be swayed by a recent statement by the US ambassador appearing to call for a rights probe into presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, says

Harry Pearl, Jakarta – Greenpeace has described a recent study that shows Indonesia has the highest rate of deforestation in the world as "an urgent wake up call" and has called on the

Indonesia has implemented many positive changes during its transition to democracy in the past 16 years.

In a statement released today human rights groups urged the next government of Indonesia "to break with the past [and] fully and meaningfully address the legacy of impunity for past hum

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Canberra should prepare to deal with a less accommodating northern neighbour, analysts have warned, as Indonesia awaits the departure of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono an

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Sixteen years after being deposed in disgrace, the family of former president Suharto is making a political comeback which could take one of its scions all

Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Hatta Rajasa clarified a question by rival Jusuf Kalla on what Prabowo Subianto repeatedly said when the nation suffers "leakage

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Educators have lambasted Indonesia's two vice presidential candidates for pandering to the masses following their televised debate on Sunday in which they expoun

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has aired suspicions that an "import mafia", or group of cartels, was responsible for making Indonesia's economy dependent on impor

Max Lane – According to most Indonesian polls, former provincial businessman, mayor of Solo and governor of Jakarta Joko Widodo has lost a substantial lead to former general Prabowo Sub

Kanupriya Kapoor and Jonathan Thatcher, Jakarta – When one of Indonesia's most powerful politicians wanted to be part of a new government, he did not approach Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the

Jakarta – Rival vice-presidential candidates Jusuf Kalla and Hatta Rajasa covered science and technology, a topic rarely discussed on the campaign trail, in the third televised presiden

Paul Keys – Apple Corporation contractor Foxconn, infamous for its deplorable working conditions in China, now appears to be undermining civil freedoms in Indonesia.