On July 9 the world's fourth most populous country, Indonesia, will hold an election that could result in General Prabowo Subianto becoming president.

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Randy Fabi, Jakarta – One of the two hopefuls in Indonesia's presidential election has been accused of being a closet Christian, the other of being a foreigner and unfit to lead the nat

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – A community leader at the Payosigadung red-light district in Jambi city, Amir, said the forthcoming closure of the area's brothels would see hundreds slipping into

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may still have four months in office before his term expires in October, but some of his ministers are already distanc

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – When presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto spoke of his "Big Push Strategy," which entails the opening up of 4 million hectares of land in Indonesia for agricu

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & SP/Yohannes Douglas, Jakarta – Presidential candidate and former special forces commander Prabowo Subianto declined to respond to former Army chief Wirant

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Jakarta – Human rights abuse allegations that have dogged Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto intensified Thursday when a former military chief confirmed the ex-general u

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Former Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) commander Gen.

Nurhayat Indriyatno & Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Months before a single ballot had been cast in the presidential election, Indonesia's oldest Islamic party was facing its most

Jakarta – Attorney General Basrief Arief filed a lawsuit on slander against news portal Inilah.com, which reported an alleged conspiracy between the attorney general and Megawati Soekar

Novianti Setuningsih, Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Carlos Paath & Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – The central pillar of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's economic platform is the nee

Michael Bachelard – Prabowo Subianto stands on stage in his beige safari suit, pounds the podium and shouts to a 100,000-strong crowd that they are nothing more than lackeys.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – While the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa ticket is embracing firebrand groups in its coalition, the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Jusuf Kalla ticket says it will enfor

Jakarta – Jakarta Acting Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said that he supported the removal of religion status from Indonesia's national identity card, or KTP, after a member of Indones

Jakarta – Tobacco-control activists have presented more evidence to dispel myths on the negative impact the United Nations' Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will have on t

SP/Carlos Paath, Jakarta – The campaign team of presidential candidate Joko Widodo said that Joko would remove the designation of religion on the national identity card to prevent discr

Netani Rika, Fiji – Fijians have been described as among the most hospitable people in the world, flinging open the doors to their homes at every opportunity to passing guests.

Jakarta – Indonesia's last military commander under the strongman Suharto has confirmed that presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, a top Army general at the time, was indeed discharg

Sohoon Lee and Nicola Piper, Sydney – Stories of domestic worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih made headlines when she spoke out against her employer's abhorrent abuse while working in Hong K

Simon Butt – In late May 2014, Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa formally registered with the General Electoral Commission as presidential and vice presidential candidates.

Jakarta – A nationwide opinion poll has found that the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Jusuf Kalla ticket will likely win against the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa pair in the upcoming presidentia

Jakarta – Hundreds of sex workers at Gang Dolly protested on Wednesday the Surabaya administration's plan to close the city's red light district after dusk.

Indra Harsaputra and Ainur Rohmah, Surabaya/Semarang – Sex workers, pimps and local residents whose livelihoods have been dependent on the Dolly red-light district in Surabaya, East Jav

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Concerns of a loan default by Indonesia's private sector are growing among economists following another rise in the sector's foreign debt for the second time

Yuliasri Perdani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's campaign has offered legal assistance to the editors of Obor Rakyat, a tabloid accused of publishin

Harry Pearl, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to Fiji this week reflects Indonesia's desire to assert more power and influence among its neighbors, foreign policy an

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Acting Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, never one to shy from confrontation, says he will equip Jakarta's public order officers, or Satpol PP, with stun

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Yogyakarta Police have named the pastor of the beleaguered El Shaddai Pentacostal Church a suspect over an alleged building permit violation after an angry

[The outside world should be worried by the possibility that Prabowo Subianto could become Indonesian president, writes Edward Aspinall, but the biggest losers will be Indonesia's ow

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Both candidates running for president in the July 9 election appear to have a spotless record on corruption, but the baggage brought by the parties i

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Jakarta – The National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN) has said that it is high time the family-planning sector received more attention, following support from both preside

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Former vice president Jusuf Kalla and economists questioned on Monday Prabowo Subianto's claim that he could easily get Rp 1 quadrillion (US$84.64 billion) fro

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Employees of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) rallied on Monday at the West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial office in Mataram and urged Governor Zainul Majdi to resol

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of former bankruptcy judge Syarifuddin in a civil case against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and ordered the an

Arman Dzidzovic & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate Joko Widodo accepted the endorsement of the Indonesian F

Linda Yulisman and Esther Samboh, Jakarta – Both presidential candidates put forth strong nationalistic views during their second televised debate on Sunday, showing similarities in vis

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – After vocally criticizing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential candidate Joko Widodo for accepting campaign donations from th

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Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Experts have warned that Indonesia's mass media, especially television channels, have delivered poor quality news coverage of the 2014 elections, forcing

Fransiska Nangoy and Randy Fabi, Jakarta – If Indonesia's presidential election were to be decided by favorable coverage on its television channels, ex-general Prabowo Subianto would be

Sri Wahyuni and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta's reputation as a city of tolerance for people of all religions is slipping.

Bambang Muryanto – One hard-line group allegedly involved in violent acts in Yogyakarta is the Islamic Jihad Front (FJI).

A leaked document sheds some light on a notorious human rights case, but also poses many questions and leaves much unsaid.

Duncan Graham, Malang, East Java – In a secret underground vault somewhere in the Australian Capital Territory sit two documents – Plan J and Plan P.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) outlining the government's measures to better protect children from sexual abuse

Giacomo Tognini, Jakarta – This year's presidential election has roused Indonesia's young, vibrant democracy in ways no previous vote has done before.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Semarang – Although the July 9 presidential election features just two competing candidates, the General Elections Commission (KPU) is anticipating the possibility o