Angela Dewan, Jakarta – Indonesia's Muslim parties enjoyed a surprise jump in support at legislative elections this week, but analysts put it more down to anger with a corrupt ruling pa

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Top politicians detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) went to the polls Wednesday, with many alluding they had supported their own parties.

Michael Bachelard, Indonesia – Joko Widodo, the man most likely to stride the world stage as Indonesia's next president, had no sooner made his way onto Metro TV's live election night s

Dana Hasibuan, Jakarta – For the last 10 years, poverty reduction has been considered one of the most pertinent issues in Indonesia's development policies.

Michael Bachelard, Indonesia – Indonesia's most popular politician, Joko Widodo, has failed to propel his party to the heights expected of him in Wednesday's parliamentary election.

Kanupriya Kapoor & Rieka Rahadiana, Jakarta – Indonesia's likely next leader may have a bumpier-than-expected route to the presidential palace after early counting in Wednesday's pa

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – More Indonesians headed to the polling stations to cast their votes in this year's election compared to the previous election, in what analysts said was a

Panca Nugraha and Ainur Rahmah, Semarang/Mataram – Halimah, 42, arrived early at the polling station (TPS) with her 6-year-old daughter, Natasha Januari Saputri, near their shelter in M

Josua Gantan & Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – With the election results more or less settled, political parties officials have embarked on their quest to cement alliances with oth

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – The generally peaceful election may yield a short-term upside to financial markets but there is growing concern about the effectiveness of future economic

Kanupriya Kapoor and Fergus Jensen, Jakarta – Indonesians voted for a new parliament on Wednesday in a poll expected to be dominated by the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Strugg

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Executive director of the Cyrus Network Hasan Hasbi said the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) was unlikely to garner 30 percent of the vote as

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Free dangdut concerts with sexy singers entertaining the masses and personal insults being flung among the elite are the two most significant highlights

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Jakarta – A white jumpsuit stretched over his bulging belly, an ageing crooner known as Indonesia's Elvis launches into song ahead of elections Wednesday, one of a parade of celebrities

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – In a sign Indonesians are coming to assume that the hugely popular Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo will be their next president, even the outgoing leader is pre

Yuliasri Perdani, Kupang – It has been seven months since Farzaneh Ansari, 22, and her husband were picked up by personnel of the East Nusa Tenggara Police in the waters off Sumba Islan

Nurdin Hasan & Dyah Ayu Pitaloka, Banda Aceh/Malang – Islamic scholars in Aceh called on Muslim voters to vote only for devout Muslim candidates in both legislative and presidential

Kim Doyle – In 2009, 254 refugees staged a courageous six-month sit-in on a small boat moored at the port of Merak, Indonesia.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (Fitra) antigraft group has urged the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to cease its public relations campaign to promote "the

Jakarta – Hundreds of supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the United Development Party (PPP) brawled on the streets of Yogyakarta on Saturday – the fin

Weetabula – Indonesians on the remote island of Sumba happily accept chickens and pork from legislative candidates hunting for votes.

Josua Gantan – With the country's main opposition party seemingly headed for victory in both the legislative election on Wednesday and the presidential election on July 9, observers say

Josua Gantan – As the Golkar Party readies itself to seize on the upcoming legislative election, political analysts remind voters to keep in mind its contentious past.

Michael BachelardL, Indonesia – One-time nude model, polygamist and horror movie actress turned parliamentary candidate Angel Lelga smiles fetchingly for the camera as a succession of p

Rizky Amelia & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Regional heads have still not responded to a letter sent out by the country's anti-corruption body requesting details into the management o

Yogyakarta – A book entitled Benturan NU-PKI 1948-1965 (The NU-PKI clash 1948-1965) has been released by the country's biggest Muslim organization the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in its bid to

Nivell Rayda, Rangkasbitung – Banten was just waking up.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – With the legislative election set to be held next Wednesday, the Indonesian Military (TNI) will assist the General Elections Commission (KPU) in distributi

Jakarta – Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs), led by The Wahid Institute, have supported the efforts of the congregation of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin in Bo

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has ordered the government to force PT Lapindo Berantas to complete the payment of compensation to victims of the notorious mudflow incid

Jakarta – The recent nomination of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a presidential candidate has resulted in a fall in the number of undecided voters, a survey has revealed.

Jakarta – The National Police named PT Coca Cola Bottling Indonesia (CCB) a suspect on Friday, in an alleged illegal groundwater extraction case in Sumedang, West Java.

Kennial Caroline Laia & Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – It's election time once more in Indonesia.

Hans David Tampubolon and Hasyim Widhiarto, Buleleng/Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri made a final push on the party's last day of

Hans David Tampubolon and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The Gerindra Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) have not seen eye to eye in recent weeks due to the inte

Bagus BT Saragih, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Struggling to lift his electability rating to a competitive level, the Golkar Party's presidential candidate, Aburizal Bakrie, has propos

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Neil Chatterjee & Fitri Wulandari – As smoke from Indonesia's burning forests drifted across the Strait of Malacca into Singapore last June, the pollution index shot up and Ong Eng

Jakarta – A coalition of NGOs has urged voters not to vote for candidates who oppose tobacco-control measures in the upcoming legislative election.

Jonathan Thatcher, Yogyakarta – It was Indonesia's most ubiquitous smile.

Dyah Ayu Pitaloka, Malang – There is a tendency in this year's election that some of those vying for seats in the legislature are "instant candidates" who are only seeking popularity an

Jakarta – As political campaigns heat up ahead of the April 9 legislative elections, critics have voiced concerns that candidates have been too wrapped up in political rivalries to addr

Vita A.D. Busyra, Jakarta – In recent years, the Indonesian political scene has come alive with a host of old and new faces introducing themselves to the public.

Linda Yulisman and Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – The government and Bank Indonesia (BI) have ruled out the possibility of revising policy to cope with the slowdown in the country's man

Jakarta – An NGO says the government must implement comprehensive protection for migrant workers and their families by revising Law No.

Indah Setiawati and Corry Elyda, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to establish a memorial site at a mass grave in Pondok Ranggon Cemetery in East Jakarta in remembrance of the

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – The electability of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) soared after it officially named Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo its presidential candidate,

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – If voting changed anything, it would be made illegal, said notable philosopher Emma Goldman decades ago on the inefficiency and uselessness of elections

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Busyro Muqoddas has lambasted President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) for his remarks on the Bank Centur