Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto looked set on Thursday to become Indonesia's next president later this year as unofficial counts had the ex-special forces commander winning a hotly contested

Jakarta – In the end, it wasn't even close.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The impact of the 2023 social assistance (bansos) program on the national economy has been reflected in Statistic Indonesia's (BPS) most recent national e

Deni Ghifari and Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Foreign and local businesses have expressed confidence that the results of the presidential election held on Wednesday will support a smooth

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Health Ministry is preparing thousands of first responders and extending health centers' operational hours during election day on Wednesday and during the vot

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo underscored the importance of electric vehicles in shaping the future of the Indonesian automotive industry at the opening of the In

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The interim results of the 2024 presidential election, disclosed by the General Election Commission (KPU) at 12:00 PM WIB, indicate that the presidentia

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has taken an early lead in the real count of votes for the 2024 Legislative Election, according to th

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance has maintained a surplus for 45 consecutive months.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo extends congratulations to Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, the leading candidate for Indonesia's next president, according to qui

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Government has prepared incentives for business players seeking to invest their capital to build factories of electric vehicles (EV) in Indonesia, Indus

Jakarta – Many Indonesian researchers seem to be addicted to putting their names as writers in scientific journals. This embarrassing practice should not be continued to go on.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Political observer and Executive Director of the Institute for Democracy & Strategic Affairs (Indostrategic) Ahmad Khoirul Umam warned the teams of Anies

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) dismissed the lawsuit against President Joko Jokowi Widodo by the Indonesian Democracy Defenders (TPDI)

Iksan Reliubun, Jakarta – The disparities of vote data in the 2024 presidential election between the actual count documents or C1 Forms and the vote count displayed on the General Elect

Sui-Lee Wee, Jakarta, Indonesia – A strongman apparatchik accused of multiple human rights abuses. A violent nationalist. A pious defender of Muslims.

Icha Rastika, Jakarta – Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) researcher Bestian Nainggolan says that almost all of those who voted for presidential and vice presidential tic

Jakarta – The 805th Kamisan (Thursday) Action, which was held in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on February 15, touched on the issue of the organisation of the 2024 electi

Patsy Widakuswara, White House – The White House said Thursday that it would accept the results of Indonesia's presidential election in which Prabowo Subianto, a former army general who

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Many voters who do not live in the locations as stated on their identity cards have expressed frustration at not being allowed to vote at polling stations duri

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Richaldo Hariandja in Jakarta and agencies – Polls have closed in Indonesia, which hosts the world's biggest single-day election, where more than 200 million peopl

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Deforestation by the palm oil industry in Indonesia increased in 2023 for the second year in a row, bucking a decade of gradual decline, according to an an

Fadiyah Aldairus – Indonesia is holding the biggest one-day election in the world today, where more than 200 million voters – more than half of them under the age of 40 – will choose on

Denpasar, Bali – The Bali administration began imposing a 150,000-rupiah tax on arriving tourists Wednesday to preserve the culture of the island, officials said.

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) likes to brag that Indonesia's general election today is the largest and the most complex one-day election in the world.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The rupiah has strengthened since the beginning of February and hit a monthly high on the eve of the presidential election.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Retailers have expressed their unwillingness to comply with future government-led cheap food programs, citing unfinished business from a previous, similar program

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Candidate Prabowo Subianto is taking the lead on the early quick count of votes as Indonesia holds the world's largest single-day election on Wednesday.

Widy Wicaksono & Ayos Carlos & Jamaah, Semarang – Despite incidents of flooding and arson occurring in various areas, the General Election Commission (KPU) reported that the vot

Muhammad Aulia & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta High Court has upheld the graft conviction against former Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny Gerard Plate and incr

Jakarta – Deliberations on the Asset Recovery Bill are again stalled at the DPR. The bill is turned into a political product during the campaign period.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) received 277 reports of disasters in Indonesia from the beginning of the year to Feb. 12, 2024.

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has cast his vote in the 2024 general elections this morning, Feb. 14, in Gambir, Central Jakarta.

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Richaldo Hariandja in Jakarta and agencies – The Indonesian defence minister, Prabowo Subianto, a former general dogged by allegations of human rights abuses, has

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka expressed overwhelming emotions in front of thousands of supporters on Wednesday evening after quick count

Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) has granted permission for the public to stream and record the vote counting at any polling station using cellular phones or other device

Jakarta – Indonesia has seen many faces of Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto over his decades in the public eye – the cheshire grin that accompanies his recent viral dance moves, flashe

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Distributing ballot boxes to 820,000 polling stations (TPS) spread across 17,000 islands in Indonesia is an incredibly challenging but not impossible endeavor

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Carrying out nationwide elections in Indonesia, which consists of more than 17,000 islands, can be a logistical nightmare for the government.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) reiterated on Tuesday that accepting cash payments or any form of rewards from political candidates goes against I

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JAKARTA – Indonesia still faces obstacles in exporting fishery products, including to the European Union, a Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry official said on Monday.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – A newly revised ministerial regulation makes installing rooftop solar panels at residential homes even less attractive for local users than it was before, whi

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Retailers (Aprindo) has reported a scarcity of premium-quality rice across the country amid a spike in demand and a delayed harvest

Jakarta (Agencies) – Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) director Khoirunnisa Nur Agustyati has advised voters to check their ballots before entering the voting booth on

Jakarta – Just days before voters head to the polls, the technology whizzes at KawalPemilu have revived the independent election monitoring platform of bygone years, vowing to continue

Raihan M. Hatta – On Sunday, February 11, 2024, a documentary entitled Dirty Vote Dandhy Laksono's work was released via the official YouTube channel called Dirty Vote.

Ben Bland – In 1985, the CIA pondered who could rule Indonesia after Suharto, the authoritarian president who had reigned since 1967, eventually left the stage.

Wednesday's presidential election in Indonesia could see the ascendance of General Prabowo Subianto, who has tried for years to seize power after decades of involvement in mass killings

Eka Nugraha Putra – Indonesians are heading to the polls on Wednesday February 14, to vote in the world's biggest single-day election.