Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police deployed around one thousand personnel to secure the rally staged by people joined in Aksi Tolak Pemilu Curang (Act against Election Fraud)

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Human Rights, Wiranto, held a closed meeting with a number of ministers in his office in Medan Merdeka Barat, Cen

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto welcomed several guests in his residence on Jalan Kertanegara 4, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Tue

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – After much huffing and puffing, the government officially rebuked on Wednesday circulating allegations by the opposition parties that it was involved

Alexander R Arifianto – Indonesia's presidential elections took place on 17 April 2019, after an eight-month political contest that was characterised by some as "the most polarised ele

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Bogor, West Java – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed his Cabinet ministers to increase capital expenditure and to cut spending on goods procurement

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Bogor, West Java – The government has set a higher GDP growth target for 2020 than 2019 after taking into account the higher aggregate demand outlook for consum

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Amid political tension surrounding the election results, an aide of incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has jumped into the fray and called for t

Thomas Pepinsky, New York – The early estimates from Indonesia's Apr 17 presidential, legislative, and regional elections have the incumbent, President Joko Widodo, defeating his oppon

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – As tensions intensified between incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto over the expected results in the Indonesia election las

Jakarta – The government has issued a new regulation on incentives and facilities for investment in Indonesia's regions (provinces, cities, regencies) in an effort to boost economic gr

Nithin Coca – Quiet. Boring. Stable.

Jakarta – Golkar Party politician and former social affairs minister Idrus Marham has been sentenced to three years in prison for accepting bribes from a businessman to finance his fai

Jakarta – The government agency tasked with organizing elections is scrambling to find extra funds to compensate the families of polling station workers who have died on duty during la

While the General Election Commission (KPU) has received much praise for their generally smooth implementation of the biggest one-day democratic elections in the world on Wednesday, th

Jakarta – The Industry Ministry projects the food and beverage industry will grow above 9 percent in 2019 owing to increased investment.

Jakarta – A Bank Indonesia survey has shown slow growth in loan demand in the first quarter of 2019, but the central bank projects faster growth in the second quarter.

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – A Malaysian woman has reportedly been cleared of murdering her Indonesian maid, who was allegedly tortured and forced to sleep outside with a dog, with activists o

Edward Aspinall – When the results of Indonesia's presidential election became clear last Wednesday evening, they told a story of an electorate even more divided after five years of Pr

Jakarta's representative in Penang is demanding answers after a harrowing case involving the death of an Indonesian domestic helper, Adelina Jerima Sau, was dropped by the courts.

Despite President Joko Widodo clearly winning last Wednesday's election according to the quick count results (which continue to be backed up by the still ongoing real vote count), Prab

As a former general and the head of the Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto has long been an intimidating political powerhouse, but the sheer amount of jokes being made on social media ab

While Sandiaga Uno didn't have the hiccups that supposedly kept him off stage when Prabowo Subianto claimed "victory" for the first time on Wednesday, the expression on his face during

Christian Lee & Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – Korsa, or common loyalty shared by members of a specific group, apparently does matter and plays an important role in political communi

Ghina Ghaliya, Syofiardi Bachyul JB and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta, Padang, and Medan – Thousands of polling stations across Indonesia are expected to hold revotes to make up for technic

Muhamad Al Azhari & Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – Repeated victory declarations by presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto – despite quick count results pointing to an easy win for his

Aman Rochman, Malang, East Java – The local offices of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Jakarta and East Java reported over the weekend that they recommended holding revot

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto sees brighter investment prospects in the manufacturing industry following April 17's general election as investors realize a number of p

Jakarta – With the country still reeling from the contentious presidential and legislative elections last week, millions of people across the archipelago gathered under collective sole

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – The electoral victory of Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo last week represents a win for the nation's political elite.

Amilia Rosa, Bali – Bali's beaches are one of the main reasons tourism took off for the Indonesian island in the 1970s and 80s, drawing surfers and holidays makers from around the worl

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consulate in Tawau, Sabah State, stated that there were Indonesian citizens working for farms and refineries in Malaysia who were being paid unfair wag

Antara, Jakarta – Communication and Informatics Minister Rudiantara confirmed that the General Election Commission (KPU) had been on the receiving end of several hoax attacks or fake n

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 – 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

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 – 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

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 – 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

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