Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Democracy activists have lambasted the Jakarta's election authorities over their inaction in the face of the rampant use of religious and ethnic slurs ahead o

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Febriamy Hutapea & Ronna Nirmala – Despite a prohibition against political campaigning at houses of worship, a mosque near Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo's house has posted a leaflet u

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Ezra Sihite & Bayu Marhaenjati – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo's failure to distance himself from anti-Christian fringe supporters coul

Liberty Jemadu – Gubernatorial candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is throwing exploding tomatoes at corrupt politicians in an effort to root out Jakarta's evils and save the city in a new o

Ronna Nirmala – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) announced on Saturday that it will throw its support behind incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo for September's gubernatorial runoff to, cit

Jakarta – A recent remark made by the current Jakarta Governor and candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial election, Fauzi "Foke" Bowo, during his visit to fire victims was a "blunder"

Ronna Nirmala – Despite shedding a few tears, "king of dangdut" Rhoma Irama on Monday refused to apologize or express any regret for his religious slurs which were targeted at Jakarta v

Ronna Nirmala – A chance encounter during the weekend between the two candidates in Jakarta's increasingly nasty gubernatorial election runoff did little to ease the tensions stoked by

Jakarta – The Golkar Party officially joined the United Development Party (PPP) on Sunday in endorsing incumbent Governor Fauzi Bowo and his running mate, Nachrowi Ramli, in the guberna

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Ahead of Jakarta's runoff gubernatorial election, election officials on Friday said they had found 75 offensive political banners around the capital.

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Ulma Haryanto – Transportation projects that are not part of a wider integrated transportation development policy will not provide the long-term solutions needed to address Jakarta's tr

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – Ignoring the inherent dangers, passengers still patiently wait to get on and off the buses near toll road exits and entrances.

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Bayu Marhaenjati – Just before dusk on Friday, devotees at the Al-Muttaqin Mosque sat in neat rows as the preacher took the podium to deliver his sermon.

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Reports of Islamic preachers or speakers who direct the vote of their followers in the second round of the Jakarta gubernatorial elections in prayer houses are be

Kamana Shrestha – In a tiny alleyway, the sound of laughter fills the air. Then you see them: a trail of children running behind a tall Dutch man.

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Jakarta – It could be the moment of truth, not only for the Jakarta gubernatorial candidates, but for pollsters as well.

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Ronna Nirmala – The head of Jakarta's elections regulator has been found guilty of flouting an ethics code after she ignored recommendations to revise a voter list that contained a larg

Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo, who is running for a second term in office, is not worried that his decision to cut short his campaign activities from four to two days will

Bayu Marhaenjati & Febriamy Hutapea – Aside from a spending spree on campaign ads, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo is splashing the cash in an attempt to gain support for a second term.

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Despite a peace declaration signed by candidates competing for Jakarta's governor slot, a second attack on campaign headquarters took place on Tuesday.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja – Campaigning for Jakarta's gubernatorial election next month began yesterday amid controversy over its electoral rolls, which have been found to contain dubious n

Lenny Tristia Tambun – The Jakarta administration is on the defensive over a ranking published recently by CNNGo that lands the Indonesian capital among the world's "10 most hated citie

Lenny Tristia Tambun – While they celebrate Jakarta's anniversary every year, many Jakartans know nothing about why June 22 marks its birthday.

Jakarta – What was planned as a discussion on what women voters want from their future governor turned into a monologue, with none of Jakarta's gubernatorial candidates attending an eve

Lenny Tristia Tambun – As the Jakarta elections draws closer, the campaign of gubernatorial candidate Hidayat Nur Wahid and his running mate Didik J.

Ronna Nirmala – The Head of Jakarta's Elections Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu Jakarta) said on Tuesday that they will forbid the use of the campaign slogan "Jakarta Free of Mustache"

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta residents are less than enthusiastic about the approaching gubernatorial election, doubting any of the candidates will be able to solve the capital's most

Ronna Nirmala & Camelia Pasandaran – A refusal by polling officials to strike fictitious or ineligible voters off the electoral roll for the Jakarta gubernatorial election is threat

Philip Jacobson – For more than a year, a civil society group has been trying to access certain data and documents associated with the management of Jakarta's piped water system, which

Rizky Amelia & Lenny Tristia Tambun – Indonesia Corruption Watch has alleged that Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo used Rp 9.7 billion ($1 million) from the 2012 provincial budget for pr

Agus Triyono & Bayu Marhaenjati – An antigraft group, the Indonesia Budget Center, has highlighted a recent surge in the value of grants issued by the Jakarta administration, which

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Five pairs of gubernatorial and vice-gubernatorial candidates promised on Saturday that if elected, they would not ban the construction of houses of worship, so l

Ezra Sihite & Hangga Brata – Opposition lawmaker Eva Kusuma Sundari on Saturday accused the Islamic Defenders Front of trying to sabotage Solo Mayor Joko Widodo's bid for the Jakart

Arlina Arshad – Jakarta's carpooling laws were meant to ease traffic jams.

Ezra Sihite – Two groups on Sunday criticized the privatization of clean water in the capital, and received the support of a candidate for the city's governorship.

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Ronna Nirmala – In a break with the past, the latest survey conducted ahead of the July 11 gubernatorial election in Jakarta showed that voters were judging the candidates by how they p

Lenny Tristia Tambun & Ronna Nirmala – While six candidates are vying to become Jakarta's next governor, the rivalry between incumbent Fauzi Bowo and Solo Mayor Joko Widodo seems to

Jakarta – Jakarta city residents are complaining about gubernatorial candidates who have posted campaign pictures on residents' houses without the owners' consent.

Ronna Nirmala – While other gubernatorial candidates have been busy touting fixes for Jakarta's transportation and urban planning woes, Hidayat Nur Wahid sees an opportunity to address

Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo sparked comments among Indonesian Twitter users on Monday after a photo of him giving the middle finger was spread on Twitter.

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