Jakarta – Yusuf Hasyim, the head of the Tebu Ireng Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java, filed a complaint with the General Elections Commission on Tuesday over the use of imag

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – Where are the crowds? Campaigning for Indonesia's first presidential polls began two weeks ago with a lot of bluster.

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – Indonesia's election authority has banned President Megawati Soekarnoputri from holding outdoor rallies in Denpasar in her heartland of Bali in a further blow t

Eugene Low – The cukongs (wealthy Indonesian businessmen) are back in force.

Jakarta – The two front running candidates in Indonesia's presidential election sparred yesterday over policies to deal with separatism in Aceh province and endemic graft in the world's

Robert Go, Yogyakarta – Trailing her opponents by as much as 30 percentage points in the latest opinion polls, President Megawati Sukarnoputri has much ground to cover.

Jakarta – Experts have played down the impact of negative campaigning targeting candidates in the presidential election, saying it only stated the obvious about the contenders.

Jakarta – After two weeks of the presidential campaign, Golkar leaders have urged party executives to show support for their candidate, retired general Wiranto and running mate Solahudd

Khairul Ikhwan, Medan – Burning photographs of a presidential candidate has become commonplace.

Salim Osman – Presidential front runner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wants to put an end to a raging controversy over one issue that has threatened his bid for the top job in the country.

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Salim Osman – Thousands of people lined the streets as presidential front runner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono turned up on his first campaign trail stop in the North Sulawesi capital.

On the face of it, Indonesia's presidential election campaign is so polite that even a debate between candidates has been ruled out in case they criticise each other.

Devi Asmarani, Bengkulu – Golkar Party workers here had declared in the local paper that the Wiranto campaign would draw some 25,000 people from all over this Sumatra province when it c

Budi Hartadi, Surabaya – Twenty activists form the Indonesian National Student League for Democracy (LMND) are holding a hunger strike to reject the 2004 presidential elections because

Jakarta – Former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is moving closer to an outright victory in Indonesia's July presidential election, a pollster said yesterday.

Abdul Khalik/Tony Hotland, Jakarta – The amount of counterfeit money circulating in the country increased just before and during the April 5 legislative elections, authorities have said

Triono Wahyu Sudibyo, Semarang – Imitating the actions by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Kiais [Islamic boarding school teachers] in East Java, scores of students from the Walisongo State Institu

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – A Jakarta-based pollster confirmed on Thursday the popular appeal of Democratic Party candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in its latest survey.

Diyah Kusuwardhani, Jakarta – On July 3, or two days before the election of the next president on July 5, there will be a demonstration against militarism.

Khairul Ikhwan, Medan – Around 100 students from the People's Youth Community (Komunitas Muda Rakyat) held a demonstration in Medan at the General Elections Commission (KPU) offices on

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Budi Sugiharto, Surabaya – Very strange and mysterious.

Salim Osman – Presidential front runner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is now the target of a hate campaign to discredit his Muslim credentials.

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – On paper, Mr Wiranto has the strongest support from the Muslim camp.

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – The Muslim ground in Indonesia is turning into a major battlefield for votes.

The latest must-see video compact disc (VCD) in Indonesia doesn't show students having steamy sex or sultry celebrities getting undressed – but is all about the alleged wrongdoings of G

Robert Go, Jakarta – In the minds of those supporting incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri, her running mate Hasyim Muzadi is not only a leader of Muslims, but also one who will deliver mill

Salim Osman – The campaign strategy for presidential front runner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is simple: ride on popularity.

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Mr Wiranto advertises himself as a strong leader that Indonesia needs, but it is Golkar's muscles, as well as brainpower, that he is relying on to stay in the p

Derwin Pereira, Jakarta – It has been billed as the battle of the generals.

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has warned that millions of "ghost" voters could affect the July 5 presidential election.

Jakarta – A total of 153,357,307 Indonesians have registered to vote in the July 5 presidential election, deputy chairman of the General Elections Commission (KPU), Ramlan Surbakti, sai

Rob Taylor, Jakarta – Indonesia's presidential election race has attracted a galaxy of stars, but most are made of military brass.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Presidential candidates know that their rivals are making similar promises about law enforcement.

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Poverty, lackluster growth, rising prices, high unemployment and continuing widespread corruption are adding to the myriad problems facing the five candidates for

Robert Go, Jakarta – With a month to go before the July 5 presidential vote, questions have arisen over whether the General Elections Commission (KPU) is up to the task, given its serie

Jakarta/Yogyakarta – Political observers expressed discontent on Friday with a group of Muslim clerics, who they said, misused religious teachings to discriminate against a political ca

Jakarta – An Indonesian anti-corruption commission has announced the wealth of five pairs of candidates running for next month's presidential election, reports said.

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Professionals, not just politicians, are running the show for the election.

Jakarta – With opinion polls showing her facing electoral disaster, Indonesia's normally aloof President Megawati Sukarnoputri has embarked on an unprecedented campaign of mingling with

Shefali Rekhi, Indonesia's – immediate future is gloomy, if former president Abdurrahman Wahid's forecast is anything to go by.

Surabaya – A gathering of 12 muslim clerics of the East Java chapter of the National Awakening Party (PKB) at the Miftahul Ulum boarding school in Pasuruan district on Thursday reminded

Indra Harsaputra, Pasuruan – Several influential clerics of the country's largest Muslim organization issued an edict on Thursday for its members to vote for Wiranto and Solahuddin Wahi

Gunawan Mashar, Jakarta – Scores of students in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar from the United Opposition (Front Oposisi Bersatu, BOB) have for the umpteenth time hel

Triono Wahyu Sudibyo, Semarang – Golkar Party vice-presidential candidate Salahuddin Wahid will soon be launch a VCD titled "Gus Solah [Salahuddin's nickname] responds".

Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, facing a tough re-election fight next month, has defended her record in an interview and denied she was capitalizing on her father's name.

Robert Go, Jakarta – Wearing a blue, body-hugging dress, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri began her first full-scale briefing to journalists in her three years in charge of th

Tiarma Siboro and Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The challenges to Wiranto's presidential bid have taken another twist after his former aide in the Indonesian Military (TNI) Maj. Gen.

Robert Go, Jakarta – President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday launched a re-election charm offensive aimed at drawing support from Indonesia's millions of poor people.