While the release of Siti Aisyah – one of the two women accused of assassinating Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un – was warmly welcomed in Indonesia, i

Dimas Jarot Bayu – A recent survey by Concept Indonesia (Konsepindo) shows that only four political parties will gain seats in the national parliament in the 2019 general election (pem

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The spokespeople for presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto have been having to explain a lot of their leader's more outlandish behavior recently.

With just a little over a month until Indonesia's presidential election on April 17, candidate Prabowo Subianto seems to be going from scandal to scandal on the campaign trail.

M Iqbal, Jakarta – Victims of forced land evictions at the Cikuasa Beach and Kramat Raya in Cilegon City, Banten province, have declared that they will golput or abstain from voting in

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Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, who is facing off against incumbent President Joko Widodo at the polls soon on April 17, is facing a very hard path to the presidency, at least

Jakarta – Heavy metal musicians teamed up with democracy campaigners to stage a free concert in Surakarta, Central Java, in a bid to get young people to vote in the elections next mont

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – In 2014, when former Indonesian general Prabowo Subianto faced off against Jakarta's political cleanskin former governor Joko Widodo, some f

Jakarta – False claims against President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, that he is a communist, a Chinese descendant, a non-Muslim or a bad Muslim, are making the rounds again in the run up to

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Voxpol Center Research and Consulting Executive Director Pangi Syarwi Chaniago argues that Prabowo Subianto's political rival intentionally wants Gerindra

Jakarta – Presidential candidate pair Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin campaign team spokesperson Ace Hasan Syadzily said he was sure the incumbent pair would be unstoppable in the

Kosim Rahman – Former members of the recently banned Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) group, which had previously campaigned for radical Islamic ideas, is believed to be supporting the 02

N. Adri, Jakarta and Balikpapan – National Police deputy chief Comr. Gen.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – It is less than a month before election day, yet the Democratic Party is still preoccupied with its own targets for the legislative election while not

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo received support for his re-election bid from several relatives of Sandiaga Uno, the running mate of his opponent, Prabowo Subianto, during an

Max Lane, Jakarta – The second televised debate between Indonesia's two presidential contenders, the incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his challenger, Prabowo Subianto, on Feb.

Jakarta – Six people named Tuhan (God) are registered to vote in Jember, East Java, in the April 17 general elections.

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto joked about his wealth during a recent campaign event in Lamongan regency, East Java, in the wake of criti

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Suherdjoko, Jakarta and Semarang – The Central Java Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu Central Java) said on Saturday that Central Java Governor Ganjar Pra

News Desk, Jakarta – Vice-presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno received a less-than-friendly welcome as he hit the campaign trail in areas that strongly support President Joko "Jokowi"

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Riau Governor Syamsuar declared support for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's reelection bid at his recent inauguration at the State Palace.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of members of the Chinese-Indonesian community gathered in Medan on Friday night to listen to Prabowo Subianto, who visited the North Sumatra capital

Mulia Ramdhan Fauzani – The word golput or white group – to abstain from voting – has been heard more frequently in concert with the approach of the 2019 legislative and presidential e

Andar Nubowo – The 2019 presidential election is a face-off between two old rivals – incumbent president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his challenger Prabowo Subianto.

Makassar – The campaign team of presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno has reported 15 district heads in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to the Elections Supervisory A

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The controversy surrounding presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's land ownership took a new turn on Wednesday, with Gerindra Party figures insinua

Jakarta – Election watchdog the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) launched on Tuesday its new web-based platform pintarmemilih.id that will allow the public, particula

Indonesia's presidential election – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo versus Prabowo Subianto II – is trundling toward its 17 April denouement, an event less exciting for its potential drama and mo

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) Executive Director Djayadi Hanan deemed Sunday's second presidential debate between incumbent Jokowi and Prabowo Su

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The chairman of the Democratic Party Jansean Sitindaon has revealed that a quarrel had occured between the Jokowi and Prabowo camps inside the venue for the se

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been reported to the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) for his remark during the second presidential election debate calling out his o

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Statement: In the past three years, there are no forest and land fire [across the country].

Imam Suhartadi, Jakarta – In two lukewarm rounds of the presidential debate, both the incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his challenger Prabowo Subianto seemed happy enough to stick to

Jakarta (Antara) – Both incumbent presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto failed to talk about the root cause of natural resources and energy issues in the sec

Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has expressed disappointment with Indonesia's presidential candidates for failing to mention the climate change impacts an

Jakarta – Presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto may have missed an opportunity to give incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo a run for his money on environmental issues in the second presi

Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his sole challenger, Prabowo Subianto, both put forward policies based on resource nationalism, a known "vote-ge

Asni Ovier, Jakarta – Even though the second presidential election debate on Sunday (17/02) was widely considered to be uneventful, one question from incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo did

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his signature infrastructure spending on Sunday in the second televised debate ahead of presidential elections in Apri

Ben Bland – With the slick presenters, questions pulled out of a fishbowl, and baritone voice-overs, the casual viewer might have thought this was a game show rather than a political b

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – An explosion outside a south Jakarta stadium complex has sent hundreds of people watching a presidential election debate scrambling for safe

James Massola, Jakarta – The second Indonesian presidential debate was so boring it increased the chances of people not voting in the election on April 17, according to Australian Nati

Jakarta – Sunday evening's second presidential debate was a slightly livelier affair, which saw the two candidates trading blows on land reform policies.

Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will not participate in any campaign events ahead of the 2019 general election as he has decided to stand by his wife Krist

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The second election debate is a few days away and the teams of both incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and challenger Prabowo Su

Jakarta – The presidential campaign of incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reported Indopos to the Press Council for allegedly spreading misinformation in a report concerning the incumb

Jakarta – Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) researcher Aisah Putri Badriati is surprised that neither presidential candidate raised the issue of West Papua in first presidential d

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