Jakarta – A spokesman for the campaign team of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has denied welcoming the endorsement of a hard-line Islamic group known for attacking religious mi

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – For more than half a decade now the issue has been debated and dissected ad nauseam, only to be swept under the rug for another year: should Suharto, In

Jakarta – A leaked document circulating on the Internet detailing the reasons behind the dismissal of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto from military service on Aug.

Bambang Dwi Marwoto, Karanganyar, Central Java – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Sunday visited former president Soehartos cemetery in Karanganyar, Central Java, on Sunday.

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – An official from the coalition backing the presidential ticket of Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa has denied that the latter specifically sought out t

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – Hashim Djojohadikusumo, the younger brother and economic adviser to presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, says that Prabowo is committed to the protection of

Miftahul Khoer, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) has disclosed that there are at least 35 retired generals supporting the Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla or Jokowi-JK presidenti

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesia's upcoming presidential election is becoming a new battleground for retired military generals amassing their own troops to support the bids of either

Jakarta – In spite of the news that the legislative election attracted more people to exercise their right to vote this year, observers are troubled by the apparent level of vote buying

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is due to visit the tomb of former president Soeharto at Astana Giribangun in Karanganyar regency, Central Java, on Sunday, as part of

Jakarta – The latest survey conducted by the Indonesian Survey Circle showed that 35.42 percent of the Indonesian public are in support of presidential hopeful Joko Widodo and his runni

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto promised on Tuesday to elevate late Indonesian dictator Suharto to national hero status if he were elected in July, Indonesian media re

Sita W. Dewi, Jayapura – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he wants to develop soccer in Papua as it already has produced exceptional talents.

Jakarta – The former chief of Indonesia's intelligence service has been reported to police for calling presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto a "psychopath."

Woodwing Importer, Jakarta – The recruitment process for Indonesia's law enforcement officers should include firm requirements dictating "physical appearance," according to a presidenti

Hans Nicholas Jong and Margareth S.Aritonang, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has found itself in a politically awkward situation after finding out that the sibling of the

Jakarta – Hashim Djojohadikusumo, deputy chairman of the Gerindra Party's patron board, said his party had dropped a program of 'purification of religious teachings' in its 'Manifesto o

Robertus Wardi & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Hatta Rajasa have condemned an attack by a Muslim mob on a Christian congreg

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Erwida Maulia, Ezra Sihite & Robertus Wardi – "Big threat to the Islamic people and the nation. Alert.....!!

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – For those Indonesians uninterested in politics, logging in to Facebook or Twitter is a frustrating experience these days.

Yeremia Sukoyo – Presidential hopeful Joko Widodo has said that he wants a "no-condition coalition" formed without horse trading for cabinet seats, but analysts are sceptical that his v

A South East Asia politics and history specialist says it's unlikely that the next president of Indonesia will be as focussed on the West Papua issue as Susilo Bambang Yudhyono has been

Jakarta – For all the allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses re-emerging against Prabowo Subianto, the presidential candidate has at least been spared the ignominy of religio

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The Wahid Institute, a progressive muslim research and tolerance outreach center, on Saturday criticized Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party pr

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Hatta Rajasa, the running mate of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, denied on Friday that the pair had ever promised a top Cabinet position to Golka

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Two tickets running in Indonesia's upcoming presidential election revealed the major compositions of their respective campaign teams last week; one is filled wi

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Wednesday confirming that active military and police personnel were not eligible to vote in the July 9 presidential election, follo

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While TV pundits and social media commentators have been busy hashing out the personality differences between presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, little h

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Bagus BT Saragih and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Golkar Party politicians were stunned last Monday by the sudden move from chairman Aburizal Bakrie to announce an alliance with the Geri

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa campaign team has yet to decide whether to dismiss Suryadharma Ali after he was named a suspect in the haj-management graft cas

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court opened on Friday the hearings into 871 disputes pertaining to the legislative election for seats in the House of Representatives (DPR) an

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Yeremia Sukoyo & Carlos Paath, Jakarta – Hary Tanoesoedibjo, business magnate and chief patron of the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), said he would step down from his position i

Hotman Siregar & Ezra Sihite, Jakarta – Although Prabowo Subianto's chance to win the presidential election seems better on paper with the backing of his coalition, analysts have wa

Jakarta – Though the Golkar Party has given its official support to presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto and running mate Hatta Radjasa, several of its members have expressed doubt ove

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Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy secretary-general Aryo Djojohadikusumo says the coalition of parties supporting candidate pair Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa has established Gerakan Muda

Helen Brown, Indonesia – A failed election candidate in Indonesia claims that bribes she paid to electoral officials to win a seat in last month's parliamentary polls were not honoured.

Michael Bachelard – The battle lines for Indonesia's presidential election have been clearly drawn between a political newcomer with small business credentials and a wealthy ex-soldier

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Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – It was a remarkable, yet predictable step for Joko Widodo, the hugely popular presidential hopeful of the Indonesian Democratic of Struggle, or PDI-P, t

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Monday's declaration of two tickets running in July's presidential election evokes at least two questions: Do hopefuls Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto have any

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Former vice president Jusuf Kalla still holds Golkar Party membership. He is also a former chairman of the party.

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Joko Widodo, the man most likely to become Indonesia's next president, has gone back to the future in his choice of running mate, picking a significantly ol

Fergus Jensen & Kanupriya Kapoor – Indonesia's Joko Widodo received a major boost in the race to become president of the world's third-largest democracy on Monday when he picked pop

Yeremia Sukoyo, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has finally decided to throw its support behind Prabowo Subianto, the presidential candidate from the Great Indonesia Movement Party, or Gerin

Editorial staff – Senior Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) figure Sabam Sirait says that PDI-P vice presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla (JK) who will run alongside PDI-P pr