World Mar 14 Indonesian presidential rivals allege fraud, plan to contest official election results It is a three-way race for the presidency among Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and two former provincial governors, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. The General Election Commission has officially tallied over 78% of the vote as of Thursday, with Subianto…
World Feb 14 Indonesian defense minster, once banned by U.S. for human rights abuses, declares victory in presidential election The 72-year-old candidate told thousands of supporters that the victory on Wednesday was "the victory of all Indonesians."…
World Feb 13 Millions of Indonesians choose a new president in one of the world’s largest elections Millions of Indonesians are choosing a new president as the world's third-largest democracy aspires to become a global economic powerhouse just over 25 years since emerging from a brutal authoritarian era.
Politics Oct 23 Indonesia top court rejects presidential age limit, clearing legal path for 72-year-old frontrunner Indonesia's top court rejected an effort to block presidential candidates who are over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, clearing the legal path for a septuagenarian former general's ultra-nationalist campaign.
Politics Sep 12 Australian and Indonesian forces deploy battle tanks in combat drills amid Chinese concern Sunday's drills come as the U.S. administration has been strengthening an arc of military alliances in the Indo-Pacific to reassure allies alarmed by Beijing's increasingly provocative actions in the disputed South China Sea.
World Sep 08 Indonesia says China has pledged $21 billion in new investment to strengthen ties Visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and meet with Indonesian leaders.
World May 16 Executions worldwide rose dramatically in 2022, Amnesty International reports Secrecy and restrictive state practices continued to impair an accurate assessment of the use of the death penalty in several countries, including China, North Korea and Vietnam, the organization said.
World Mar 04 Indonesia fuel depot fire spreads to neighborhood, killing at least 18 Indonesian rescuers and firefighters on Saturday searched for more than a dozen missing under the rubble of charred houses and buildings, after a large fire spread from a fuel storage depot in the capital and killed at least 18 people.
World Dec 06 Indonesian parliament passes new laws banning extramarital sex and insulting the president Indonesia's Parliament has unanimously passed a revision of the country's penal code that criminalizes sex outside of marriage for citizens as well as foreigners, prohibits promotion of contraception and bans defamation of the president and state institutions.
World Nov 15 Indonesia signs $20 billion renewable energy bill at G-20 summit Indonesia has signed deals with international lenders and major economies that will bring billions of dollars in funding to help the country increase its use of renewable energy.