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MUI seeks nation's acceptance on MK ruling to end dispute

The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) has called on all elements of the nation, especially Muslims, to accept the ...

Rival candidate highlighted fraud as omnipresent in democracy: witness

Ma'ruf Amin campaign team indoctrinated that fraudulence was part of democracy. "I was a legislative ...

Prabowo's attorney urges MK to arbitrate on electoral fraud

Ma'ruf Amin pair. The final tally indicated the Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin pair had won 85 million votes, or 55.5 ...

Opinion

Sweden, Indonesia: Shared experiences, shared outlook

*Bagas Hapsoro is the ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Sweden As Sweden celebrates its ...

Differences should be managed democratically: Mahfud MD

The Agency for Pancasila Ideology Development (BPIP's) Steering Committee member Mahfud MD is a firm believer of ...

News Focus

Again, reconciliation in dire need among Indonesia's elites

The deaths of eight civilians and injuries sustained by several hundreds in Jakarta's post-election riots that ...

VP urges people to maintain composure in exercising democratic process

Ma'ruf Amin pair on early Tuesday. The KPU's final tally declared at around 1:28 a.m. local time showed the ...

Jakarta riots should be thoroughly investigated: Muhammadiyah

The disturbances which took place in several areas in Jakarta should be investigated, the Muhammadiyah Central ...

Amien Rais meets crowd before election supervisory body's building

Former chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly Amien Rais visited the crowd who were giving speeches in ...

Smooth running elections are evidence of nation's maturity: Jokowi

Presidential candidate number 01 Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has noted that the smooth running of the 2019 Election is ...

Common for people to have differing views in democracy: Governor

Yogyakarta Special Province Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X believes it is common for the public to have ...

House concurs to form fact-finding team probing poll officers' deaths

The House of Representatives (DPR) has assented to the formation of a joint fact-finding team to investigate the deaths ...

News Focus

Uncovering mystery behind polling station workers' deaths

Indonesia has held its first simultaneous parliamentary and presidential elections on April 17 peacefully but, the ...

MER-C, Human Rights Commission explore potential cooperation

The deaths of over 500 members of polling station working committees across Indonesia have encouraged the Medical ...

News Feature

More forceful human rights mechanisms needed in ASEAN

Ten years since its establishment, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) has yet to fully ...