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Indonesia to intensify economic ties with Africa

Political relations between Indonesia and Africa, in general, undoubtedly have been sound and close, particularly ...

Indonesia Again Passes Test Of Democracy In Second Simultaneous "Pilkada"

Millions of eligible Indonesian voters exercised their rights to directly vote for regional heads in the second ...

Gerindra offers coalition to Democratic Party in Jakarta election run-off

The Gerindra Party, which nominated the Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno candidate pair in the Jakarta Gubernatorial ...

Ahok calls on supporters to remain solid

Incumbent governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) has called on all supporters to remain solid following the ...

Jakarta regional head election runs smoothly: Police

Jakarta Regional Police Chief Inspector General M Iriawan said that the regional head election in Jakarta ran smoothly ...

Regional head elections in Papua relatively smooth, peaceful

Although reports on the implementation of gubernatorial election in Jakarta overshadowed simultaneous regional head ...

Indonesia holds simultaneous regional elections peacefully

Indonesia held simultaneous direct regional head elections in 101 regions across the country, covering the regions ...

Ahok-Djarot pair leading in Jakarta gubernatorial election

Incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) and his running mate Djarot Syaiful Hidayat were in the lead at the ...

US detains Mexican immigrant in Seattle covered by Obama program

US immigration authorities have detained a 23-year-old Mexican man who was brought to the United States illegally as a ...

Jayapura police intensify security ahead of regional head elections

Jayapura Police have intensified security measures to prevent crimes and traffic accidents ahead of the simultaneous ...

Mass media players can enlighten nation: MPR

Vice Chairman of the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Taufik Kurniawan is optimistic that mass media players would ...

Hoax is not part of democracy: Masduki

Hoax news is not a form of democracy, as it can undermine the democratic process, according to the Indonesian ...

UK lost 3.2 mln pounds to aid fraud amid heightened scrutiny: Watchdog

Britain lost 3.2 million pounds ($4 million) through fraud in its overseas aid programmes in 2015-16, with the most ...

Indonesia hopes Trump`s policies will not disrupt international stability: Wiranto

The Indonesian government hopes that US President Donald Trumps policies of protectionism and Muslim ban will not ...

Former UN Chief Ban rules out running for President of South Korea

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, once considered the front-runner to be next president of South Korea, ruled ...