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Indonesians urged not to instigate conflicts owing to elections: minister

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin called on the entire nation to remain united and not to instigate ...

Thousands of Kendari`s residents join Jokowi`s fun walk

Several thousand Kendari City residents joined a fun walk with Joko Widodo (Jokowi) here on Saturday morning, during ...

Jokowi to take total leave if rules arrange for it

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he would take leave for the 2019 presidential election campaign if the existing ...

77.5 percent of voters expected to participate in Indonesia`s elections: minister

The Indonesian Government has set a target that this year`s parliamentary and presidential elections, due to be held ...

Jokowi-Amin pair optimistic of winning 70 percent of votes in W Java

Indonesian vice presidential candidate Ma`ruf Amin said that he believes that the Joko Widodo-Ma`ruf Amin pair would ...

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Presidential debate lacked environmental focus By Fardah

The second round of presidential election debate, held on Feb 17, 2019, was considered more interesting, but ...

General elections tend to be hostile: Mahfud MD

Constitutional law expert Mahfud MD opined that the ongoing general election process tended to be hostile, as though ...

Expert suggests presidential candidates commit to infrastructure in rural region

Economic expert Professor Hermanto Siregar suggested that the two presidential candidates commit themselves to ...

Hoping for environmental solutions offered by presidential candidates

Millions of Indonesian television audience hope that the upcoming second round of presidential election debate will be ...

Jokowi ready to face second debate: campaigner

Incumbent President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is ready to challenge his contender Prabowo Subianto in the second round of ...

Ma`ruf Amin denies rumors on being used as Jokowi`s tool

Indonesian Vice Presidential candidate Ma`ruf Amin denied rumors of being merely used as a "tool" by ...

Two thousand officers to guard second presidential election debate

Some two thousand military and police officers will be deployed to guard the implementation of the second presidential ...

Walhi awaits concrete offers from presidential candidates during debate

The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) expressed hope that presidential candidates would come up with concrete ...

MUI urges Muslims to cast votes and avoid "golput"

The Indonesian Ulema Council`s (MUI) Advisory Body has called on Muslims all over the country to avoid ...

President urges all eligible voters to come to polling stations

Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on eligible voters to come to polling booths in their respective neighborhoods ...