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Minister to strengthen the election system

Indonesian government has committed to strengthen the election system by thoroughly reforming the the General ...

World Bank predicts stronger Indonesian economic growth in 2017

The World Bank has predicted a 5.2 percent growth for Indonesian economy in 2017 driven mainly by stronger household ...

Indonesian general elections bill to be finalized in April: House

The bill on general elections will be finalized before the deadline in late April, 2017, Deputy Speaker of the House ...

Four party factions agree to exercise right to investigate

The House of Representatives (DPRs) 90 members from four party factions agreed to use DPRs right to investigate the ...

Hoping for a calm cooling-off period of simultaneous "pilkada"

Over 40 million eligible voters are expected to go to polling stations in 101 regions across Indonesia for the ...

Police investigate alleged blasphemy in "Jokowi Undercover" case

The polices cyber crime unit has investigated the alleged blasphemy case involving author Bambang Tri Mulyono of a ...

Declaration of peace marks Jakarta gubernatorial election campaign

The implementation of gubernatorial election in Jakarta has been considered as a barometer of other regional head ...

Jakarta gubernatorial election represents miniature of Indonesian democracy

The Jakarta gubernatorial election (pilkada) is a miniature of the implementation of democracy in Indonesia, according ...

Jakarta police hold seminar on security ahead of polls

The Jakarta police on Tuesday organized a seminar on security and law enforcement during the 2017 regional ...

Agus Yudhoyono-Sylviana pair registers with Jakarta General Election Commission

Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and Sylviana Murni, candidates for the post of governor and deputy governor, respectively, ...

Megawati hopes for peaceful 2017 Jakarta elections

Megawati Soekarnoputri, the general chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), has expressed ...

Amended election bill will not be delayed: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given an assurance that the government-proposed revision of the general election ...

Change in KPU leadership not to affect elections: Assures minister

Indonesias Home Affairs Minister, Tjahjo Kumolo, stated here on Tuesday that preparations for the regional elections ...

House Commission III approves Tito Karnavian`s appointment as police chief

House Commission III has approved the appointment of Commissioner General Tito Karnavian as the new National Police ...

Indonesia strengthens ties with South Pacific nations

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and his delegations recent ...