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Poll surveys indicate tight race in Indonesia`s presidential election

Last year, various media reports described presidential hopeful Joko Widodo (Jokowi) as the strongest frontrunner in ...

Legislators of ruling party favor Prabowo for president

Most or 115 of 148 legislators of the ruling Democratic Party have expressed their support for presidential hopeful ...

Jjokowi asks supporters in Solo to ensure landslide victory

Presidential candidate Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked supporters in Solo, Central Java, to ensure a landslide victory ...

Prabowo visits Soeharto`s cemetery

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on Sunday visited former president Soehartos cemetery in Karanganyar, Central ...

President appoints Chairul Tanjung as new chief economic minister

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday appointed chief of the National Economic Committee (KEN) Chairul Tanjung ...

PDIP, PKB, Nasdem declare support for Jokowi for president

Three political parties declared their support for Jakarta governor Joko Widodo or Jokowi as their presidential ...

Jakarta governor to be non-active to run for presidency

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will be non-active after the General Election Commission (KPU) confirms his ...

French journalist killed in Central Africa: Hollande

A French photojournalist has been killed while on a reporting assignment in conflict-torn Central African Republic, ...

Jokowi granted temporary leave from governor`s post for presidential bid

Current Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, or popularly known as Jokowi, was granted permission by President Susilo Bambang ...

Next president obliged to continue indonesia`s foreign policy: Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has noted that whoever assumes the presidency after him is obliged to maintain ...

Indonesia, EU enter new era of closer relations

After a long process, the European Union (EU) and Indonesian Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) finally came ...

Four parties intensifying efforts to build a grand coalition

The deputy general chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), Dradjad Wibowo, has said that four political parties ...

Indonesia expresses condolences for death of Chavez

Indonesia`s Foreign Affairs Minister Mary Natalegawa here on Thursday expressed the government`s condolences and ...

Venezuela`s Chavez dies at 58

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, silencing the leading voice of the Latin ...

Former VP likens himself to singer without band

Former vice president Jusuf Kalla has likened himself to a singer without a band in the current politics. ...