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King Salman extends congratulations to President Jokowi

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a telegram congratulating President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on his ...

Chinese Consul General in Surabaya congratulates Jokowi on re-election

The Consul General of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Surabaya, Gu Jingqi, congratulated President Jokowi ...

MPR Chairperson delivers condolences to families of riot victims

The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chair Zulkifli Hasan expressed his condolences to the families of those ...

President Putin stresses Indonesia-Russia friendship to Jokowi

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated President-elect Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in a letter from the Kremlin, ...

House speaker appeals to police to exhibit self-restraint

Maruf Amin pair secured 85 million votes, or 55.5 percent of the national vote, compared to challengers Prabowo ...

Kalla saddened by victim count resulting from May 22 Action

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla condoled the casualties resulting from the May 22 Action in Jakarta on ...

Prabowo Team calls on demonstrators, police to exercise self-control

The Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno election team (BPN) has put forth an appeal to the demonstrating masses and police ...

Transportation Minister orders tight security at airports

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has ordered tighter security at the country's airports amidst the tense ...

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Lesson learned from Jakarta's post-election riot

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

Governor Baswedan confirms security situation in Jakarta is conducive

The security situation in Indonesia's capital and most populous city of Jakarta is conducive in spite of rioting ...

Riot-control police should desist from violence: Muhammadiyah

Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization after Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has requested the ...

Police detain 99 people at protest location

The Police have, since Tuesday night until Wednesday afternoon, taken into custody 99 people at several points of the ...

Post-election rioting in Jakarta claims six, 20 provocateurs arrested

Maruf Amin pair had secured 85 million votes, or 55.5 percent of the national vote, as compared to contenders Prabowo ...

Governor confirms Jakarta protest claimed six lives, injured 200

The General Election Commission's early Tuesday announcement of the presidential election results sparked a protest ...

Japanese PM delivers congratulatory message to Jokowi

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extended congratulations to Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ...