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Ready to win but not prepared to taste defeat

The political atmosphere is all charged up, as May 22, 2019, draws closer, when Indonesia's General Election ...

Backing for Subianto strong in Riau, with 61.26 percent support

Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno recorded victory in the 2019 presidential elections in Riau, with 1,975,287 votes, or ...

Local KPU counting indicates Jokowi-Ma'ruf victory in E Kalimantan

Presidential and Vice-Presidential pair Joko Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin secured 1,094,845 votes in East Kalimantan ...

KPU commences national recapitulation today

The General Election Commission (KPU) has begun the vote recapitulation process at the national level today. The ...

Police name activist on treason charge over "people power" call

The Jakarta Police have named lawyer and activist Eggi Sudjana a treason suspect in connection with his call for people ...

Democratic Party secures lesser seats in Surabaya DPRD

The Democratic Party was able to secure merely four seats in the Regional Legislative Assembly (DPRD) of Surabaya City, ...

Prabowo-Sandiaga excel in Riyadh

Presidential and vice-presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno excelled in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by ...

Jokowi's volunteers in New York offer thanksgiving

Ma'ruf Amin's victory in the April 17 presidential election while organizing a fundraising event for the ...

Laborers are the backbone of Indonesia's economy: Prabowo Subianto

Laborers are the backbone of Indonesia's economy, as they produce products for the nation and the people, Prabowo ...

VP calls on workers to participate in May Day commemoration peacefully

Vice President Jusuf Kalla called on workers to participate in the commemoration of International Labor Day on May 1 in ...

Ma'ruf Amin visits the tomb of Sunan Ampel

Vice presidential candidate  KH Ma'ruf Amin, who is also the mustasyar (adviser) of the central executive ...

Rupiah weakens to close to Rp14,200 per dollar over weekend

The rupiah continued to weaken over the weekend, falling to close to Rp 14,200 per the United States dollar on the ...

DPR seeks prompt evaluation of 2019 election by Government, KPU

Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo has formally requested the Indonesian government and ...

E-voting could be a solution for elections: BPPT

An electronic voting (e-voting) system for elections in the future could well be a solution to the cumbersome voting ...

Cash requests soared in Riau during election BI

There was a surge in the demand for cash before voting day of the simultaneous elections in 2019, and the day after in ...