#presidential elections

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Indonesia has relatively huge amount of R&D budget: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that the government has allocated a relatively huge amount of budget for research ...

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 ...

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Indonesia fights fake social media accounts

Facebook's decision to take down hundreds of pages, accounts, and groups for engaging in coordinated inauthentic ...

Fake Instagram account using Indonesian mily's name taken down

The Communication and Informatics Ministry has shut down a fake Instagram account illegally using the name of the ...

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 ...

Indonesia sets higher target of investment in 2019

Indonesia is optimistic that it will be able to attract more investment this year despite the implementation of ...

Police, military gear up for 2019 election security

Indonesia will hold simultaneous legislative and presidential elections throughout the country`s 34 provinces on April ...

Ma`ruf Amin vows to make Indonesia greater

Vice presidential candidate Ma`ruf Amin expressed his resolve to make Indonesia great if he and his running mate, ...

TNI strengthens security in 16 vulnerable regions ahead of elections

Chief of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has said that TNI will strengthen security ...

KPU appoints eight panelists for second presidential candidate debate

The General Election Commission (KPU) has appointed eight panelists, comprising academicians and NGO activists, for ...

Police chief calls for polite campaigning during 2019 elections

Chief of the Indonesian Police General Tito Karnavian has called for political parties and legislative candidates to ...

Jokowi underscores importance of TNI/Polri`s neutrality in elections

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has underscored the importance of the National Defense Forces (TNI)`s and Indonesian ...