Court Favours Woman Accused of Photoshopping during Election
The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of senator-elect Evi Apita Maya, from West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), after her rival...
Election
Prabowo in Court while Eight Dead and Seven Hundred Injured
Retired Army General Prabowo Subianto, who lost the 2019 Indonesian presidential election to the incumbent Joko Widodo, has proceeded to...
Prabowo Named as Suspect in Treason Case
An investigation order letter (SPDP) issued by the Jakarta Metro Police to the head of Jakarta High Prosecutor’s office has...
KPU Declares Election Victory for Jokowi-Ma?ruf
The General Election Commission, or KPU, has officially announced the result of the 2019 presidential and legislative elections, based on...
Pilot Arrested for Election Hate Speech Post
The police have arrested a pilot in Surabaya for spreading hate speech on social media. The pilot, identified as IR,...
Indonesians Abroad: Alleged Fraud, Cheating, and Unprofessional Committee during Voting
Indonesians abroad cast their votes for the presidential and legislative elections between 12-14 April. However, many reports have surfaced that...
Traveloka Celebrates Election by Offering Special Discounts
Online travel application, Traveloka aims to celebrate this week’s general election and the long holiday weekend by offering various promotions....
Guide to Indonesia’s 2019 Elections
Perplexed, vexed or just plain indifferent to the upcoming April 17 elections? Here’s all you need to know. What’s at...
Facebook’s New Feature will Support Indonesia’s Upcoming Election
Social media giant Facebook has launched a new feature called Candidate Info to help Indonesians learn more about the candidates running for...
Prabowo: “My Mother is a Christian, I am against Extremism”
Last night’s debate saw two presidential candidates, Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, discussing issues of ideology, national security, government, and...
Jokowi vs Prabowo: Tonight’s Presidential Debate to have Different Format
Tonight, Indonesia is set to witness another face-off between the two presidential candidates, incumbent President Joko Widodo and his rival,...
Amien Rais: Angels are Praying for Jokowi’s Loss
Head Advisor to Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno’s campaign team, Amien Rais, has accused Jokowi’s campaign team of money politics,...
What Price Power?
National elections are approaching and legislative candidates need deep pockets. Indonesia will on April 17, 2019, hold simultaneous direct elections...
Trump’ Indonesian Business Partner and Media Mogul to Support Jokowi in 2019 Election
Hary Tanoesoedibjo, an Indonesian media tycoon and business partner of United States President Donald Trump, said he has decided against...
Police Confirm Upcoming Protest in Jakarta
The FUI has scheduled a large protest for March 31 regarding Ahok?s blasphemy case. Local police officers confirm, and advise...
Campaign Violations Under Probe by Jakarta’s Election Watchdog
Two weeks after the campaign period for the 2017 gubernatorial elections kicked off, the Jakarta Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) investigates...
All For One and One For All
The only thing to expect in the short-term from Joko Widodo’s election as Indonesia’s seventh president is uncertainty, largely because...
All Over Bar the Cheating’
After a tense election campaign marred by relentless lies and smears, the fate of Indonesia is now in the hands...
One Country. Two Presidents.
Indonesians went to the polls to directly elect their president on the morning of the 9th of July. By late...
Money Politics
Vote buying is risky business, especially for candidates who fail to get elected and cannot repay their debts. Yet the...
Stealing Democracy from the People
I first experienced an Indonesian election in May 1997. I was staggering home drunk from Blok M, South Jakarta, at...