Indonesia's Prabowo wins presidential election
Indonesia's election commission on Wednesday formally announced Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto had received the most votes in last month's presidential election.
Wed Mar 20 2024
ANALYSIS - Indonesia's Prabowo poised for power, but how will he rule?
Wednesday's win is the pinnacle of a triumphant rehabilitation for Prabowo Subianto, and one decades in the making.
Thu Feb 15 2024
Indonesia's Prabowo campaign team confident of single-round election victory
The comments came after unofficial vote counts by several independent pollsters showed Prabowo had nearly 60% of votes.
Wed Feb 14 2024
Unofficial Indonesia election vote count points to first round Prabowo win
Unofficial figures in Indonesia's presidential election shows Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on track to secure a majority of votes.
Wed Feb 14 2024
Indonesia counts votes in presidential race amid calls for clean election
Vote counting is underway as polls close. Opinion surveys showed commanding lead for Prabowo in 3-way race.
Wed Feb 14 2024
Indonesians vote to replace Jokowi, floods disrupt some polling
Nearly 259,000 candidates are contesting 20,600 posts across the archipelago of 17,000 islands in the world's biggest single-day election.
Wed Feb 14 2024
'Jokowi effect': How Indonesia's outgoing leader shaped election to succeed him
Joko Widodo will step down this October, but with an 80% approval rating he holds huge sway over Indonesia's 205 million voters.
Tue Feb 13 2024
Indonesia in final stretch ahead of world's biggest single-day election
Indonesian authorities were making final preparations ahead of Wednesday's election, with around 25,000 police set for security.
Tue Feb 13 2024
Indonesia students protest alleged poll interference by Jokowi administration
The student protests also come as Indonesia enters a cooling-off period until voting day on Wednesday.
Tue Feb 13 2024
2024 election’s polling station in Kuala Lumpur largest in the world, says Indonesian ambassador
Datuk Hermono said all election workers are ready to serve Indonesians in Malaysia to exercise their voting rights as citizens.
Mon Feb 12 2024
Indonesian court upholds Widodo's election victory
The Constitutional Court upheld Joko Widodo's victory at last month's presidential election, rejecting Prabowo Subianto's claims of cheating.
Thu Aug 21 2014
Ex-general says Indonesia 'like N. Korea' in election challenge
Prabowo Subianto compares Indonesia to a "totalitarian country like North Korea" at the start of a legal challenge Wednesday to the results of the country's presidential election.
Wed Aug 06 2014
Indonesia's Prabowo files challenge to election result
Prabowo Subianto alleges that massive fraud tipped the scales in Widodo's favour, but his challenge is directed at the election commission for failing to investigate all allegations of cheating.
Fri Jul 25 2014
Reform-minded governor, Jokowi wins Indonesian presidential race
Widodo, who will be Indonesia's first president without some kind of link to the autocratic past, won 53 percent of the vote compared to 47 percent for Prabowo Subianto.
Tue Jul 22 2014
Indonesia's Prabowo to quit presidential election process
Probowo says that there has been a massive, structured and systematic fraud in Indonesia's 2014 elections.
Tue Jul 22 2014
New Zealand citizen poisoned by tainted alcohol in Laos returns home
Laos pledges to prosecute those responsible for the incident which has killed six tourists.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Max Verstappen wraps up fourth straight driver's championship
Max Verstappen faces an even bigger, and more thrilling, battle to stretch the run to five in a row next year.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Israeli army orders Gaza City suburb evacuated, spurring new wave of displacement
Families living in the targeted areas began fleeing their homes after nightfall.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Donald Trump Jr is helping his father pick the most controversial cabinet of modern times
Trump, who fiercely prizes loyalty, has long relied on family members for political advice, but which relative has his ear is known to vary.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Ringgit opens higher against US dollar
Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid says that US President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet selections are drawing significant attention.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Hezbollah rockets land near Tel Aviv after large Israeli strike on Beirut
Hezbollah movement fires heavy rocket barrages at Israel and Israeli military says houses had been destroyed or set alight near Tel Aviv.
Mon Nov 25 2024
Team Malaysia Junior and Senior Teams shine at ICU World Cup Korea
Team Malaysia celebrated remarkable achievements at the ICU World Cup in Korea, with the Junior Team clinching first place and the Senior Team earning a well-deserved second place.
Sun Nov 24 2024
What parents need to know about adolescent health and vaping
Nicotine is an incredibly addictive drug that produces feelings of pleasure and relaxation within seconds of inhaling a vape.
Sun Nov 24 2024
Desperate for cash, Gazans sell clothes plucked from rubble
Widespread shortages and months of grinding war have generated a trade in old clothing, mostly salvaged from homes of people who have died.
Sun Nov 24 2024
Chile's 'seed guardians' grow and protect forgotten food varieties
The guardians collect, trade and plant hundreds of seeds to preserve forgotten varieties of tomatoes, corn and other vegetables.
Sun Nov 24 2024