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
UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots
A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.
Fri Nov 22 2024
How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled
The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children
Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws
Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Ringgit extends uptrend against greenback in early trade
At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Lebanon's only burn unit treats toddlers after Israeli strikes
The hospital hallways echo with the screams of children as anxious parents await news from doctors.
Fri Nov 22 2024
AI revolutionising sports to develop world-class athletes
Can a young Orang Asli child from Gua Musang, Kelantan be turned into an Olympic champion in 2036?
Fri Nov 22 2024
Selangor records 1,354 out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies from 2023 to Sept 2024
Anfaal Saari emphasises the seriousness of the issue, especially involving children and teenagers under 18 years old.
Thu Nov 21 2024
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Thu Nov 21 2024
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
The study aims to assess the safety and initial functionality of its implant which enables people with quadriplegia.
Thu Nov 21 2024