Tag: indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past looks set to be its next president, after unofficial tallies ...

Polling stations closed in Indonesia Wednesday after millions of people voted for a new president, with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto the frontrunner to lead Southeast Asia's biggest economy despite concerns ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — Millions of Indonesians were choosing a new president Wednesday as the world’s third-largest democracy aspires to become a global economic powerhouse just over 25 years ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — When Indonesians cast their votes on Wednesday for a new president in one of the world’s biggest elections, the stakes will also be high for ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, will open its polls on Wednesday to nearly 205 million eligible voters in presidential and legislative elections, the fifth since ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — Indonesians on Wednesday will elect the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term.It is a three-way race for ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — With a broad smile on his face, Jakarta city council candidate Rian Ernest answers almost every question about his faith with the same line.“I’m Christian, ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — A presidential election in Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, is highlighting choices to be made as the country seeks to profit from its rich reserves ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — Seventeen-year-old Naima Khairiya Ismah started being bombarded by social media posts from candidates for Indonesia’s presidential election on before she’d even given voting any thought.As ...

AYODHYA, India (news agencies) — About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international airport of India’s holy city of Ayodhya for Monday’s partial opening of the controversial grand ...