JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A runner-up in Indonesia’s presidential election filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court on Thursday, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls. Former Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan, who received nearly 41 million votes, or 24.9%, told reporters that by contesting the official results he hoped to improve the election process […]
An Indonesian search and rescue ship on Thursday located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety. An AP photographer aboard the rescue ship said 10 people had been taken aboard local fishing boats, and the Indonesian […]
BATAM, Indonesia (AP) — A Japanese man accused of helping to run a $90 million investment scam will be sent home after four years on the run, Indonesian authorities said Tuesday. Yusuke Yamazaki, 43, was arrested off Bulan island in Kepulauan Riau province on Jan. 31, while attempting to cross into Malaysia in a small […]
An old clip of Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s defence minister who ran in the February 2024 presidential election, has resurfaced with a false claim that it shows him congratulating his opponent Anies Baswedan for winning the race. The video actually shows Prabowo cheering for Anies’ victory in the Jakarta gubernatorial election in 2017, when Prabowo’s party […]
(Bloomberg) — Indonesia plans to propose a wider budget deficit for next year to fund new policies by the incoming president, which may include Prabowo Subianto’s free lunch program. Most Read from Bloomberg The fiscal gap may rise to 2.45%-2.8% of gross domestic product in 2025, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told reporters after a […]
Footage of a burning bus in Indonesia shows a fire in January 2023 that was reportedly caused by an electrical fault, contrary to social media posts that falsely claim the vehicle was torched over its owner’s support for a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. The blaze happened nearly a year before the bus company’s […]
(Bloomberg) — Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. will be required to strike commercial deals with Indonesian news outlets to use their content. Most Read from Bloomberg The publishers’ rule will push digital platforms to “support quality journalism” by entering licensing, revenue-sharing, data-sharing or other deals with local news outlets, without specifying how the income […]
By Stefanno Sulaiman, Devjyot Ghoshal and Joe Brock JAKARTA (Reuters) – When a Chinese rocket malfunctioned shortly after launch in April 2020, destroying Indonesia’s $220 million Nusantara-2 satellite, it was a blow to the archipelago’s efforts to strengthen its communication networks. But it presented an opportunity for one man. Elon Musk – the owner of […]
(Bloomberg) — Indonesia’s Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has taken an early lead in the country’s presidential election, according to an unofficial quick count by private pollsters. Most Read from Bloomberg Prabowo, and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka are leading with more than 60% in Litbang Kompas’s count of about 32% of votes. Former provincial […]
By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Indonesian students and activists will stage protests on Monday over what they see as outgoing President Joko Widodo‘s abuse of power to sway voters in this week’s election in favour of frontrunner, Prabowo Subianto, organisers said. Jokowi, as the incumbent is known, has not explicitly endorsed any […]
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has ditched a controversial plan to buy 733 million euros ($790 million) worth of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets previously used by Qatar, the defence ministry spokesperson said late on Saturday. “There is no purchase of Mirage jets. Even though it was planned, it has been cancelled … meaning there is no […]
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Indonesia’s presidential contenders packed final rallies in the capital Jakarta and the Central Java city of Solo on Saturday, ahead of the world’s biggest single-day election. Candidates enter a cooling-off period on Sunday, running through election day on Wednesday, when voters will choose among three contestants running to succeed […]