US hails Indonesia democracy in turbulent SE Asia

-- is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own.-- By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, July 24 (Reuters) - The election of reformist Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as Indonesia's new president has spurred hopes of a rapprochement with global ...

Joko Widodo won Indonesia's hard-fought presidential race. CNN's Anna

At least 200 personnel from the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) have been deployed to provide security at Gambir Station in Central Jakarta in the lead-up to and during Idul Fitri, from July 21 to Aug. 5. Didi Surya, commander of ...

The closely contested Indonesian presidential election has produced a clear winner. The world's fourth-most-populous nation may have finally got the reform-minded leadership necessary to help its economy take off. Endemic corruption, a shaky legal ...

Freeport-McMoRan Inc said on Wednesday it expects to "imminently" sign an agreement with Indonesia that would enable it to immediately resume copper concentrate exports which have been halted for more than six months. (Adds Newmont comment, ...

AILYN AGONIA DOHA INDONESIAN expatriates in Qatar have expressed their wishes for a stronger and more united Indonesia with the announcement of Joko Widodo as the president-elect of the Southeast Asian country. "Our citizens expect our new ...

The two candidates campaigned hard to win the hearts of Indonesia's vast population in order to win the presidency, and the election passed without violence. This is called true democracy. Prabowo Subianto should take his defeat like a man. Hurling ...

The two candidates campaigned hard to win the hearts of Indonesia's vast population in order to win the presidency, and the election passed without violence. This is called true democracy. Prabowo Subianto should take his defeat like a man. Hurling ...

DENPASAR, Indonesia : An Indonesian court jailed a Frenchman for 15 years Wednesday for smuggling a huge stash of crystal methamphetamine into the resort island of Bali. Francois Giuily, 49, was arrested in January at Bali airport with more than ...