A defense minister and 2 former governors vie for Indonesia’s presidency
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesians on Wednesday will elect the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term.
Edna Tarigan in asian news
Indonesians join the final campaign events before the presidential election
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The three candidates in Indonesia’s presidential election held their final campaign events in front of tens of thousands of people on Saturday, four days before more than 200 million citizens cast their votes in the world’s third-largest democracy.
Indonesian presidential hopefuls are trying social media, K-pop to win young voters. Will it work?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — 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.
Indonesia evacuates about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after a volcano spews clouds of ash
FLORES TIMUR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has evacuated about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano spewed thick clouds of brownish ash for the past days, authorities said on Monday.
Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupts again, leading to evacuations but no reported casualties
AGAM, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi erupted again on Sunday, spewing smoke and ash high into the air, but no casualties were reported.