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Flood-hit Jakarta Residents Sue Governor Over Damage, Slow Rescue
Jakarta's governor has been hit with a lawsuit filed by residents of the sprawling city after torrential rain sparked floods and landslides that killed dozens and left thousands homeless.
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Six Die, Protests Swell As Indonesia Plunges Into Post-Election Unrest
Demonstrations over the outcome of last month's presidential election gripped the heart of Indonesia's capital on Wednesday after an overnight face-off between police and protesters in which, according to Jakarta's governor, six people were killed.
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Indonesia Court Refuses To Drop 'Blasphemy' Governor's Trial
An Indonesian court on Tuesday refused to drop blasphemy charges against the Christian governor of the capital Jakarta, as hundreds of people protested outside the court where the trial is taking place.
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Indonesia Court To Proceed With Blasphemy Trial Of Jakarta's Governor
An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy trial against Jakarta's Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Koran, a judge said on Tuesday, a case seen as a test of religious freedom in the Muslim-majority nation.
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Jakarta Governor Basuki Purnama Fights Blasphemy Charges In Court
Jakarta's Christian Governor returned to court on Tuesday to fight allegations of insulting the Koran that could see him jailed under tough blasphemy laws in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
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Dropout Turned Billionaire Shakes Up Indonesian Politics
Indonesian Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti doesn't like jargon. If she gets memos with words like synchronization or empowerment -- what she calls "words with wings" -- she throws them out.
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Indonesians Flock to Mobile App for Swift Action on Civic Woes
Frustrated Indonesians are using a new mobile app to give their sleepy bureaucrats a wake-up call, demanding immediate fixes for persistently shoddy public services in the capital of the world's fourth-most populous country.
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Indonesia's Prabowo Files Challenge to Election Result
The ex-general who lost Indonesia's presidential election to Jakarta governor Joko Widodo mounted a legal challenge to the result on Friday, alleging widespread electoral fraud and irregularities in vote counting.
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Joko Widodo Set to be Declared Winner of Indonesia Presidential Poll
Jakarta governor Joko Widodo is expected on Tuesday to be declared the winner of Indonesia's tightest presidential election since the end of authoritarian rule, after his opponent ex-general Prabowo Subianto accused him of cheating.
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Indonesia's Widodo Declares Victory in Presidential Race
Jakarta governor Joko Widodo declared victory Wednesday in Indonesia's tightest and most divisive presidential race since the downfall of dictator Suharto, which has pitted him against ex-general Prabowo Subianto.
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Indonesians Vote For New President, Choice Between Old Guard and New Breed
Indonesians began voting in a presidential election on Wednesday that has become a closely fought contest between the old guard who flourished under decades of autocratic rule and a new breed of politician that has emerged in the fledgling democracy.
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Indonesia's Tight, Dirty Presidential Race May be Decided in West Java
The closest and dirtiest presidential race in Indonesia's young democracy could be decided on Wednesday among the mosques and rice paddies of West Java, the nation's most populous province.
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Indonesians Face Stark Choice in Pivotal Presidential Vote
Indonesians vote Wednesday in the country's most pivotal presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, with Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and an ex-general with a chequered human rights record in a tight race.
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Jokowi Remains Frontrunner in Indonesia's Presidential Race-Poll
Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has a nine percentage point lead over ex-general Prabowo Subianto with less than two weeks before Indonesia's July 9 presidential election, according to the latest opinion poll published on Friday.
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Indonesia Presidential Candidate Defends Rights Record
A presidential candidate who served as a general during Indonesia's three-decade Suharto dictatorship has emotionally defended himself against alleged human rights abuses committed during his service in a televised election debate.
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Flood-hit Jakarta Residents Sue Governor Over Damage, Slow Rescue
Jakarta's governor has been hit with a lawsuit filed by residents of the sprawling city after torrential rain sparked floods and landslides that killed dozens and left thousands homeless.
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Six Die, Protests Swell As Indonesia Plunges Into Post-Election Unrest
Demonstrations over the outcome of last month's presidential election gripped the heart of Indonesia's capital on Wednesday after an overnight face-off between police and protesters in which, according to Jakarta's governor, six people were killed.
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Indonesia Court Refuses To Drop 'Blasphemy' Governor's Trial
An Indonesian court on Tuesday refused to drop blasphemy charges against the Christian governor of the capital Jakarta, as hundreds of people protested outside the court where the trial is taking place.
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Indonesia Court To Proceed With Blasphemy Trial Of Jakarta's Governor
An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy trial against Jakarta's Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Koran, a judge said on Tuesday, a case seen as a test of religious freedom in the Muslim-majority nation.
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Jakarta Governor Basuki Purnama Fights Blasphemy Charges In Court
Jakarta's Christian Governor returned to court on Tuesday to fight allegations of insulting the Koran that could see him jailed under tough blasphemy laws in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
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Dropout Turned Billionaire Shakes Up Indonesian Politics
Indonesian Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti doesn't like jargon. If she gets memos with words like synchronization or empowerment -- what she calls "words with wings" -- she throws them out.
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Indonesians Flock to Mobile App for Swift Action on Civic Woes
Frustrated Indonesians are using a new mobile app to give their sleepy bureaucrats a wake-up call, demanding immediate fixes for persistently shoddy public services in the capital of the world's fourth-most populous country.
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Indonesia's Prabowo Files Challenge to Election Result
The ex-general who lost Indonesia's presidential election to Jakarta governor Joko Widodo mounted a legal challenge to the result on Friday, alleging widespread electoral fraud and irregularities in vote counting.
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Joko Widodo Set to be Declared Winner of Indonesia Presidential Poll
Jakarta governor Joko Widodo is expected on Tuesday to be declared the winner of Indonesia's tightest presidential election since the end of authoritarian rule, after his opponent ex-general Prabowo Subianto accused him of cheating.
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Indonesia's Widodo Declares Victory in Presidential Race
Jakarta governor Joko Widodo declared victory Wednesday in Indonesia's tightest and most divisive presidential race since the downfall of dictator Suharto, which has pitted him against ex-general Prabowo Subianto.
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Indonesians Vote For New President, Choice Between Old Guard and New Breed
Indonesians began voting in a presidential election on Wednesday that has become a closely fought contest between the old guard who flourished under decades of autocratic rule and a new breed of politician that has emerged in the fledgling democracy.
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Indonesia's Tight, Dirty Presidential Race May be Decided in West Java
The closest and dirtiest presidential race in Indonesia's young democracy could be decided on Wednesday among the mosques and rice paddies of West Java, the nation's most populous province.
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Indonesians Face Stark Choice in Pivotal Presidential Vote
Indonesians vote Wednesday in the country's most pivotal presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, with Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and an ex-general with a chequered human rights record in a tight race.
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Jokowi Remains Frontrunner in Indonesia's Presidential Race-Poll
Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has a nine percentage point lead over ex-general Prabowo Subianto with less than two weeks before Indonesia's July 9 presidential election, according to the latest opinion poll published on Friday.
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Indonesia Presidential Candidate Defends Rights Record
A presidential candidate who served as a general during Indonesia's three-decade Suharto dictatorship has emotionally defended himself against alleged human rights abuses committed during his service in a televised election debate.
