An election promise of free food may end up with fish milk on the menu

An election promise of free food may end up with fish milk on the menu

It is a rather unpleasant sounding beverage but,we are assured,tasty substitute for the real deal.

  • byZach Hope andKaruni Rompies

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Indonesian court knocks back calls for presidential election re-run

Indonesian court knocks back calls for presidential election re-run

The ruling has sparked street protests from backers of the failed presidential candidates,who had both claimed fraud.

  • byZach Hope
Claims of widespread fraud as ex-military strongman is declared Indonesian president

Claims of widespread fraud as ex-military strongman is declared Indonesian president

The runner-up duo has now lodged legal action alleging Joko Widodo’s son was ineligible to run despite a court’s green light.

  • byZach Hope andKaruni Rompies
‘Not too many surprises’:Prabowo,Indonesia’s fiery next president,vows good neighbourly relations

‘Not too many surprises’:Prabowo,Indonesia’s fiery next president,vows good neighbourly relations

The prickly ex-general on Friday welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles to Jakarta to speak about people smuggling,the Navy and an upgraded defence agreement.

  • byZach Hope
How a Pixar-esque makeover helped put a military hardman in the palace

How a Pixar-esque makeover helped put a military hardman in the palace

Long the loser,former military hardman Prabowo Subianto is expected to become Indonesia’s next president. This is how he did it.

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‘Gentler’ strongman Prabowo looks to have scored first-round knockout

‘Gentler’ strongman Prabowo looks to have scored first-round knockout

If confirmed in the official tally next month,the 72-year-old would fulfil a decades-long dream of high office. Victory would also install the 36-year-old son of popular incumbent Joko Widodo as the nation’s vice president.

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Prabowo derided outsiders but he doesn’t mind Australians

Prabowo derided outsiders but he doesn’t mind Australians

The man in line to be Indonesia’s next president has a long memory. He hasn’t forgotten what Australians did in 1945 to support his country’s independence.

  • byZach Hope
Shadow of 1998 hangs over Jakarta’s Chinatown on poll day

Shadow of 1998 hangs over Jakarta’s Chinatown on poll day

Presidential favourite Prabowo Subianto,a former general with a murky past,has a complicated relationship with Indonesia’s Chinese community.

  • byZach Hope andKaruni Rompies
It takes a special politician to draw a crowd of 100,000. This one has a chequered past

It takes a special politician to draw a crowd of 100,000. This one has a chequered past

People have fainted. Ambulances blare through the partying crowds locked-out outside. Mercifully,the star decides to bring the show forward.

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The world’s biggest one-day election is next week. This is why it matters

The world’s biggest one-day election is next week. This is why it matters

Some 200 million Indonesians will elect 20,000 legislators on Wednesday. But the main show is the presidency,a three-cornered contest thick with dynastic politics and reputation repackaging.

  • byZach Hope
Deepfake dead dictator Suharto back on the campaign trail

Deepfake dead dictator Suharto back on the campaign trail

A quarter of a century after his fall from power and 16 years after his death,Indonesia’s second president’s out campaigning.

  • byChris Barrett andKaruni Rompies