Jakarta, Indonesia News

A man take a rest near ballot boxes at Bendungan Hilir in Jakarta. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urged the two candidates in Wednesday's disputed presidential election to keep their supporters in check during what will be an agonizing two-week wait for an official result.

Jakarta: Prabowo Subianto's team has come out swinging in Indonesia's disputed presidential election, insisting it is ahead in the "real count" of votes, its opponents are trying to "hijack" democracy, and that it will never concede defeat before the final result is in.

Indonesia's election has dominated the conversation on social media in a rapidly developing country where millions can access such platforms through their mobile phones.

MARK COLVIN: Indonesia looks set to remain in electoral limbo for up to two weeks, without any official word on who its next president will be.

A day after Indonesia's presidential elections failed to produce a clear winner, Jakarta's police chief promised to prevent violence by cracking down on anyone celebrating prematurely.

A day after Indonesia's presidential elections failed to produce a clear winner, Jakarta's police chief promised to prevent violence by cracking down on anyone celebrating prematurely.

And we may not have a clear answer then, either: the losing candidate can challenge the outcome in the Constitutional Court, which is empowered to order recounts, or even revotes.

Singapore's central bank said Thursday it would stop issuing Sg$10,000 notes to help deter money laundering, with critics complaining the note is the bill of choice for bribe-payers in neighbouring Indonesia.

TAIWAN: Taiwan itself is claimed by Beijing as a part of Chinese territory, and Beijing has vowed to bring it under control, by force if necessary.

SIA Engineering is forming a Singapore-based joint venture with Boeing to provide fleet-management services to airlines in the Asia-Pacific and beyond - a move hailed as a game changer for the airline industry INDONESIA-related stocks on news of Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo's win in the archipelago's third direct presidential election on Wednesday.

SubPartners has signed a deal with NextDC to use the company's P1 datacentre in Perth for the landing station for its APX-West and APX-Central submarine cables.

Pressure continues to mount on the federal government to treat as refugees the thousands of children traveling alone from Central America and crossing the border into the U.S. Pressure continues to mount on the federal government to treat as refugees the thousands of children traveling alone from Central America and crossing the border into the ... (more)

Officials in central New York said four people are dead and four homes have been destroyed in building collapses amid severe thunderstorms that rolled through the region.

An electoral worker sits near a ballot box during the presidential election at a polling station next to railway tracks at a slum in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday.

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Early unofficial counts in Indonesia's presidential election Wednesday showed Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo with a narrow lead over his rival, former army general Prabowo Subianto.

CHRIS UHLMANN: Today Indonesia will choose just the second directly elected president in the country's history.

A Northern Territory diplomat based in Jakarta, says Australia's live cattle trade has a strong future with Indonesia regardless of whoever wins today's presidential election.

Contrasting campaigns ... from left, Indonesian presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces commander, and Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo.

Security forces were reminded that even though April's legislative elections were peaceful, they should not take things for granted, and not let their guard down.

Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo looks set to secure victory in his hometown of Solo in Central Java.