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Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo and his mother pray at his father's tomb. Photo by AFP.

Campaign spirit

The dead have been drafted into worldly matters of the living and Indonesia's presidential race.

Mixed messages

Rianne Subijanto asks, what are the would-be presidents trying to tell us?

Rumour, religion and riots in Mandalay

Those promulgating rumours are responsible for flaming Myanmar’s ongoing Muslim-Buddhist unrest

Jokowi and Prabowo reflect a decade of frustrations with SBY

The rise of Jokowi and Prabowo can be explained by SBY's inability to get things done and show leadership, writes Jeffrey A Winters.

Indonesians are not idiots

Despite concerns over presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's democracy will be just fine, writes Elizabeth Pisani.

Don’t be fooled – Prabowo (still) wants to get rid of direct presidential elections

Despite protestations to the contrary, Prabowo is seeking a popular mandate just the once.

The TPP: Najib Razak’s Gordian Knot

The TPP is diametrically opposed to the government's economic philosophy. What are Premier Najib Razak's options?

Anti-democratic? Prabowo’s response

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto responds to New Mandala regarding doubts about his commitment to democracy.

Prabowo Subianto: pilihlah aku, tetapi sekali saja

Menurut Edward Aspinall dan Marcus Mietzner, Prabowo berniat merombak sistem demokrasi yang dibangun di era pasca-Soeharto.

A mosque and a message

Dewi Cut reports on how architecture, and a mosque in Aceh, is influencing political candidates and their election messages.

A mysterious outsider in Aceh

A predicted Prabowo landslide victory in Aceh is not going to script, writes Jesse Grayman.

Prabowo Subianto: vote for me, but just the once

Indonesian democracy could die with a whimper and not a bang come 9 July, write Edward Aspinall and Marcus Mietzner.