The coat of arms of Indonesia, Garuda Pancasila (illustration)

President Yudhoyono asks people to construe Pancasila in broad sense

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the people to construe the birth of the state ideology Pancasila in broad sense so that the nation and state will have a better life. "Lets translate the birth of Pancasila as an open and living ideology for the state and as a guidance for the Indonesian people," the President said...

The chief patron of Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto, says that he will not allow Indonesia to be led by 'puppet'. (file photo)

Prabowo Subianto: Indonesia won't be led by 'puppet'

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CILACAP - The chief patron of Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto, said that he was optimistic about winning the presidential election on July 9. "(I am) very optimistic," he told newsmen after attending a campaign rally at Krida Nusantara field in Cilacap, Central Java, on Tuesday. The reason, he said, because of the public support he had received. He claimed that...