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Francis Chan

Global Affairs Correspondent

tkchan@sph.com.sg

Francis joined The Straits Times after a varied career that took him from law enforcement to the local small business lobby and banking. He has since reported the news from Singapore, as well as Indonesia, where he was the newspaper's Indonesia Bureau Chief in Jakarta until recently. He now lives in Washington DC.

Above: Indonesia's Constitutional Court hearing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's claim that the 2019 presidential polls were rigged, in Jakarta on Friday. Below: Mr Prabowo's supporters marching towards the court complex during a rally in Ja

A high-stakes court battle looms in Indonesia with Prabowo's legal fight over election results

Ex-general behind Jakarta assassination plot: Police

Former army general behind assassination plot: Indonesian police

Mr Prabowo Subianto has refused to concede defeat in the April 17 presidential election.

Another hurdle for Prabowo as cracks in coalition widen

Jokowi set to keep focus on economy in second term

Indonesian police taking a barrage of rocks, fireworks, Molotov cocktails and other projectiles from rioters during a riot outside election supervisory agency Bawaslu's headquarters in downtown Jakarta on May 22. The violence peaked in the evening th

Jakarta remains under heavy guard after May unrest

Former Indonesian first lady Ani Yudhoyono with her son Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono at NUH in Singapore in April.

Yudhoyono's wife in NUH intensive care as health worsens

China still top defence priority for Washington: US official

Health of wife of Indonesia's former President Yudhoyono worsens

Indonesia election: What you need to know about Prabowo's legal challenge of the results

Jokowi welcomes rival's move to challenge poll result in court

Rioters clashing with police officers on the streets of Jakarta last night. The Indonesian capital has seen mass protests after it was officially announced that President Joko Widodo won a second term with 55.5 per cent of the vote in the April 17 po

Jokowi issues stern warning as riots rock Jakarta for second night

Protesters hurled Molotov cocktails, firecrackers and other projectiles at police officers during the clashes in Jakarta, causing widespread disruptions, including road diversions and the suspension of train and bus services. Protesters, some armed w

Violence was coordinated: Jakarta police

6 killed, 200 injured in Jakarta election protests that police say are 'by design'

Above: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin greeting residents after a victory speech in a Jakarta slum area yesterday. Right: Defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (at left) and his running mate Sandiag

Indonesia's Jokowi pledges to roll out equitable, fair schemes for all

Jokowi now needs to reunite Indonesia after divisive elections

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo rejects election result, vows to challenge it in Constitutional Court

Indonesia's Jokowi reaches out to election rival Prabowo, wants to maintain brotherly ties

Indonesia's Jokowi re-elected with 55.5 per cent of votes: Elections commission

Supporters of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto outside the KPU building on April 21. The Persaudaraan Alumni 212 group has called for a rally to protest against the impending poll results.

Tension in Indonesia as Islamist group plans rally against results

Jakarta on edge ahead of protests against election results

Suspects being escorted by anti-terror police officers before a press conference at the police headquarters in Jakarta yesterday. Six of the nine men nabbed had travelled to join ISIS in Syria.

Nine more militants nabbed in Indonesia

ISIS militants nabbed in Indonesia for election terror plot

Indonesia faces political stand-off as vote count nears finish

More than 32,000 troops are being deployed to secure Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, following reports of possible terrorist attacks next week. Police and military personnel will set up security cordons around the Bawaslu elections supervisory body in

Jakarta on terror alert ahead of election results