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Page last updated at 15:10 GMT, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 16:10 UK

Indonesia leader set for poll win

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Indonesia's president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, appears to have been re-elected with a large majority.

With four million votes counted, the election commission said Mr Yudhoyono had received 60% of the vote. His nearest rival and former president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, has taken less than 30%.

Karisma Vaswani reports from Jakarta.

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