President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation into the videotaped beheadings of two men, said to have been killed by security forces hired to protect a palm oil plantation.

Former presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as well as former vice presidents Try Sutrisno, Jusuf ...

INDONESIA'S President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has blamed poor intelligence work for a weekend mob attack on a Shia hamlet that killed two men, burned homes and dispersed the community.

PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has lashed out at online media spreading "outrageous slander", as the party he founded looks increasingly threatened by an array of scandals.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono became Indonesia's first directly-elected president in October 2004. His first year in office was marked by major earthquakes - including the one that caused the Indian Ocean ...

This response was unthinkable in 2004 when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, "the Thinking General," became Indonesia's first popularly elected president with a 61 per cent majority and huge optimism for ...

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, also known by his initials SBY, won over voters in Indonesia's first democratic elections with his image as a man of integrity, a strong communicator and firm leader in times ...

PM Tony Abbott shakes hands with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in front of the Indonesian and Australian flag at a resort on Batam Island, Indonesia Wednesday June 4, 2014.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was born in the town of Pacitan, in eastern Java Island, on September 9, 1949. The son of an army lieutenant, he graduated from Indonesia's military academy in 1973.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won a landslide victory over his two opponents, capturing 61 percent of the votes and all but 5 of Indonesia’s 33 provinces.