Indonesia's Yudhoyono sworn in for 2nd term

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been sworn in for another five-year term following his sweeping victory at the polls in July.

"By Allah I swear I will adhere to the constitution as faithfully as possible, and will commit myself to the country and the people," Yudhoyono said on Tuesday during a ceremony at the House of Representatives' building in Jakarta.

The event, which was held in the capital amid tight security, was attended by the leaders of Australia, Brunei, East Timor, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as senior officials from around the world.

Yudhoyono took power in 2004 after beating former President, Megawati Sukarnoputri.

He repeated his victory in the July 8 presidential vote by securing 34 percent more than his opponent, Sukarnoputri, who ran against him as chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

The 60-year-old head of the world's most populous Muslim state, who has earned a reputation for his fight against corruption, is now facing the need to enact bureaucratic reforms, fix infrastructure, amend labor laws, and attract investment.

He has also vowed to steer Southeast Asia's biggest economy -- third only to China and India in the G20 club of rich and developing countries -- through the global recession.

Moderate Yudhoyono, whose 34-seat cabinet is widely expected to see a broad coalition of secular and Islamic parties, is scheduled to announce the line-up on Wednesday.