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Four suspected terrorists taken to Jakarta for questioning

Four suspected terrorists, arrested in different parts of Indonesia, were taken to Jakarta on Wednesday for further ...

Densus 88 arrests more suspected terrorists in four regions

Indonesian polices anti-terrorist unit Densus 88 arrested another suspect in Batam, Riau province, on Wednesday after ...

Police arrest terror suspect in Payakumbuh, W. Sumatra

The Indonesia National Police counterterrorism special detachment (Densus) 88 arrested a terror suspect on Wednesday ...

Climbers barred from approaching peak of an active Mount Kerinci

The authorities at the Kerinci Seblat National Park have asked the climbers not to undertake any hiking or camping ...

Sun bear rescued from boar snare in West Sumatra

A sun bear was rescued on Tuesday after being trapped in a wild boar snare in a plantation in Batuang Balirik, Pasaman ...

Pencak Silat World Championship begins officially

Pencak Silat traditional martial art fighters from 42 countries attended the opening of the 17th Pencak Silat World ...

Padang to boost tourism through Malindo Festival

The Government of Padang city, West Sumatra, will turn the Indonesia-Malaysia Culture and Economic Festival (Malindo), ...

Indonesia-Australia education partnership builds 2,725 schools: Minister Effendy

Indonesia and Australia have built 2,725 junior high schools in 30 provinces under education partnership programs over ...

Two legislators arrested on drug charges

Police in West Sumatra province arrested two local legislators on charges of abusing drugs on Monday night. They ...

Indonesian young innovators committed to make country tobacco free

Under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), 20 Indonesian young innovators from 17 districts/cities ...

Saudi ambassador inaugurates Islamic boarding school in Pandeglang

Saudi Ambassador to Indonesia Osama Mohammed Al-Shuibi recently inaugurated an Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) of ...

President Jokowi hopes there will be no rally on November 25

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expects that there will be no rally on November 25 against the alleged case of ...

Three-star general leads Indonesian soccer association

The All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) successfully held its congress in Jakarta on Thursday by electing new ...

November 25 rally to run peacefully: VP Kalla

The upcoming rally on November 25 will be held peacefully, Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said here on Friday. ...

Police seizes 2.5 tons of pangolin meat in Jambi

Jambi Police confiscated 2.5 tons of pangolin (Manis javanica) meat and arrested three persons who were suspected of ...