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New Counterterrorism Chief To Strengthen Deradicalization, Anti-radicalization Programs

Commissioner General Suhardi Alius, who was newly installed by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) as chief of the National ...

Military should be involved in combating terrorism: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan believes that the ...

Candidates for police top post still a puzzle

Amid suggestions that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) should not extend the term of office of the outgoing Police Chief ...

Existence of ISIS alarms Indonesia: Ansyaad Mbai

Tangible counterterrorism efforts, including massive media campaigns, deradicalization, and safeguarding mosques and ...

Jokowi, Hollande discuss three issues during bilateral talks

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his French counterpart Francois Hollande held a bilateral meeting to discuss three ...

President Jokowi to attend ASEAN-Russia Summit in Sochi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will attend the ASEAN-Russia Summit to be held in Sochi, Russia, on May 20, to ...

BNPT to investigate alleged involvement of TKI in ISIS

The Indonesian National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) will investigate the alleged involvement of Indonesian Migrant ...

Indonesia urges international community to intensify counterterrorism cooperation

The National Counterterrorism Agency has urged the international community to enhance cooperation as terrorist acts ...

Chinese man sentenced to death for leaking state secrets

A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for leaking more than 150,000 classified documents to an unidentified ...

UK government supports establishment of international Islamic university in Indonesia

The UK government supports President Joko Widodos idea to establish an international Islamic university in Indonesia ...

Indonesia, Turkey step up cooperation in counterterrorism

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi held a bilateral meeting with her Turkish counterpart Mevlavusoglu to ...

Siyono is not a victim of wrongful arrest: Police

The Indonesian police confirmed here, Tuesday, that Siyono was not a victim of wrongful arrest as its anti-terror ...

Pakistan detained more than 5,000 after Easter bombing killed 70

Pakistani authorities detained more than 5,000 suspects, then released most of them, in the two days since a suicide ...

Counterterrorism Actions Must Uphold Human Rights

The Indonesian government has been working to strengthen its Special Detachment (Densus) 88 counterterrorism squad by ...

More signs of all-out war against drug abuse

The governments plan to upgrade the National Narcotics Agencys (BNNs) status is an indication of its all-out efforts ...