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Our hope for General Idham Azis

General Idham Azis has become Indonesia's police chief since early November 2019 after President Joko Widodo ...

New police chief confirms Jokowi instructed him to continue working

Newly instated Indonesian Police Chief General Idham Azis drew attention to President Joko Widodo’s ...

Defense Minister to inventorize issues to strengthen national defense

The Defense Ministry will make an inventory of issues to strengthen the defense and strategic industry in Indonesia, ...

Gerindra official wants Prabowo to join Jokowi's camp

Ma'ruf Amin administration. However, it was up to Prabowo to decide the party's direction as stipulated in ...

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Suppressing armed Papuan rebels paramount to saving innocent civilians

Two motorcycle taxi (Ojek) drivers dying near the Muara suspension bridge in Amnunggi Village, Ilaga Sub-district, ...

Milrem: leading European defence companies submit a project for an unmanned ground system to the European Commission

-A consortium led by the Estonian Milrem Robotics and composed of several major defence, communication and ...

Wiranto awaits report on exchange of fire in Papua

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto said he was awaiting an official report on the ...

Indonesian troops will remain in Papua: Defense Minister

Defending the presence of Indonesia's military (TNI) and the police personnel in Papua, Defence Minister Ryamizard ...

Kashmir issue should be resolved through India-Pakistan dialogue: RI

Indonesia believes that dialogue and communication between Pakistan and India would be more desirable to resolve the ...

Indonesia's real challenges no longer related to foreign invasion: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla pointed to the fact that Indonesia's current challenges are no longer linked to foreign ...

Haze-induced respiratory ailments inflict 1,136 Pekanbaru residents

At least 1,136 residents of Pekanbaru, Riau Province, have suffered from upper respiratory tract infection following ...

Indonesia calls on conflicting parties to placate tensions in Kashmir

The Government of Indonesia is optimistic that conflicting parties would placate tensions, engage in negotiations, and ...

Jokowi chairs meeting to tackle forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a meeting at the State Palace here on Tuesday to discuss efforts to combat ...

Embassy confirms no Indonesians among victims of Bangkok bomb blast

The Republic of Indonesia Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, gave confirmation of no Indonesian citizens falling victims to ...

Search efforts continued to find missing MI-17 in Papua: Military

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Andika Perkasa has hinted that search efforts to locate the Indonesian Army's MI-17 ...