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Indonesian aerospace firm focusing on Asia-Pacific market

The Indonesian Aerospace Company (PTDI) is focusing on the Asia-Pacific market and investing Rp1.4 trillion in 2013 ...

Power of North Korean nuclear test over 7 kilotons

Russia's Defence Ministry said the power of North Korea's nuclear test blast on Tuesday surpassed seven kilotons, a ...

Hundreds of Islamists killed in Mali fighting: France

Several hundred Islamists have been killed in airstrikes and direct combat in Mali since France launched an offensive ...

Australian PM Gillard reshuffles cabinet ahead of poll

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Saturday denied that her government was in chaos, after the resignation of two ...

Philipines to buy 12 South Korean fighter jets

The Philippines will buy 12 South Korean FA-50 Golden Eagle fighter jets to strengthen its poorly-armed military, ...

Kopassus, Japan's defense forces strengthen partnership

Indonesia's army special forces (Kopassus) and Japan's self-defense forces army will continue to develop their ...

As floods cripple Jakarta, President calls for public safety first

Jakarta (ANTARA News) Most parts of Jakarta were covered with flood water on Thursday crippling transports to the ...

Army special force command personnel help evacuate Jakarta flood victims

Personnel of the Indonesian Army`s Special Force Command (Kopassus) have been deployed to help evacuate flood victims ...

President urges govt officials to assist people

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged government officials to look into the public`s safety in light of the ...

UK Secretary of State for Defence to visit Indonesia

United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond MP is scheduled to arrive in Indonesia on Tuesday for a ...

Myanmar denies using chemical weapons on rebels

Myanmar on Thursday denied accusations it had used chemical weapons against ethnic minority rebels in the northern ...

Japan to boost military budget amid China row

Japan will increase military spending in 2013 for the first time in more than a decade, the ruling party said Tuesday, ...

democratic party prepared to compete fairly in 2014 elections - (d)

The Indonesian Democratic Party`s Secretary General, Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono, said his party is prepared to compete ...

Tunisia frees suspect in Benghazi attack on US mission

A court in Tunis on Monday ordered the release of Ali Hamzi, a Tunisian suspected of involvement in the deadly attack ...

Indonesia to build unmanned drone squadron in 2013

Indonesia`s Minister for Research and Technology, Gusti Muhammad Hatta, said the country will build an unmanned drone ...