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Police to extend Tinombala operation

The police is likely to extend the current Tinombala operation to arrest Santoso, the leader of a militant group in ...

Indonesia targets to attract tourists from Middle East, China

Indonesia is intensifying its tourism promotional activities in the Middle East and China in an effort to attract 12 ...

President orders to start new sea toll routes

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed to start new sea toll routes to boost interisland connectivity in the ...

President Jokowi leaves Morotai for N. Halmahera

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) left Morotai, North Maluku Province, for North Halmahera District at 9:15 a.m. East ...

Security force set to hunt down Poso gang of terror

Police and the military have joined forces to hunt down long sought notorious terrorist leader Santoso alias Abu ...

Santoso-led terrorist group already cornered: Gen. Nurmantyo

The East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT), a radical group led by Santoso alias Abu Wardah, in Poso, Central Sulawesi, has ...

Helicopter crash not related to terrorist attack: National police chief

National Police Chief General Badroddin Haiti said the helicopter crash in the regency of Poso, Central Sulawesi on ...

BNPT will focus on handling of terrorism in Poso

The National Counter-terrorism Agency (BNPT) will focus on handling terrorism in Poso, Central Sulawesi. "I will ...

Magnitude-5.9 earthquake jolts East Halmahera

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted East Halmahera area in North Maluku early on Thursday ...

Poso in Central Sulawesi not to become military emergency zone

Chief of Indonesian Military Commander, General TNI Gatot Nurmantyo, stated here on Friday that he would not impose a ...

Police face difficulties in capturing Santoso owing to geographical factors

The National Police faced certain difficulties in nabbing the countrys most wanted terrorist Abu Wardah, alias ...

Police intensifying manhunt for radical group in Poso

The National Police are stepping up cooperation with the Indonesian Military in the manhunt for the East Indonesia ...

Police assure Santoso-led terrorist group receives ISIS fund

The Central Sulawesi Provincial Police gave the assurance on Thursday that the Santoso-led terrorist group in Poso, ...

Moderate quake jolts North Maluku

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku at 4.21 a.m. ...

New Year`s eve celebrations held peacefully

The New Years eve celebrations have gone peacefully across Indonesia with no untoward security incidents. "It ...