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Officials say Poso remains volatile

The Central Sulawesi district of Poso remains volatile, adding to the potential that terrorist acts might occur in the ...

1,300 Bali police officers deployed to ensure security at 5th BDF

Bali Police department will deploy at least 1,300 personnel to ensure security at the 5th Annual Meeting of Bali ...

Govt preparing blueprint for improved de-radicalisation programmes

On Tuesday, thousands of US citizens commemorated the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks that killed ...

Papua police detain four following latest shooting

Paniai Police in Papua Province detained four people following the death of policeman Brigadier Yohan Kasimatau in ...

Military, Aceh police to join forces to combat illegal weapons use

Iskandar Muda regional military troops will team up with the Aceh regional police to head patrols and conduct raids to ...

Buru District government not firmly regulate mining activity

The Buru District government in Maluku Province is considered lenient with the regulation of gold mining activity at ...

Somali piracy death toll rises as violence worsens

Somali pirates seizing Indian Ocean ships were responsible for at least 35 hostage deaths in 2011, a report showed on ...

Indonesian govt urged to tighten gun control to curb armed-related violence

Armed robberies and shooting incidents have been reported in Jakarta and other provinces, particularly in Papua and ...

news focus - govt trying to "bring Papua in harmony with unitary state of Indonesia"

The situation in Jayapura city, in particular, and Papua Province, in general, seems to be peaceful, after being hit ...

Papua students ask police to inventory gun owners

The Indonesian Papuan University Students Movement (GMPI) has requested that local police again compile an inventory ...

Timika gateway for arms dealing

Timika District Military Commander Lt Col Inf Christian Tehuteru has suspected that the Mimika district town of Timika ...

Prosecutors argue life imprisonment for Umar Patek

The prosecutors in West Jakarta District Court on Monday have argued that terrorist defendant Umar Patek be sentenced ...

Polri reportedly granted 18,030 gun permits

The Indonesian Police (Polri) has issued civilian ownership licences for 18,030 guns, according to Indonesia Police ...

Aceh voters go to polling stations in peace

Thousands of people in all districts across the Indonesian westernmost province of Aceh went to the polling stations ...

Gunman kills 7, wounds 3 at California Christian College

A gunman opened fire at a private Christian college in Oakland, California on Monday, killing at least seven ...