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Pindad sets target of selling Rp3 trillion in arms: Official

State-owned arms company PT Pindad has set a target of Rp3 trillion for selling its main weaponry systems and arms ...

President Jokowi urges governors to allocate budget to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on provincial governors across Indonesia to allocate budget for implementing ...

President Jokowi departs for Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by First Lady Iriana departed for the easternmost Indonesian province of ...

President urges to keep Christmas, New Year celebrations low-key

President Joko Widodo has requested the people to tone down the Christmas 2015 and the New Year 2016 celebrations, ...

Disaster board completes contingency plan to anticipate Mt Bromo`s eruption

The Indonesia National Disaster Mitigation Board (BNPB) has completed a contingency plan to anticipate the possible ...

Simultaneous regional elections in 264 regions ran smoothly

Millions of eligible voters visited polling stations to cast their ballot in Indonesias first-ever simultaneous ...

Thousands of people evacuated after Halmahera earthquakes

The continuous earthquakes that rocked the West Halmahera district of the North Maluku Province from November 16 to 25 ...

President Jokowi hopes for implementation of sustainable fire prevention efforts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed hope that several provincial administrations would undertake sustainable ...

President Jokowi plants gaharu tree on Tree Plantation Day

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) planted a gaharu tree (gyrinops versteegii) on the occasion Indonesia Tree Planting Day ...

Ex-mily chief calls for end to rivalry among retired generals

Two retired top military officers have called for an immediate halt to rivalry among their fellow retired generals in ...

Indonesia`s Presidential Election Showcases Country`s Divide

Never before in Indonesias history has the country been so clearly divided before the presidential election scheduled ...

Veteran artists support Prabowo-Hatta

Several veteran artists from the 1970-1980 era have expressed their support for the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa pair ...

Yudhoyono reminds military, police to remain neutral during presidential election

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reminded the Indonesian Military and Police to remain neutral and stay away from ...

Gunmen kill 4 soldiers southeast of Nigeria`s Jos

Gunmen killed four Nigerian soldiers on Monday (May 26) in an ambush on a military patrol in central Plateau state, ...

Papuan official suspected of being involved in weapon smuggling

Papuan Provincial Police Chief Inspector General Tito Karnavian suspected a local official of being involved in ...