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President chairs cabinet meeting on weapons procurement

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Monday chaired a limited cabinet meeting on political, legal and security ...

PT Freeport workers on month-long strike over wage rise

Thousands of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) workers left the mining site of Tembagapura for Timika, Mimika District, ...

Indonesia establishes joint armament production with Europe

The government of Indonesia will confirm a joint armament production with three European countries: Germany, Spain, ...

TNI chief sends off KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda to Lebanon

National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono on Tuesday saw off the Navy`s warship KRI Sultan ...

President Yudhoyono chairs plenary cabinet meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired a plenary cabinet meeting here on Tuesday to discuss a number of issues. ...

KRI Iskandar Muda off to Lebanon

Indonesian warship KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda left for Lebanon on Tuesday to join the Marine Task Force of the United ...

Kalideres bus terminal seen desolate on Monday

This year`s Lebaran holiday exodus at Kalideres bus terminal in West Jakarta peaked on Saturday but on Monday the ...

Police launches "Operation Ketupat"

The police have launched "Operation Ketupat" to ensure public security during the Idul Fitri post-fasting season ...

US urges Turks, Saudis to press Assad to step down

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other governments should call on Syrian ...

President Yudhoyono promises to improve TNI`s quality

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his annual state address here on Tuesday promised to improve the quality of the ...

Scouts should continue to be innovative, President says

The Indonesia Scout Movement should continue to be innovative in developing effective and efficient activities to gain ...

S. Korea charts out national cyber security strategy

South Korea on Monday outlined a nationwide cyber security strategy following a series of recent online attacks on ...

Tree planting movement conducted in 23 provinces in 2011

Activities under the national tree planting movement have been carried out in 23 provinces this year to help deal with ...

TNI needs access to terrorism fight: Commander

Access is needed for the military (TNI) to be able to be involved in fighting terrorism, the chief of the army's ...

TNI asked to participate in terrorism eradication

Chief security minister has asked the National Defense Forces (TNI) to participate in the fight against terrorism. ...