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Purchase of weapons by BIN lawful: House

The purchase of arms by the State Intelligence (BIN) is lawful and based on rules as it had used money from the state ...

Iran says cutting ties with Qatar will not help Saudi coalition out of crisis

An Iranian presidential official said Monday that cut of diplomatic ties and isolating Qatar will not help Saudi ...

Indonesia reinforces patrol to prevent ISIS infiltration from Philippines

Coordinating Minister for Security, Law and Political Affairs Wiranto said the government has intensified sea and over ...

Wiranto: Government to ask court to ban HTI

Coordinating Minister for Law, Security and Political Affairs Wiranto said the government will ask the Supreme Court ...

U.N. names new head of peace-keeping operations

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres named a new head of U.N. peacekeeping operations and retained three ...

President Jokowi open for a meeting with anyone: Wiranto

Coordinating Minister for Law, Security and Political Affairs Wiranto said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is "very ...

Vice President receives US Ambassador

Vice President Jusuf Kalla received the first courtesy call from the United States Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph R ...

Government criticized for lack of unity over Australia`s insult

A professor in international relations criticized lack of unity in the positions of Indonesia authorities facing ...

Five members of LUIS arrested for vandalizing nightclub in Solo

Central Java police have nabbed five members of what is called Laskar Umat Islam (Islamic Soldiers) Surakarta (LUIS) ...

Plan to reinstate Novanto as House Speaker triggers controversy

Indonesias political situation has been very dynamic and interesting following a plan to reinstate Setya Novanto as ...

Indonesia BNN ready to shoot to kill drug dealers

Head of the Indonesia National Anti Drug Agency (BNN) Com. Gen. Budi Waseso (Buwas) said the agency is ready to shoot ...

Special Autonomy Director General appointed as acting Jakarta Governor

Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo has appointed Special Autonomy Director General Soni Sumarsono as the acting ...

Cross border trade with PNG in skouw temporary stopped

Trade across the border between Papua and Papua New Guinea (PNG) via Skouw, Jayapura, is stopped after the fire that ...

Jokowi discusses issues to be brought to G20 Summit in China

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) discussed with a number of his ministers issues to be brought to the G20 summit ...

FTFs pose grave threat to global peace, security

Watch out for individual terrorists returning home after fighting alongside terror groups overseas such as the Islamic ...