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Govt to speed up revision of anti-terrorism law

The Indonesian government will speed up the revision of Law Number 15 of 2003 on counter-terrorism as a preventive ...

Indonesia discusses efforts to prevent forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and officers discussed efforts to prevent forest fires in Indonesia in 2016, including ...

Improvements necessary to eradicate terrorism: VP Kalla

Several improvements are necessary to eradicate terrorism in Indonesia, Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla stated in ...

Richest 62 people own same as half world`s population: Oxfam

The wealthiest 62 people now own as much as half the worlds population, some 3.5 billion people, as the super-rich ...

Indonesia takes immediate counter terrorism measures

The bomb attack that occurred last Thursday in Sarinah area of Jalan Thamrin, Central Jakarta, seemed to have failed ...

No major impact of Jakarta bombings on industry

The terror attack in the business and office district in Central Jakarta on Thursday will not have any significant ...

Terrorists targeted foreigners to seek revenge: Counter-terrorism agency

The head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT), Saud Usman, said the terrorists who launched attacks in ...

Indonesian govt not caught off guard: Chief Security Minister

Indonesias Chief Security Minister Luhut Panjaitan reiterated here on Friday that the government was not caught off ...

Densus 88 arrest alleged terrorist in Balikpapan

The National Polices counterterrorism unit Densus 88 has arrested a terror suspect in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on ...

Stuation in Jakarta is back to normal

The situation in Jakarta has recovered and is under control following the terror attack in Central Jakarta, on ...

President inspects situation in Jakarta after terror attack

President Joko Widodo inspected the situation in Jakarta on Friday following the terrorist attack on Thursday that ...

Suspected terrorist shot dead in Poso

Police were involved in a gunfight with suspected members of a terrorist group in Poso, Central Sulawesi, on Friday ...

Terror attacks handled promptly: Minister

The government has said the terror attacks in Jakarta on Thursday were settled quickly and security conditions have ...

Five attackers from Jakarta bombing incident killed: Police

Jakarta Police Spokesman Sr Comr Mohammad Iqbal confirmed that the five perpetrators of the Jakarta bomb attacks on ...

Australia offers intelligence assistance over bombing attacks

The Australian Government has offered law enforcement and intelligence assistance to Indonesia following the deadly ...