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Indonesia considering exclusive prison for terrorists, pre-emptive detention powers

The Indonesian government is preparing to effect a revision in Law No. 15 Year 2003 on counter-terrorism, following a ...

Special prison for terrorists will not solve the problem: Jusuf Kalla

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has emphasized that building special prisons for terrorists would not solve the problem of ...

Improvements necessary to eradicate terrorism: VP Kalla

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

Minister not to revoke airport yellow status yet after attacks

Transport minister Ignasius Jonan has said he would not as yet revoke the current "yellow" status put on all airports ...

Australian citizen deported after completing jail sentence

An Australian citizen, Joshua Ronald Terellick, will be deported to his country after serving two months and 15 days ...

Nigerian sentenced to 15 years in jail in narcotic case

The West Jakarta district court sentenced Nigerias Anthony Ejemba Chijoko (34) on Tuesday to 15 years in jail for ...

Russian deserter detained after more than 10 years of hiding in forest

Police have apprehended an army deserter who hid in a forest in eastern Russia for more than a decade and kept his ...

Gunmen kill four Egypt policemen south of Cairo

Masked gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead four Egyptian policemen south of Cairo on Saturday, the interior ministry ...

Indonesia intensifies fight against drug traffickers

Drug abuse, which has particularly poisoned several young men, is one of the two most serious threats being faced by ...

Govt considering building special prison for drug offenders in outlying island

The government is considering building a special penitentiary for drug offenders on an outlying island to be guarded ...

Number of drug users increases in Indonesia despite severe punishment

The National Anti Drug Agency (BNN) said the number of drug users in the country has continued to increase despite ...

UN body calls detention of Malaysia`s Anwar "arbitrary"

A UN body has determined that former Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been jailed illegally and called ...

Emirati rights activist wins Nobel prize for human rights

An Emirati human rights activist barred from leaving his home country was on Tuesday named the 2015 winner of an award ...

Police arrest man for carrying four kilograms of methamphetamine

The Papua Police has arrested a man identified by the initials MZS at the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) border post ...

Police yet to ascertain foreign companies` involvement in forest fires

The National Police (Polri) has yet to ascertain the involvement of foreign companies in setting forest and land fires ...