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Police arrest man for spreading hate speech

Jakarta police have arrested Ahmad Taufik, a 44-year-old man, for allegedly spreading hate speech through social ...

Police Chief expected to visit N. Sumatra to see post-riot situation

National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian is expected to visit North Sumatra to receive updates following riots ...

Fires in Banceuy prison leads to Rp6 billion losses: Minister

Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly stated that fires in Banceuy prison in West Java Provincial city of ...

OIC summit important to save Palestine: MP

An Indonesian Member of Parliament said the upcoming 5th Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Islamic ...

Indonesia Beefs Up Security Measures Ahead of OIC Summit

The Indonesian authorities have beefed up security measures in Jakarta and surrounding areas for an Extraordinary ...

Police urged to take action against perpetrators of Tolikara incident

Muslim organizations have appealed to the National Police (Polri) to take action against the perpetrators of the ...

Government probes human rights violations cases of 1998 riots

The Indonesian government has investigated cases of human rights violations that took place during the riots in May ...

Govt denies intervening in internal conflict of Golkar Party

Vice President Jusuf Kalla denied that the government intervened in the internal conflict of the Golkar Party by not ...

Protests spread across US, more troops deployed to prevent fresh Ferguson riots

Protests spread across the United States late Tuesday and more than 2,000 National Guard troops were deployed in the ...

Police chief recommends disbanding FPI

Police Chief General Sutarman said the mass organization Islamic Defender Front (FPI) must be disbanded. "They ...

China builds military airstrip on disputed island

Beijing has completed a runway for military aircraft on a South China Sea island also claimed by Vietnam, state-run ...

20 FPI members held after clash at City Hall

The Jakarta police have held 20 members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) for their alleged involvement in riots and ...

Defense minister optimistic about public response to election dispute`s resolution

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro expressed optimism that there will be no riots in Indonesia after the ...

Prabowo and Jokowi`s volunteers commit to maintain post-election peace

The volunteers of presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo have committed to maintain peace after the ...

Tight security measures in place for election result announcement

Indonesia had organized its third direct and democratic presidential election peacefully on July 9, 2014, participated ...