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President Yudhoyono, Brunei`s Crown Prince hope for better bilateral ties

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received visiting Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei Darussalam, flanked by ...

Putin says sanctions could hurt western energy firms in Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned that new EU and US sanctions could impact the work of Western energy firms ...

Indonesian army prepared special terror squad for plane hijack attempt

The Indonesian Army has alerted its Special Forces Counter-Terrorism Unit (Satgultor.

Fighting fires not solution to land fires in Riau: President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated fighting fires is not solution to the question of forest and plantation ...

US will respect outcome of Indonesian upcoming election : Kerry

The United States will respect the result of Indonesias April 2014 election, the US Secretary of State John Kerry ...

Kopassus agent, military police get four months, 20 days

Three Kopassus members involved in a deadly penitentiary raid in Cebongan, Yogyakarta, in Central Java in March were ...

Indonesia launches all-out fight against forest fires

As haze coming from forest, plantation and peatland fires has affected thousands of lives of people in Sumatra as ...

Joint team with 1,400 personnel sent to Sumatra to put out fires

A joint team consisting of 1,400 personnel from the Indonesian military, police and the National Disaster Mitigation ...

Indonesian Air Force holds static show in Biak

The national air defense command of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, held a ...

Kopassus, country`s backbone: former VP

Former vice president (VP) Jusuf Kalla said Kopassus is the backbone of the country and therefore it must be supported ...

President asks Kopassus to maintain profesionalism

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Army`s Special Forces (Kopassus) to maintain professionalism in ...

S. Korea to deploy K-11 assault rifles in June

South Korea will issue K-11 assault rifles to frontline troops in June after fixing defects that had caused the rifle ...

President Yudhoyono praises army over settlement of its problems

President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono praised the army here on Tuesday over what it has done to settle its problems ...

Military police release initials of penitentiary attackers

The Central Java Diponegoro Military Command IV`s Military Police here on Tuesday issued the initials of Kopassus ...

A military command chief replaced

The Indonesian Army Headquarters has replaced Maj. Gen Hardiono Saroso as chief of the Diponegoro Regional Military ...