text

Obama promotes tolerance in his first Asian speech after retirement

ByAPDWriterMaverickJAKARTA,July1(APD)–TheUnitedStatesthen-presidentBarrackObamacalledonpeopletoexercisemoretolerance,respectdifferencessoastoavoidwar,falteringo

text

Obama in Indonesia: wife, kids and 650 soldiers

BarackObamahasendedafive-dayfamilyholidaytoIndonesiabyvisitingYogyakarta,anancientandartsycityaroundwhichhisanthropologistmotherspentyearsdoingresearchintovilla

text

Facebook gets Indonesia nod for local unit

Social networking giant Facebook Inc has received an in-principle approval to set up a domestic unit in Indonesia and the government is now processing the details, the country's investment chief said on Wednesday.

text

Defense and intelligence collaboration up in Manila meeting

Foreign ministers along with top security and intelligence officials from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines will meet tomorrow to intensify defense collaboration after the recent attack of the ISIS-affiliated Maute Group in Marawi City.

text

New Indonesia law to allow jailing of militant returnees

Indonesia is set to approve a law allowing authorities to jail for up to 15 years citizens coming home after joining militant groups abroad, lawmakers said on Wednesday.

text

Defense and intelligence collaboration up in Manila meeting

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,June14(APD)–ForeignministersalongwithtopsecurityandintelligenceofficialsfromIndonesia,MalaysiaandthePhilippineswillmeettomorrowtoin

text

Facebook gets Indonesia nod for local unit

SocialnetworkinggiantFacebookInchasreceivedanin-principleapprovaltosetupadomesticunitinIndonesiaandthegovernmentisnowprocessingthedetails,thecountry'sinvestment

text

New Indonesia law to allow jailing of militant returnees

Indonesiaissettoapprovealawallowingauthoritiestojailforupto15yearscitizenscominghomeafterjoiningmilitantgroupsabroad,lawmakerssaidonWednesday.Thetighteningofant

text

China’s Guizhou province eyes Indonesian visitors to boost its tourism

ByAPDWriterMaverickJAKARTA,June21(APD)–China’sGuizhouprovinceheldtourismpromotioneventheretoseekpotentialvisitorsfromIndonesiatoboosttheprovince’stourismsector.

text

Indonesia deploys Sukhoi jets to guard against fleeing militants

Indonesia has deployed Sukhoi fighters at a base in northern Borneo to beef up security in case Islamist militants who overran a town in the Philippines try to flee southwards, an air force colonel told the Antara news agency.

text

Indonesia explores more potentialities from spiritual tourism

Indonesia is keen to explore further potentialities from spiritual-related tourism, highly expected to contribute the nation’s efforts in complying with targets already set in tourism sector which has been set as the nation’s core industry at present.

text

Indonesia explores more potentialities from spiritual tourism

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,June17(APD)--Indonesiaiskeentoexplorefurtherpotentialitiesfromspiritual-relatedtourism,highlyexpectedtocontributethenation’seffortsin

text

IS militants may ‘easily target’ Indonesia, military warns

AKARTA, June 13 (APD) - Indonesia may become the next target for Islamic State (IS) militants to build up their stronghold as the nation has many IS ‘sleeping cells’ which are ready to support the IS militants in materializing their causes in Indonesia, Indonesian military commander said.

text

IS militants may ‘easily target’ Indonesia, military warns

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,June13(APD)-IndonesiamaybecomethenexttargetforIslamicState(IS)militantstobuilduptheirstrongholdasthenationhasmanyIS‘sleepingcells’whi

text

Indonesia eyes S. Korea’s growing outbound market

ByAPDwriterMaverick JAKARTA,June9(APD)–InabidtotappotentialvisitorsfromrapidgrowingSouthKorea’soutboundmarket,Indonesiaplannedtoconductintegratedtourismpromotio

text

Indonesia takes anticipating move to respond boycott against Qatar

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,June7(APD)–IndonesiangovernmenttakesanticipatingmovestorespondtheboycottagainstQatarbyseveralcountriesasitmaycostthenation’sprimeindu

text

Indonesia eager to make Hong Kong its hub to supply foreign visitors

Indonesia would send a mission in the upcoming International Travel Expo (ITE) slated for June 15 to 18 in Hong Kong, eager to make the China’s region a hub to supply foreign visitors into the country, an Indonesian minister said on Tuesday.