President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Thursday that the next police chief should focus on battling drug trafficking, terrorism and corruption.
Indonesia has reiterated the importance of maritime cooperation throughout the region at the ASEAN-China special ministerial meeting, being held on June 13-14 in China.
Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to fully and effectively actualize protocols on defense cooperation in order to enhance mutual understanding and trust, ensure a peaceful and stable environment for their economic development and foil plots to weaken their relations.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told his Cabinet members on Monday not to play around with the state budget, in an effort to improve the government’s accountability in the eyes of the people.
Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Xu Bu has said China and ASEAN will achieve broader and deeper cooperation as they have entered the “diamond decade” of their relations.
The Gorontalo Police have named Edi Nurkamiden the sole suspect in a recent riot at Gorontalo Penitentiary; Edi is accused of provoking inmates to attack security personnel and take over the prison.
With the launch of a new defense strategy on Tuesday, expectations are high that the Defense Ministry will build a maritime defense system that supports the government’s vision of transforming the country into a global maritime power.
The government has tightened surveillance on foreigners living in the country following concerns about drug trafficking cases, according to the Law and Human Rights Ministry.
As signs abound that Indonesia’s current administration harbors little affection for Japan and amid China’s economic assertiveness, another bilateral meeting between Indonesia and Japan is expected to set the tone for more cordial relations.
Indonesia, which has sunk 170 fishing boats from other countries caught in its waters, has called on the international community to look at illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as a form of transnational organised crime.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a state visit aimed at forging stronger economic cooperation between the two countries. It is Jokowi’s second visit to South Korea after his 2014 visit.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during an upcoming visit to Russia when several agreements will be signed to strengthen ties.
The House of Representatives must carefully review the draft amendments of the terrorism law, particularly the regulations related to the arrest of terrorist suspects, an expert says.
Still reeling from attacks in Brussels and Paris, world leaders are wrestling this week with the chilling prospect of the Islamic State group or other extremists unleashing a nuclear attack on a major Western city.
Last fall, soccer fans celebrated refugee children at a legendary Munich stadium; today, European voters are boosting anti-immigrant political parties and governments are closing their gates to new arrivals. The refrain of Europe's migrant crisis has changed from "welcome" to "enough already."
The largest multinational military exercise on Indian soil involving the 10-nation ASEAN grouping and eight of its dialogue partners, among them India, started Wednesday, reflecting the South Asian giant's increasing focus on deepening defense ties with Southeast Asia.
Indonesia should consider joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as part of a strategy to reduce dependency on China, which mostly consumes raw materials and low-grade products, an economist has said.
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