No Indonesian arrested over Ramos Horta`s shooting

"National Police Chief Gen Sutanto said not a single Indonesian citizen was arrested and being questioned in connection with the shooting of Timor Leste President Ramos Horta last February."Not a single Indonesian citizen has been arrested. All the people we are now...

President installs new military chief

"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Friday installed Gen Djoko Santoso as the new commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), Lt Gen Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo as the new Army chief of staff and Vice...

Four Malaysians arrested in Indonesia drugs bust: police

"Four Malaysians have been arrested in Indonesia after allegedly being caught with ecstasy worth more than five million dollars, the national police chief said Friday. Lim Jit Wee, 41, Chua Lik Chang, 52, Lim Piek...

Indonesia police say 5,000 will guard climate meet

""More than 5,000 Indonesian police officers will stand guard on Bali island and other places on (the neighbouring island of) Java during the summit," national police chief Sutanto was quoted by AFP as telling reporters. He said that police would begin fanning out from...

Garuda pilot named suspect in Yogya plane crash

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Police have named Garuda pilot Marwoto Komar suspect in the March 7 fatal plane crash at Yogyakarta`s Adi Sucipto Airport that killed 21 people. "He was named suspect shortly after the KNKT (National Transportation Safety Committee) announced the cause...

Al-Qiyadah to be banned for degrading religion, police chief says

""We are now conducting an investigation into the case. The sect will be liable to prosecution under the penal article on degradation of religion," Sutanto said after attending a function marking the commissioning of...

Police chief asks all parties to understand forced evacuation

"Thousands of people living in high danger zones around Mt Kelud in Ngancar, Kediri district, were evacuated since last Tuesday. The evacuation was initiated after the alert status of the 1,731-meter-high volcano was...

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