House approves appointment of seven Supreme Court justicesÂ
Five arrested for investment scam, fraud in Java
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- 01Govt. asks House to delay passage of Constitutional Court Law revisionÂ
- 02House approves appointment of seven Supreme Court justicesÂ
- 0343 foreigners arrested for immigration violations in Riau Islands, Jakarta
- 04Police officer among 6 arrested for illegal mining in E. Java, S. Kalimantan
- 05Five arrested for investment scam, fraud in Java
- 06Tycoon’s brother among four to be questioned in social aid graft caseÂ
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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines on December 3 that killed at least four people and injured 50 others. The attack has raised concerns of a resurgent threat of terrorism in parts of Southeast Asia. The attack was carried out in a university gymnasium in Marawi, a city in the south of the country besieged by Islamist militants for five months in 2017. ISIS, which wields influence in the country’s south, said on Telegram its members had detonated the bomb. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned “the senseless and most heinous acts perpetrated by foreign terrorists.” Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said there were “strong indications of a foreign element” in the bombing, refusing to elaborate due to an ongoing investigation. The blast in Marawi, capital of Lanao del Sur province, followed a series of military operations against local pro-ISIS groups in the southern Philippines, where a number of Indonesian militants are also believed to be embedded. The post-pandemic period in the southern Philippines has so far been far from ideal, with a number of indications pointing to a renewed threat of ISIS-linked militancy in the…...
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East Java Bomb Hoax, 6 December 2023
Volcanic Eruption, 5 December 2023
Central Java Demo, 5 December 2023
Central Jakarta Demo Update, 5 December 2023
Central Jakarta Demo, 5 December 2023
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Reports
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Travel & Incident Management
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Indonesia News
Ministry, AGO to collaborate on 4G base station installationÂ
W. Sumatra: Death toll from Mt. Marapi eruption increases to 23
PAN endorses incumbent for E. Java gubernatorial election
House speaker reported for obstructing revision of Village Law
Survey: Widodo’s approval rating surpasses 80% in November
Narcotic raid – 5 December 2023
Clash – 5 December 2023
Assault – 5 December 2023
Social conflict – 4 December 2023
Clash – 4 December 2023
120 TNI personnel deployed for peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
Navy launches new locally-produced patrol vessels
New head of National Narcotics Agency appointed
Police officers dismissed for various offenses
Police boost cooperation with South Korea to combat cyber-crime
Jakarta reports infections linked to ‘mystery pneumonia’
Govt.: Over 515,000 HIV/AIDS cases recorded in 2023
ByteDance, GoTo to team up to save Indonesian TikTok Shop
Chery invests $16M in shared EV assembly plant in Indonesia
Govt. approves revised plan of development for Abadi LNG project
Pertamina, Karpowership forge LNG and alternative fuels alliance
Pertamina sets targets for CO2, methane and flaring cuts
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Provincial News & Assessment
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Separatism
Separatist flags raised on GAM anniversary in Aceh
SW. Papua: Wanted OPM member shot dead by security personnel
Highland Papua: Soldiers killed by separatists in Nduga
Rallies, flag-raising mark symbolic ‘Papua independence day’
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Terrorism
BNPT: 94 deported Indonesian migrants exposed to terrorism
Riau: Four terrorist suspects arrested in Dumai
Over 100 former JAD, JI members pledge allegiance to the state
W. Java: Another suspected terrorist arrested in Bogor
Australia | Indonesia | Malaysia | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand
US facing growing Middle East crisis tied to Israel-Hamas war
Chad, Mauritania pave way to dissolve G5 anti-jihadist alliance
Philippines names pro-ISIS militants in Catholic mass bombing
Israeli forces battle Hamas in main southern Gaza city
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World News
Venezuela, Guyana tensions rise over disputed oil-rich region
UK signs controversial new migration treaty with Rwanda
Kyiv opens corruption investigation into arms procurement
Gunmen kill head of right-wing group in India’s Rajasthan
Four Rohingya killed in Bangladesh refugee camp shootout
Sri Lanka to receive about $600m ADB funding post-IMF approval
Taiwan probes free China trips used to ‘influence’ election
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