South Korea backs shifting Indonesia’s capital to East Kalimantan
Jakarta: South Korea has lent its support to moving the capital of Indonesia from Jakarta to East Kalimantan. “I think we should look at the most important reason behind President Joko Widodo’s decision on the transfer of the capital city,” South Korean Ambassador to Indonesia Kim Chang- beom told Indonesian news agency ANTARA. “The […]
Indonesia to shift capital from Jakarta to East Kalimantan
Jakarta: Indonesia will build a new capital in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo island. The decision taken by the Joko Widodo (Jokowi) government was based on a three-year study conducted by the government. “The results of the studies have concluded that the ideal location for a new capital city would be part of […]
Greater Jakarta plunges into darkness following major blackout
Jakarta: A major blackout has darkened Indonesia’s Greater Jakarta and West Java where thousands of homes and public facilities as well as transportation lines were affected. The electricity outage on Sunday was attributed by Indonesia state electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to problems at several power stations on Java. According to the […]
[Indonesia Report] Police detains 9 Al Qaeda Indonesia terrorist suspects
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Indonesian police named 9 terror suspects declared themselves as group of Al Qaeda Indonesia, according to report by Kompas.com. They are now being detained in Indonesian Mobile Brigade Corps Headquarter, Kelapa Dua, Depok in West Java Province. The 9 suspects were arrested on the anti-terror raids last week held by Indonesian Counter-terrorism Squad, Detachment 88, in several […]
[Indonesia Report] Nine terrorist suspects arrested in major cities
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Indonesia Counter-terrorism Squad, Detachment 88, arrested another terrorist suspect in Mondokan Village in Solo, Indonesia on Sunday (Sept 30). Indonesian police and army forces seized the location around 11 a.m. local time to clear the crime scene when Detachment 88 arrested JP, Kompas, Indonesia Mass Media, reported. According to a local resident, Tini, JP house […]
[Indonesia Report] Protests against anti-Islam film cause closure of U.S. embassy
![[Indonesia Report] Protests against anti-Islam film cause closure of U.S. embassy](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F09%2F171507_demo-film-innocence-of-muslims-di-depan-kedubes-as_663_382.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Protests against anti-Islam film cause closure of U.S. embassy")
Friday (Sept 21) United States Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, was closed due to protest by some groups of Indonesians against the film of ‘Innocence of Muslims’. Indonesian’s faction of Justice Prosperous Party (PKS)’s meeting, scheduled on Friday (sept 21), with United States Ambassador to Indonesia was cancelled due to the protesting. “Today PKS faction should have […]
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