Jakarta – The United States administration has supported the Indonesian government's plan to establish a tougher antiterror body and counterterrorism legislations, but said it has no in

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Large-scale raids to find those responsible for the latest Bali bombings have caused unease among some sections of the public, and those who feel they have been

Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, will monitor Islamic boarding schools as part of its effort to fight militant violence and suicide bombings, Vice President Jusuf Kal

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – A noted human rights activist lashed out on Tuesday at the government's move to compromise on individual basic rights in its fight against terrorism.

Anton Aliabbas, Jakarta – Many people have been shocked by the government's plans to imitate the New Order regime in combating terrorism.

Jakarta – In implementing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's verbal request to the TNI (Indonesian military) to take effective measures to prevent, combat and act against terrorism, t

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Jakarta – Indonesia may strengthen its anti-terrorism law following suicide bombings at three crowded Bali restaurants that police say indicate an al-Qaida-linked militant group is adop

Greg Barton – Three years after the horror of the first Bali bombing and four years after the shock of the September 11 attacks, most Australians are mystified about why doubts about Je

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Defense and intelligence analysts are ruing poor team work among intelligence units and unpopular government policies for a string of terrorist attacks tha

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Emmy Kuswandari, Jakarta – The minister of defense, Juwono Sudarsono, says that the civilian authorities are not yet strong enough to ensure political stability and national security.

Today – as you would almost certainly know – is the third anniversary of the first Bali bombing and our major report tonight provides an alarming twist to the ongoing terror campaign be

Muhammad Nur Hayid, Jakarta – The plan to reactivate the territorial commands (Koter) down to the village level continues to spark polemic.

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – Debate is stirring among government officials following President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's request that the Indonesian Military (TNI) actively help crack down

Nala Edwin, Jakarta – The public is being encouraged to study and be on guard against the TNI's (Indonesian military) efforts to revive the territorial commands (Koter) as a means to pr

John Aglionby – Indonesian police today announced the first arrest in connection with the October 1 Bali suicide bombings in which 23 people, including the attackers, were killed.

Banda Aceh – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) opposes the current discourse on the reactivation of the territorial commands (Koter) by the TNI (Indonesian military) as a resp

Jakarta – Vice President Yusuf Kalla said on Sunday the government cannot ban Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), an Islamic militant group blamed for a series of terror bombs in Indonesia, arguing

Mike Casey, Bali – Investigators desperate for a breakthrough in the Bali terrorist attacks on Saturday dropped thousands of photos of the two suspected masterminds over a city close to

Tomi Soetjipto, Kuta Beach – Police questioned more witnesses in the Bali backpack bombings on Saturday after narrowly failing to capture a key suspect in a series of blasts in Indonesi

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – A top antiterror official has voiced support for the Indonesian Military (TNI)'s controversial plan to reactivate its territorial function to help curb terroris

A'an Suryana, Jakarta – The role of the Babinsa, non-commissioned officers assigned to villages, is again in the spotlight, following the Indonesian Military (TNI) chief's suggestion th

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – The al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) organization once again has its footprints all over a series of suicide bomb blasts on the Indonesian resort island of B

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – A human rights watchdog has called on the government to reform the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) following the failure to prevent a series of bom

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Mark Forbes, Denpasar – Police have launched raids on Jemaah Islamiah strongholds across Indonesia in a widening hunt for members of the suicide cell that launched last weekend's bomb a

Denpasar – Bali's Hindus celebrated one of their holiest days and its Muslims began the fasting month of Ramadan as police vowed to "work around the clock" to solve the weekend bombings

As the hunt continues for those responsible for the weekend attacks, security officials say there is no doubt the bombings point to the handiwork of two men.

An Australian counter-terrorism expert says that Jemaah Islamiah has the capacity to continue its pattern of bomb attacks in Indonesia for years to come.

Fabio Scarpello, Bali – With experts fairly certain that Saturday's bombings were a repeat of the October 2002 attacks on this tourist resort by the Jemaah Islamiyah, the big question i

Heru Margianto – A number of non-government organisations (NGO) have questioned the performance of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) and the Indonesian police following the bombing in

Gary LaMoshi, Denpasar – In anticipation of my annual October 12 Bali bombing anniversary column, I talked to Gede Wijaya, head of the Bali Government Tourism Office a couple of weeks a

Jakarta – Stringent condemnations poured in on Sunday over the latest blasts that killed at least 26 people on the resort island of Bali, with Muslim leaders appealing to authorities to

Jakarta – The economy – already facing inflationary pressures from soaring oil prices – may be further hurt by the latest bombings in Bali, according to a minister, who predicts they co

Bombs exploded in three packed tourist restaurants on the Indonesian island of Bali killing at least 32 people and injuring over 100, just days before the third anniversary of the night

Irwan Firdaus, Bali – Indonesia said Sunday it suspected two al-Qaida fugitives of masterminding the suicide bombings of crowded restaurants in tourist resorts on the Indonesian island

Chronology of major terrorist attacks in Indonesia dating back to 2000.

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – A senior judge in the world's most populous Islamic country, declaring that "killing is a big thing in the eyes of God, blood must be paid with blood", sentenced

Ruslan Sangadji, Poso – The peace was again shattered in the Central Sulawesi city of Poso on Saturday night when a homemade bomb exploded injuring four people.

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Future terror attacks in Indonesia may be less professional and even less well-executed than in the past, with Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) facing dissension over how t

Mark Forbes, Jakarta – Another big terrorist attack is imminent in Indonesia, its President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has warned.

Michael Casey, Jakarta – A militant cleric jailed for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings will be among 53,000 inmates receiving sentence reductions to mark Indonesia's independence day,

Canberra – Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network bankrolled last year's bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, a key militant charged for the attack told Indonesian police, the

James Balowski, Jakarta – After criticisms that intelligence agencies had failed to prevent a May 28 deadly bomb blast at a crowded market in central Sulawesi, President Susilo Bambang

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Several Muslim militants have been arrested in Indonesia in connection with a series of bloody attacks on Western targets in the country in recent years, police and media reports said F

Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has appealed to Indonesia's Supreme Court to overturn his conviction and 30-month jail term for involvement in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings.

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono last week ordered the country's governors to revive the Regional Intelligence Coordinating Body (Bakorinda), a netwo

Jakarta – Indonesian police found a partly assembled explosive device at a south Jakarta train station on Wednesday and a bomb squad was called in to dismantle it, a spokesman said.