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Indonesian Police Kill 2 Suspected Militants

Friday, 12 March 2010 21:12

Banda Aceh, VOI News - Police hunting members of a new terrorist group in western Indonesia fatally shot two suspects and arrested six others at a security checkpoint Friday, an official said.  On Tuesday, the group’s alleged leader, Dulmatin, was shot dead near Jakarta.   Police killed two of eight suspects who fled from a bus that was stopped at a checkpoint 14 miles (23 kilometers) west of the Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh, provincial police chief Maj. Gen. Aditya Warman said.  There was a 15-minute gunbattle before the remaining six suspects surrendered and were arrested, Warman said. Police seized five assault rifles from the suspects, he said.

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United States Secret Service Meet Bali Police

Friday, 12 March 2010 18:02

Jakarta, VOI News - Fifteen security personnel from the United States Secret Service held a meeting on Friday (12/3) with Bali Provincial Police officers to discuss security for US presidential entourage during the state visit of President Barack Obama scheduled later this month. The closed meeting was held at the Bali Police headquarters police spokesman informed earlier this week that US Secret Service have started inspection on several sites in the island slated to be visited by President Obama. In an unusual security protocol, reporters were barred from the main building of the Bali Police Headquarters where they regularly moved freely in the compound and no opportunity given by the US security team for local press to ask questions about the meeting.

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TNI and Polri Held an Anti Terror Joint Exercise

Thursday, 11 March 2010 18:47

Jakarta, VOI News - The Indonesian Military (TNI)  and Indonesian Police (POLRI) held an anti terror joint exercise to overcome a possible terrorism action in Indonesia.  The cooperation is a follow up of previous joint exercise done by the Indonesian Military and Police. Commander of Indonesian Military, General TNI Joko Santoso  to media after  the opening  ceremony  of the joint exercise code name  "Waspada Nusa II" Thursday in National Monument Square, Jakarta emphasized that this exercise aimed to know more about the readiness  of Indonesian Military (TNI) and Police (POLRI)'s anti terror troops in overcoming terrorist's attack.

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Detonators, Weapons Seized in Indonesia Anti-Terror Raids

Thursday, 11 March 2010 10:30

Jakarta, VOI News - Indonesian police said Wednesday they had seized three remote-controlled bomb detonators at the Internet cafe on Jakarta’s outskirts where fugitive militant leader Dulmatin was killed.

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Bank Indonesia Lifts Economic Growth Forecast

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 07:13

Jakarta, VOI News - Central bank deputy governor Hartadi A Sarwono believes that based on first-quarter results, the country may see 5.6 percent gross domestic product growth in 2010, higher than the bank’s earlier 5.2 percent forecast, he said on Monday. "The economy was likely to expand 5.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, up from the previous expectation of 4.8 percent", said Hartadi. 

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President Yudhoyono leaves for Australia

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 07:04

Jakarta, VOI News - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Madame Ani Yudhoyono Monday night at 10.05 pm left for Australia for a state visit until Thursday and for Papua New Guinea after that.  The President and party left Halim Perdanakusuma airport aboard a presidential plane. They are expected to arrive at Fairbaim airbase in Canberra at 9am on Tuesday. Included in the presidential entourage were Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Andi Mallarangeng, Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam, Environment Minister Muhammad Gusti Hatta, Trade Minister Marie Elka Pangestu, Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro and Investment Coordinating Board chief Gita Wirjawan.

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