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Ali Makhmudin at the Jakarta Court. (Source: AFP) Hanoi (VNA) – A court in Indonesia sentenced a person who supports the so-called Islamic State (IS) organisation eight years in jail for playing a role in a suicide bomb attack in Jakarta earlier this year. Ali Makhmudin, 41, was the latest extremist sentenced for his involvement in the attack. He was accused of violating Indonesia’s anti-terror law. Ali Makhmudin, who once pledged his allegiance to the IS in 2014, prepared bombs used in the Jakarta attack in January, which killed eight people. is also the first big one in Indonesia in the past seven years. Jakarta Court’s ruling, Ali Makhmudin was a terrorist and was sentenced eight years in jail. Although he was not directly involved in the attack, his acts caused worries among the community and violated the government’s anti-terror programme. VNA … [Read more...] about Indonesia sentences bomb attacker eight years in jail

Indonesia will tighten security before, during and after Christmas and New Year holidays across the country.(Photo: Reuters) Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia will tighten security before, during and after Christmas and New Year holidays across the country amid possible terrorist strikes and other security disturbances. Indonesian Military Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said on December 13 that a total of 117,000 personnel, including over 17,000 from the military, would be dispatched to religious buildings, shopping centers and tourism destinations where people would gather to ensure a safe holiday season. According to Indonesian Chief Security Minister Mahfud MD, the Indonesian government has been taking precautionary measures over possible terrorist threats for Christmas' Eve and New Year's Eve. "Possible terrorist threats and torching down of religious buildings must be immediately anticipated," the minister said. The Indonesian police would increase security activities … [Read more...] about Indonesia to tighten security during Christmas, New Year holidays

Indonesia's economy is forecast to grow at a slower rate in the first quarter of this year. (Source: asia-first.com) Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia's economy is forecast to grow at a slower rate in the first quarter of this year despite the government's efforts to boost buying power and exports. Indonesian Chief Economic Minister Darmin Nasution said on March 19 that he estimated the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in the first three months will grow lower than 5.01 percent, the pace recorded in the same period last year. Nasution explained that the country's harvest season of rice will take place in April, instead of March, reducing contributions of the farming sector to the national economy. The government has decided not to raise fuel price in the first quarter and would keep electricity prices steady by year end, in an effort to boost people’s buying power in the country where consumption accounts for over half of GDP growth. Nasution said credit … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s Q1 GDP forecast to grow lower than 5.01 pct

Photo taken at the bus station on May 25, 2017 (Source: EPA/VNA) Jakarta (VNA) - An Indonesian court on April 9 jailed the mastermind behind last year’s suicide bombings at a Jakarta bus station for nine years. Kiki Muhamad Iqbal was convicted of organising the twin bombings, and mobilising others to participate in the bombings that killed three police officers and injured 12 at Kampung Melayu bus station, according to the North Jakarta court. This was the second attack linked to the Islamic State (IS) in Indonesia over the past two years. In January 2016, four IS-linked militants mounted a gun-and-bomb attack at a busy intersection outside a Starbucks cafe in central Jakarta, killing themselves and four others. The mastermind of that attack, Aman Abdurrahman - said to be the ideological leader of IS loyalists in Indonesia - is also on trial. Indonesia’s parliament is currently deliberating revisions to anti-terrorism laws that would broaden the definition of … [Read more...] about Indonesia jails bus station bombing mastermind for nine years

Indonesia strengthens security after a series of bombings (Source: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s police on May 15 shot dead a militant and arrested 13 others suspected of links to suicide bombings in Surabaya city on on May 13 and 14, which left at least 20 dead and many others injured. Surabaya police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera said the militant died in a shootout in the city with counter-terrorism police. Meanwhile, 13 suspects were arrested during raids in Surabaya and its neighbouring cities of Malang and Pasuruan. On May 13, three Christian churches in Surabaya were hit by bombings, with the perpetrators identified to be members of a family, including four children aged nine to 18. The bombings were followed by a bomb explosion in an apartment building in East Java’s Sidoarjo town in the evening, which killed a mother and her 17-year-old son. The father was holding a trigger to another bomb when police arrived. He was shot dead before he could … [Read more...] about Indonesia: one shot dead, 13 arrested with suspected links to bombings