DTN News: Indonesia TODAY October 21, 2010 - Indonesia Set To Continue Buying Arms From Russia

DTN News: Indonesia TODAY October 21, 2010 - Indonesia Set To Continue Buying Arms From Russia

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(NSI News Source Info) JAKARTA, Indonesia - October 21, 2010: Indonesia will continue its military-technical cooperation with Russia, the country's defense minister said on Wednesday.

Purnomo Yusgiantoro spoke after an official transfer of three Russian-made Mi-35P combat helicopters to Indonesia.

"We will continue our military-technical cooperation with Russia," the minister said, noting the high quality and reliability of Russian-made military equipment.

With the addition of the three Mi-35s, the fleet of Russian-made helicopters in service with the Indonesian Armed Forces now comprises five Mi-35 attack helicopters and six Mi-17V5 multipurpose helicopters.

Under a $300 million contract, signed in 2007, Russia recently completed the delivery of three Su-30MK2 and three Su-27SKM fighters to Jakarta in addition to two Su-27SK and two Su-30MK fighters purchased in 2003.

"Our current priority is to create a full-size squadron of Su fighter jets comprising 16 aircraft," Yusgiantoro said.

There are several other prospective areas of military-technical cooperation both countries were eager to pursue, Yusgiantoro said, without elaborating.

According to media reports, Russia and South Korea are competing in the second round of a tender for the supply of two submarines to Indonesia.

Jakarta became one of Russia's main arms customers in 1999 when the United States tightened an embargo on arms sales to the country over alleged human rights violations.

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DTN News: Indonesia TODAY August 29, 2010 - Volcano Quiet For 400 Years Erupts In Indonesia

DTN News: Indonesia TODAY August 29, 2010 - Volcano Quiet For 400 Years Erupts In Indonesia Source: DTN News / AP

(NSI News Source Info) JAKARTA, Indonesia - August 29, 2010: A volcano in western Indonesia spewed hot lava and sand high into the sky early Sunday in its first eruption in 400 years. Government volcanologist Surono, who uses only one name, said Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province started rumbling a few days ago and the minor morning eruption had mostly stopped. It sent sand and ash up to a mile (1.5 kilometers) high but lava only moved near its crater. It caused no major damage and "only dust covered plants and trees," he said. He said Mount Sinabung last erupted in 1600, so observers don't know the volcano's eruption pattern and are monitoring it closely for more activity. Evacuations on the volcano's slopes started Friday at the first signs of activity. Up to 10,000 people who fled are staying in government buildings, houses of worship and other evacuation centers in two nearby towns. The government has distributed 7,000 masks to refugees and set up public kitchens so people can cook food, said Priyadi Kardono, spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency. Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, is on the so-called "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.

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DTN News: Indonesia TODAY March 15, 2010 ~ Islamic Group Protests Obama's Visit To Indonesia

DTN News: Indonesia TODAY March 15, 2010 ~ Islamic Group Protests Obama's Visit To Indonesia Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) JAKARTA, Indonesia - March 15, 2010: Thousands of followers of a conservative Islamic group held peaceful demonstrations Sunday in several Indonesian cities against the planned visit of President Barack Obama. Indonesian members of Hizbut Tahrir, a conservative Islamic group, march during a protest against the planned visit of U.S. President Barack Obama outside the U.S. consulate in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Obama is scheduled to travel later this month to the world's most populous Muslim country where he lived as a boy. Writings on the banner mean "reject Obama visit" and call him "colonialist." Witnesses and police said members of the Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir protested in East Java's provincial capital of Surabaya, South Sulawesi's capital of Makassar and three other cities. The group, an international network which believes Muslims should unite in a single global state governed by Islamic law, urged the Indonesian government to reject the American leader's trip, scheduled for late March. "We know Obama spent his childhood in Indonesia, but as president his policy contradicts the people's interests in Indonesia," protest organizer Nasrudin said in Makassar. Hundreds of police monitored the protests, which drew around 2,000 people outside the U.S. Consulate in Surabaya and another 2,000 in the streets of Makassar. No violence was reported. Dozens of demonstrators also rallied in the Java city of Yogyakarta, the West Kalimantan town of Pontianak and the eastern town of Mataram. Men and women wearing black veils held up yellow banners reading "Reject the visit of Obama" as they marched in the streets of the two larger cities. "He doesn't work for a peaceful world ... on the contrary, Obama is the same as George Bush, who has destroyed the Muslim world in Iraq and Afghanistan. Therefore we have to reject the visit of Obama to Indonesia," said Nasrudin, who, like many Indonesians, uses only one name. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation. Most of its nearly 200 million Muslims practice a moderate form of the faith. The country's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, and its second largest, Muhamadyah, have both welcomed Obama's visit.

DTN News: Indonesia TODAY March 10, 2010 ~ Indonesian Police Gun Down Suspected Terrorist, Four More Arrested

DTN News: Indonesia TODAY March 10, 2010 ~ Indonesian Police Gun Down Suspected Terrorist, Four More Arrested Source: DTN News / Bernama (NSI News Source Info) JAKARTA, Indonesia - March 10, 2010: Indonesian police today gunned down a man suspected to be a member of a terrorist group and arrested four others in two separate locations in Pemulang, Tengerang, Banten. The group, believed to have links with a terrorist network in Aceh Besar, was sought after by police for the past few days. Indonesian Police Headquarters Public Relations Division chief Edward Aritonang told reporters this evening that the man was shot at his house in Jalan Siliwangi, Tengerang, for defying police orders and firing at police during the raid. They also found a revolver loaded with five bullets, 12 live bullets and an empty shell in the house. "The suspect fired a shot at police but did not hit his target, prompting the police to retaliate," said Aritonang, adding that a woman and three children were also detained to help facilitate investigations. Meanwhile, police also arrested four other suspects in Jalan Setiabudi, Pamulang, Tengerang today. --MORE POLICE-TERRORIST 2 (LAST) JAKARTA Aritonang said all five suspects were believed to be terrorists involved in the supply of fire arms and fund contributors in Aceh Besar. Their discovery was possible with information received from other terrorist suspects, arrested in Aceh Besar, several days ago. The police had earlier shot dead three terrorists and arrested 14 others in a large-scale operation in Aceh Besar. Last week, two terrorist suspects were arrested separately in Bandung, West Java and another here, who were also believed to be linked to the group. Meanwhile, Indonesian Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto was quoted by Antara news agency today as saying that there was no change of plans to US President Barack Obama's visit to Indonesia, despite the arrest of terrorists. Obama is scheduled to visit Indonesia from March 20 to 22.

DTN News: Indonesia TODAY March 8, 2010 ~ Indonesia Says Raids Will Not Affect Obama Visit

DTN News: Indonesia TODAY March 8, 2010 ~ Indonesia Says Raids Will Not Affect Obama Visit Source: DTN News / AFP (NSI News Source Info) JAKARTA, Indonesia - March 8, 2010: Indonesia said Monday that raids against militants in Aceh province would not affect US President Barack Obama's planned visit to the country this month as police rounded up more terror suspects. "The operations have been managed well, the suspects were arrested and the weapons seized, so Obama's visit won't be affected," security ministry anti-terror chief Ansyaad Mbai told AFP. Indonesia says raids will not affect Obama visit In an update to reporters, police said 16 suspects had been charged under anti-terrorism laws since a major raid late February on an extremist training facility in a remote region of Aceh province in the north of the island of Sumatra. "Sixteen (suspects) were arrested and three died," national police chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri said. Two of them were suspected of supplying firearms and were arrested in West Java and the capital Jakarta. "What's clear is that this has nothing to do with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). This is purely a group that is preparing something," Danuri said, referring to the former Aceh separatist group which rules the restive province under a 2005 peace-for-autonomy deal. The hunt for other suspected militants was ongoing, Danuri added. Police have said three policemen were killed after an intense exchange of gunfire on Thursday. In the February 22 raid, police found rifles, Malaysian military uniforms and propaganda material including videos of the 2002 bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali which killed more than 200 people. Police have said previously those arrested were "strongly suspected" of being part of regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, which has been blamed for multiple attacks across Indonesia.