Terrorism in Indonesia

19 Jun 2011

Vancouver

19 Jun 2011

When Indonesian radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir spoke for the final time last month at his terrorism trial, he continued his venomous rants against the United States, accusing it of waging...

five Ws

8 Oct 2009

Who?

Noordin Mohamed Top was buried in his boyhood village in Malaysia last Friday. Indonesian police killed him last month, ending a manhunt that lasted for years.

Bali moves on, but ghosts still linger

12 Oct 2008

I was close by when it happened. I rushed to the scene soon after the blast and helped with the rescue operations. Sometimes I still think about it.'

War of words

25 Mar 2008

For a former weapons expert and military trainer in Southeast Asia's most lethal terror group, Nasir Abbas is surprisingly charming.

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Muslims will rule the world, says alleged JI commander

Tucked away in a corner of the Indonesian police's elite Mobile Brigade headquarters is an inconspicuous, single-storey...

Anti-terror police now set sights on Asia's most wanted militant

Abu Dujana - shot in the thigh during his arrest to stop him escaping - was seized by Indonesian crack anti-terror agencies, Detachment 88 and the Anti-Bomb Squad, on June 9 in Banyumas, central...

New terror unit set up to target police: official

Regional terror network Jemaah Islamiah has recovered from the death of its master bomb maker, Malaysian Azahari Husin, and established a wing dedicated to targeting Indonesia's anti-terror...

Islamist leaders divided on tough stance by police

Abu Bakar Bashir proposes jihad in Poso as tensions simmer

Two of Indonesia's most outspoken radical Islamic leaders are at loggerheads over the police's tough stance in Poso, the...

Sense of betrayal at Bashir ruling understandable

Investigators of organised crimes against society such as terrorism or drug trafficking are never really happy unless they can catch the Mr Bigs who pull the strings behind the scenes and lock...

Charting the evolution of Jemaah Islamiah

Soon after attacking Afghanistan and toppling the Taleban regime, the United States opened 'the second front' in the global war against terrorism, Southeast Asia. That was February 2002.