Indonesia's National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand strengthened their counterterrorism commitment through the 2nd meeting of the Joint Working Group on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism.
Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam received Chief of Staff of the Chinese People's Armed Police Zhou Jianguo in Hanoi on November 21.
Indonesia pursued an initiative to improve counterterrorism strategies with partners and ASEAN countries through the 19th Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) Working Group on Counter Terrorism which took place on May 18 in Bali, Indonesia.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will appoint Police Commissioner General Rycko Amelza as head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) and Dito Ariotedjo as Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi discussed several cooperation programmes in the fields of green energy, economy, and counterterrorism during talks with her Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod.
The Philippine military said on September 28 that its joint defence and security activities with US forces, including annual combat exercises, will increase next year.
The Ministry of Defence of Singapore on June 27 held a summit discussing impacts of new technologies on security and national defence, along with measures to cope with new risks brought by technology development.
Malaysian Minister of Defence Mohamad Sabu and his Australian counterpart Marise Payne on June 25 had a closed-door meeting within the inaugural Malaysia-Australia High Level Committee on Defence Cooperation (HLC) meeting at Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base in Butterworth.
The elite counterterrorism squad Densus 88 of Indonesia’s National Police has foiled a bombing plot in a raid on a university campus in Pekanbaru city of Riau province, according to local police.
Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the practicality of topics discussed at the 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, at a press briefing after the event concluded in central Da Nang city on November 11.
The Philippines and the US have agreed to conduct 261 joint military activities next year, as the Philippines is pursuing warmer relations with its ally, a high-ranking Philippine officer announced on October 5.
The US Embassy in Manila, the Philippines, announced on September 15 that the US will launch a joint anti-terrorism drill with the Philippines in the Southeast Asian country and Hawaii within September.
James Nachipo, Chairman of the APEC Counter Terrorism Working Group (CTWG), stressed that terrorism is a hard issue that requires more work and cooperation in the APEC region.
Indonesia’s counterterrorism squad has arrested four suspected Islamic militants who were trying to establish a jihadist training camp in eastern Indonesia.
Indonesia’s counterterrorism police arrested two IS linked militants who allegedly planned bomb attacks at prominent places in Jakarta, including the Myanmar Embassy and government buildings
India and Singapore have held the first dialogue between their defence ministers as they agreed to enhance the scale and complexity of existing bilateral military interaction, India’s PTI news agency
Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) requested increasing its 2017 budget by over 50 percent to 826.38 billion Rp (62.5 million USD) to intensify its duties, the Jakarta Post reported.
