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Sahako FC of Vietnam came from behind to beat Malaysian Selangor MAC 2-1 in the Group B of the AFF Futsal Cup 2022 at Terminal 21 in Korat on September 6.

The Indonesian city of Surabaya has launched a scheme that allows passengers to swap plastic waste for bus tickets, a smart solution to reduce trash and tackle traffic congestion.

Indonesian Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was completing a comprehensive feasibility study on the Jakarta-Surabaya railway.

The Jakarta International Jewellery Fair returned for its 2019 edition on April 4, drawing the participation of 50 Indonesian and foreign firms from the Republic of Korea, China, and Japan, among others.

The Indonesian police have gunned down 11 suspected criminals in an operation to free the capital, Jakarta, of street crime before the Asian Games 2018 slated for next month.

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.

At least eight people, including an infant, were killed after a two-storey boarding house in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, caught fire on May 29.

The government of Indonesia has shut down thousands of websites containing content related to extremism and terrorism.

Ideological education is the key to counter-terrorism, said Beni Sukadis, Programme Coordinator of the Indonesia Institute for Defense and Strategic Studies (Lesperssi), following a series of recent deadly terrorist attacks in Surabaya city, Indonesia.

The ASEAN foreign ministers on May 18 released a statement condemning recent terrorist attacks in Indonesia, according to the ASEAN Secretariat.

Indonesia’s anti-terror force on May 16 arrested three suspects in the outskirt of the capital city of Jakarta after a series of suicide attacks in recent days killed 32 people.

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.

Vietnam strongly condemns the recent terror attacks in Surabaya city of Indonesia, including inhuman attacks at three churches in the early morning of May 13 that left many civilians dead and injured, said the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 14 cabled messages of condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo over the recent terror attacks in Surabaya city of Indonesia, especially the bombings at three churches in the early morning of May 13 that left many civilians dead and injured.

Major cities and regions in Indonesia, including Jakarta capital, Riau islands, East Java and Bali island, have raised their security alert status to the highest level after a series of bomb attacks.

Indonesia police said on late May 13 that the three consecutive bombings at three Christian churches in Surabaya earlier the same day were conducted by a family of six, including four children aged 9 to 18.

Indonesia has set up special anti-terrorism mechanisms, including a task force to ensure security for the upcoming 18th Asian Games hosted by Indonesia’s Jakarta and Palembang cities in August.

Indonesian police killed four terror suspects in Cianjur regency of West Java province on early May 13, saying they had planned attacks in the capital city and Bandung city.

Four terrorist suspects were arrested in Surabaya, East Java, with links to the self-proclaimed Islamic State, Indonesia’s National Police Chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti said on June 15.

The 2016 Jakarta International Jewellery Fair is taking place in the Indonesian capital city from May 5-8 with nearly 100 stands from the host country and from foreign nations and territories.