University students represent the talent pool that will help build Indonesia's future, but extremists see them as potential recruits, two experts told Khabar.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack that traumatized Najmudeen Uma's family, though police have detained a suspected local member of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) separatist movement. Investigations are proceeding.
Besides helping the community and learning valuable problem-solving and other skills, participants also build friendships that transcend cultural and religious barriers.
"Juruh", or the ability to resist corruption, is key to the agency's long-term mission, a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency commander told Khabar.
Two former associates of alleged Bali bomb maker Umar Patek testified that funds from al-Qaeda paid for the Mitsubishi used in the lethal 2002 attack.
Mines planted by suspected insurgents threaten the loss of a corn crop.
Jiang Hua's killing in Peshawar may be linked to the deaths of Muslims in China.
An Islamic studies expert details the situations that cause violent extremists to question their assumptions.
Suspects used travel agency airport privileges to sneak drugs through customs, authorities say.
Country urges vigilance but says business will go ahead as normal following an early morning blast that blew out windows and set cars ablaze.
Government, civil groups and leaders of Islamic organisations oppose the use of violence by Indonesia's FPI.
Ahead of the 2002 Bali bombing's 10th anniversary, Indonesian police killed five suspected militants who allegedly planned robberies around the island to fund terrorist acts.
Khabar Southeast Asia spoke with Malaysian maritime enforcement official Captain Ibrahim Mohamed about a recently foiled attempt to smuggle Pakistani migrants.
Emergency measures are now in effect for another three months as a result of recent violence in Thailand's volatile south, officials announced.
As ivory seizures reach an all-time high, attitudes about the illegal trade in elephant tusks are slowly changing in Malaysia.
Can soccer tame ethnic violence in prison? A new TV series raises the question.
Hendi Suhartono's slide into violent extremism garnered him a 12-year jail term, prompting sobs from a woman reported to be his mother.
Five years after its founding, the Young Muslims Project is giving Kuala Lumpur's youth a platform for discussion on faith and life.
The visiting Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation had sharp words for the Islamic Defenders' Front, an Indonesian group that has raised a furor with its strong-arm tactics.
A reduction in insurgent violence could mean a relaxation of emergency measures, according to the country's deputy prime minister.
At some point during his university days, Pepi Fernando's life took a dark turn.
At the first national fashion week in Indonesia, designers sought to fuse traditional textiles and styles with international flavour to a wider audience.
A UN narcotics report warns Indonesia and Thailand over spiralling ecstasy and meth abuse and production.
Don't allow homecoming extremists to import their brand of jihad from Syria, cleric warns.
![A student reads the Qur'an before morning prayers during Ramadan at the Al-Mukmin Islamic boarding school in Java. In recent years, analysts say, extremist groups have begun to target universities in addition to boarding schools as a site for recruiting potential terrorists. [Reuters/Beawiharta]](/shared/images/2012/03/30/130331_AMI_ID_PEPI-150_100.jpg)
![Awatika Uma, 14, and her father, Narathiwat politician Najmudeen Uma, spoke to reporters following an early-morning bomb attack Friday (March 30th) at their home in Rangae District. Two M79 bombs caused extensive property damage and frightened the politician's family. [Bangnara/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/30/120331-STEPHEN_PMATTACK_TH-150_100.jpg)
![Students drawn from Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla provinces in Thailand participate in Yala Municipality's youth employment camp. Over 43 days, the students learn cross-cultural teamwork and tolerance, while also earning extra pay to finance their educations. [Photo courtesy of Samila Naranode]](/shared/images/2012/03/29/120330-STEPHEN_YALACAMP_TH-150_100.jpg)
![During a night time patrol on February 2nd, 2012, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) agents board a boat thought to be carrying smuggled goods. [Grace Chen/Khabar Southeast Asia]](/shared/images/2012/03/28/120329_GRACE_MY_MMEA1-150_100.jpg)
![Bomb-making suspect Umar Patek is shown under heavy police escort in Bali, October 2011 during a re-enactment of the 2002 Bali bombings. In testimony on March 22nd, witness Idris testified that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network funded the bombing mission, funneling $30,000 to Jemaah Islamiyah regional leader Mukhlas. [Zul Edoardo/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/27/120328-OKTOFANI_ID_PATEK-150_100.jpg)
![Police last week cleared mines from a cornfield in the village of Prawai in southern Thailand. Directed by Police Captain Thana Wechanukro, third from left, and Chaiyot Neumake, Tak Bai chief district administrator, the sweep allowed local farmers to harvest their crop. [Photo courtesy of Bangnara ]](/shared/images/2012/03/26/120327-ROB_STEPHEN1-TH-150_100.jpg)
![Pakistani authorities examine the passport of Jiang Hua, a Chinese national who was killed in Pakistan on February 28th. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for her killing. [Javed Khan]](/shared/images/2012/03/23/120324-PAK_CHINESE-150_100.jpg)
![Former Jemaah Islamiyah leader Nasir Abbas gives a statement during the trial of radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir in Jakarta on December 21st, 2004. Nasir, who renounced violence and now works to educate other Muslims on a non-violent interpretation of jihad, is only one example of the many extremists who have recanted after a traumatic event or rethinking of scripture. [Reuters/Supri]](/shared/images/2012/03/23/120324_LAUREN_ID_REGRET-150_100.jpg)
![Travellers walk through Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). On February 14th, Malaysian authorities arrested the owner of a travel agency who allegedly used her special airport access to smuggle millions of dollars of drugs into Malaysia. Two of her employees were nabbed at the KLIA baggage section on February 14th. (Bazuki Muhammad /Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/22/120323-GRACE_AIRPORT_MY-150_100.jpg)
![Police conduct investigations near the Indonesian Embassy in Paris where a package bomb exploded on Wednesday (March 21st). The package was discovered by an employee who removed it from the building on Rue Cortambert in Paris's 16th arrondissement. [Benoit Tessier/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/21/120322-ROB_EMBASSYFR_ID-150_100.jpg)
![Members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) shout slogans during a Jakarta street rally. Muslim community groups in Indonesia have called for the group to stop harassing citizens. [Supri/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/20/120321-AMI_FPI_ID-150_100.jpg)
![Members of an Indonesian forensics team inspect the Bali villa where police killed five suspected militants on Sunday (March 18th). Counterterrorism officials said Monday (March 20th) the suspects had identified and surveyed targets they were planning to attack. [Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/19/120320_ROB_BALIFIGHT1_ID-150_100.jpg)
![Officers of the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency speak with a Pakistani woman and her two daughters, apprehended January 31st, 2012 as they were being smuggled to Indonesia. [Photo courtesy of the MMEA]](/shared/images/2012/03/16/120317_GRACE_MY_PAKSMUGGLE-150_100.jpg)
![The roadside bombing of Thai soldiers by suspected militants in Thailand's southern Narathiwat province was one of several recent attacks that led to Tuesday's (March 13th) decision to extend a state of emergency in the area by three months. [Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/15/120316-ROB_TH_INSURGENCY1-150_100.jpg)
![A Malaysian customs officer carries elephant tusks that were seized in Port Klang outside Kuala Lumpur on December 13th, 2011. [Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/14/120315_GRACE_MY_IVORY-150_100.jpg)
![In the Indonesian television series "Tim Bui" (The Prison Team), violent prison gangs -- Javanese versus Batak -- start building reluctant alliances when they compete in a soccer league. [Photo: Courtesy of Search for Common Ground]](/shared/images/2012/03/13/120314_PRADIPTA_ID_TIMBUI-150_100.jpg)
![Extremist groups have infiltrated universities in order to lure new recruits, experts warn. [Dwi Oblo/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/12/120313-SUHARTONO-photo_ID-150_100.jpg)
![Amin, a dancer for Madonna, entertains members of the Young Muslims Project (YMP) at an Open Circle event held by the group. Amin, a Frenchman who converted to Islam, claims to have had discussions about faith with the singer. [Photo: Courtesy of Young Muslims Project]](/shared/images/2012/03/08/120309-HANA_MY_YMP1-150_100.jpg)
![Organisation of Islamic Co-operation Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has questioned the Islamic Defenders' Front's (FPI) claim to be acting on behalf of Islam. [Chip East/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/08/120309-ROB_MY_FANI1-150_100.jpg)
![Thai police suspect drug traffickers of hiring insurgent groups to carry out terror attacks, including a series of bombings near the Thailand-Malaysia border in September 2011. [Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/07/120308-PATTANI1_TH-150_100.jpg)
![Indonesian police display evidence recovered from the houses of suspects linked to attempted bombing plots last spring. Pepi Fernando, considered the mastermind of the alleged terror cell, was sentenced on Monday. [Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/06/120307-ROB_FERNANDO1-150_100.jpg)
![Designs by Indonesian Muslim-wear maven Dian Pelangi, shown here during Jakarta Fashion Week in November 2011, were also a hit this past weekend (February 23-26, 2012) at Indonesia Fashion Week 2012. Around 200 fashion designers and 400 brands showcased their collections at the event, which is a trade event featuring ready-to-wear fashion, shoes and accessories by local designers and small-to-medium enterprises. [Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/05/120306-LAUREN_ID_FASH1-150_100.jpg)
![A Thai policeman guards bags of methamphetamine pills during the 40th Destruction of Confiscated Narcotics ceremony in Ayutthaya province, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok on September 17th, 2011. A UN study released Tuesday highlighted growing meth and ecstasy production and abuse in Thailand and Indonesia. [Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/03/01/120302_LAUREN_IDTH_DRUGS-150_100.jpg)
![Iranians sit on a boat at Denspar's Benoa port on May 12th, 2013. They were among 95 asylum seekers from Iran arrested by Indonesian marine police while sailing through nearby Badung strait. [Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP]](/shared/images/2014/02/15/140215_ANDHIKA_SAMUEL_IRANIAN_VISA_VG1-100_67.jpg)
![Indonesia's Election Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu) opens a Jakarta forum involving religious leaders January 22nd. [Yenny Herawati/Khabar]](/shared/images/2014/02/14/140214_YENNY_MUSLIM_VOTING_VG1-100_67.jpg)
![Imlek Festival goers in Solo celebrate the Chinese New Year. The festival went from January 23rd through January 29th. [Yenny Herawati/Khabar]](/shared/images/2014/02/13/140205_YENNY_ID_IMLEX_VG1-100_67.jpg)
![Opposition forces prepare to storm the headquarters of the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters in Aleppo, Syria on January 7th. Indonesian jihadists are among 8,000 foreigners fighting in the Syrian civil war. [Medo Halab/AFP]](/shared/images/2014/02/12/140203_ISMIRA_OKKY_ID_SYRIAN_JIHADIST_RETURNED_VG1-100_67.jpg)
![Typhoon Haiyan survivors prepare to board Australian and US C-130 aircraft departing storm-ravaged Tacloban on November 18th. [Photo courtesy of US Marines]](/shared/images/2013/11/26/131126-FORUM_TYPHOON2PE1_PP-270_180.jpg)