Repeated attacks against teachers, school directors and students trigger an outcry from the local community for urgent action against the insurgents.
A string of recent terrorist incidents elsewhere in Indonesia has not impacted the tourist industry in Bali, where the risk is considered low. But Balinese are taking no chances when it comes to security.
Publicly called a prostitute, teen girl apparently chose death to escape the humiliation.
A team of legal experts says judges' verdict was based on allegations, not evidence, in the test case for Indonesia's Shia community
Punters may see nothing wrong in a bit of harmless flirting with Lady Luck, but Malaysian authorities are not so sure.
Insurgent violence robs a Pattani woman of her son and the family's only breadwinner.
Musical spectacular inspires pride in Indonesian culture for some concert-goers.
Insurgents in the Deep South staged a car bomb attack in order to undermine efforts at bringing peace to the region, authorities say.
Club owners in Kuala Lumpur feel the pain of operating outside the law, as city officials inspect area nightspots for licencing and safety compliance.
The Southeast Asian nation mulls a new blueprint for countering violent extremism.
Arrested men with possible links to international terror networks were not from Ambon, residents say, calling for vigilance against militant groups that seek to sow conflict.
At international conference, scholars ask for intellectual response to challenges.
Authorities also picked up 60 Middle Eastern migrants aiming to reach Australia.
The parents of Juling Pongkanmun, whose death at the hands of Deep South insurgents shocked Thailand, ask for peace in the restive border provinces.
Following shootings in Solo, Islamic educators in Central and East Java say "there is no justification for jihad with violence"
While upholding the right of Muslims to voice outrage against a film deemed offensive to Islam, clerics and political leaders have been calling for the protests to steer clear of violence.
Religious leaders called for a peaceful convoy, which was secured by 1,600 members of the Indonesian police and military.
Muslims from across Thailand and abroad travelled to the Thai resort island of Phuket to enjoy a wide variety of activities as part of the exposition that ran from September 5th to 8th.
A violent attack on the US consulate in Benghazi left 4 officials dead, including the US ambassador.
The men exposed by an accidental bomb blast in Depok, West Java were planning acts of terrorism, police say.
An Indonesian humanitarian mission reached Burma's Rakhine state on August 30th with sarongs, hygiene kits and blankets for Muslims and Buddhists affected by recent violence.
Hundreds mark National Children's Day in a remote area of Pacitan Regency with speeches, games, prizes and hope for a better future.
The young men who carried out the Idul Fitri attacks in Solo belonged to a new terror network with links to established groups, police say.
More needs to be done to steer young people towards a correct understanding of Islam and away from extremist violence, residents of Solo told Khabar in the wake of recent deadly attacks.
Police in Jombang receive a spiritual boost in their personal and professional lives from a short Islamic studies course at a local pesantren.
Aceh's new governor is urged to co-operate fully with national, local security forces, and to calm lingering political tensions.
A former electrical engineer is winning accolades for his mastery of organic farming techniques in his native Sateng Nok District, Yala Province
An international pageant seeks to promote positive role models for Islamic women, mixing religious observances with a modern, urban lifestyle.
A recent police raid uncovers possible evidence of links between insurgent unrest and the locally made drug cocktail "4x100".
Top figures urge the government to eliminate the misperception that Shia is not a legitimate branch of Islam.
Malaysia's decision to no longer let Iranians obtain visas upon landing, combined with international sanctions on Iran's nuclear programme, are having negative economic ripple effects.
![Sritenureeya Baga, 14, is attended to by her aunt in hospital after a Monday (September 24th) insurgent bomb attack on her school bus. She is recovering from extensive shrapnel injuries to her left arm and shoulder. [Photos by Rapee Mana/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/09/29/120929-PATTANI_TH_SCHOOLBLAST1-150_100.jpg)
![Muslims perform a special prayer for a peaceful and prosperous Bali at Agung Sudirman Mosque in Denpasar on September 16th. [Photos: Ni Komang Erviani/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/09/28/120928_ERVIANI2_ID_BALISECU-150_100.jpg)
![A Sharia policewoman escorts young women dressed in tight jeans during a street inspection in Banda Aceh. Jeans are regarded as inappropriate attire by conservative Muslims. [Tarmizy Harva/Reuters].](/shared/images/2012/09/27/120927_FANI_ID_SHARIA_VG-150_100.jpg)
![Shia cleric Tajul Muluk sits in the courtroom during his trial in Sampang, Madura. On July 12th, the District Court sentenced Tajul to two years in prison for religious teachings that allegedly deviated from mainstream Islam and caused public anxiety. [Stringer/Reuters].](/shared/images/2012/09/26/120926_FANI_ID_TAJUKMULUK_V-150_100.jpg)
![Malaysian fans hold placards during their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification football match against Singapore in Kuala Lumpur July 28th, 2011. Illegal football betting is a serious problem in Malaysia. In raids conducted in July, police uncovered bets worth some 49 million ringgit ($15.7 million) on European Football Cup matches. [Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/09/26/120926_GRACE_MY_GAMBLING-150_100.jpg)
![Sumalee Yeesaman is monitored by her physician at Pattani Hospital. Sumalee was seriously injured and her son, the family's only breadwinner, killed when suspected insurgents attacked the crowded Taluban Municipality shopping district on Friday (September 21st). After an initial gun attack, the suspects detonated a massive 50kg bomb, killing six people and injuring more than 50 others.[Bas Pattani/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/09/25/120925-PATTANI_TH_BLAST1-150_100.jpg)
![Singers Rafika Duri and Harvey Malaiholo perform "Beautiful Harmony" (Harmoni Yang Indah), written by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, at a concert staged September 11th and 12th in Jakarta. [Cempaka Kaulika/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/09/24/120924_CEMPAKA_ID_DERADICALIS-150_100.jpg)
![At least six people were killed and at least 40 more wounded by a suspected insurgent bomb attack in Sai Buri District, Pattani province Friday (September 21st). The gunmen attacked a gold shop in Taluban municipality with weapons and then exploded a 50kg bomb after police arrived. The bomb also caused extensive damage to nearby buildings and vehicles. [Photos by Bas Pattani/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/09/22/120922-PATTANI_TH_MARKETBOMB1-150_100.jpg)
![Kuala Lumpur city officials load confiscated furniture from Meridian Club after a raid in the early hours of September 15th. The outlet in Taman Shamelin Perkasa, Cheras, a neighbourhood in the capital, was operating without a licence. [Photos by Grace Chen/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/09/21/120921_GRACE_MY_NIGHTCLUB-150_100.jpg)
![Co-ordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto (centre, front) speaks about Indonesia's deradicalisation efforts at his office on September 9th. Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) General Marciano Norman sits to his left, and National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo is on his right [Wella Sherlita/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/09/20/120920_WELLA_ID_DERADICALISATION-150_100.jpg)
![The Maluku Police Mobile Brigade blocks the way to the Manusela, Batu Merah Village, Ambon, where six suspected terrorists were arrested on September 9th. A seventh was arrested days later. [Photos by Petrus Oratmangun/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/09/19/120919_PETRUS1_ID_TERRORIST-150_100.jpg)
![Thai Muslims organised a peaceful protest in front of the US Embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday (September 18th). About 300 demonstrators demonstrated in the Thai capital against an anti-Islamic film. [Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/09/19/120919-HASAN_TH_MUSLIMPROTESTS-150_100.jpg)
![Asylum seekers wait in a police station in Surabaya, East Java province on July 29th. On September 8th, another 60 asylum seekers were arrested in Pacitan, East Java. [Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters].](/shared/images/2012/09/18/120918_YENNY_ID_HUMANTRAFFIC-150_100.jpg)
![Juling "Teacher Jui" Pongkanmun is memorialised in late August. A teacher in Narathiwat, she was taken hostage in May 2006 and severely beaten by her captors. She died after spending eight months in a coma. [Photos by Ahmad Ramansiriwong for Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/09/17/120917_AHMAD_TH_TEACHER1-150_100.jpg)
![Wahyuddin, left, leader of Pesantren Al-Mukmin in Ngruki, Sukoharjo, speaks to the media on September 3rd about former students allegedly linked to recent shootings of police in Solo and slain by anti-terrorism forces on August 31st. [Yenny Herawati/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/09/15/120515_YENNY_ID_NGRUKI_VG-150_100.jpg)
![A Bangladeshi man cries as he prays during a protest in Dhaka Friday (September 14th) over a controversial film that insults the Prophet Mohammad. Around 10,000 Muslims from half a dozen Islamist groups staged a noisy, but peaceful protest outside Baitul Mukarram, the national mosque in the capital. [Andrew Biraj/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/09/15/120915-INHOUSE_PROTEST-150_100.jpg)
![Thousands of pencak silat participants circled Madiun on September 2nd, 2012 for the annual "warrior convoy", held after Idul Fitri. [Photos by Yenny Herawati/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/09/14/120914_YENNY1_ID_PENCAKSILA-150_100.jpg)
![Mohammad Butt, a Kashmiri who has made Thailand home, represented the Royal Paradise Hotel at the Phuket Halal Expo to advertise the hotel's various halal food. [Photos by Somchai Huasaikul for Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/09/13/120913_SAMCHAI_TH_HALAL-150_100.jpg)
![An armed man waves his rifle inside the burning US consulate compound in Benghazi on Tuesday. Esam Al-Fetori/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/09/13/120913-KHABAR-BENGHAZI_LY-150_100.jpg)
![Residents of Depok, West Java watch on Sunday (September 9th) as police investigate the scene of a bomb blast the night before. The explosion injured at least six people, including a man suspected of making the bomb. [Elisabeth Oktofani/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/09/12/120912_FANI_ID_BEIJIBOMB_VG-150_100.jpg)
![A man carries his child as people gather to receive aid at a camp for Rohingyas displaced by recent violence, outside Sittwe, Burma, on June 15th. In late August, the Indonesian Red Cross sent seven tonnes of humanitarian aid to Muslims and Buddhists in Burma's Rakhine state [Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/09/11/120911_PENNA_ID_BURMA-150_100.jpg)
![Approximately 600 children gathered at Sanggrahan village's hall in Pacitan, East Java to celebrate National Children Day on August 29th. They enjoyed games and pastries, and parents renewed their commitment to protect and educate the future generation. [Yenny Herawati/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/09/10/120910_YENNY1_ID_HAN_VG-150_100.jpg)
![Boy Rafli Amar, National Police spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday that the youthful terror suspects in Solo had links to older extremist organisations. [Elisabeth Oktofani/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/09/08/120908_FANI_ID_TERRORISTNET-150_100.jpg)
![An Indonesian anti-terror squad member carries a rifle after a raid at a suspected militant's house in Solo in 2010. Indonesian counterterrorism police recently killed two terror suspects believed responsible for a spate of violent attacks during Idul Fitri. [Stringer/Reuters].](/shared/images/2012/09/07/120907_YENNY_ID_SOLOSAFE_VG-150_100.jpg)
![Members of the Indonesian National Police in Jombang, East Java pay close attention during a short course on Islamic studies. The training was held August 1st–10th at Al-Amanah Pesantren, Jombang, East Java. [Michael Watopa/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/09/06/120906_MICHAEL1_ID_POLICETR-150_100.jpg)
![Zaini Abdullah, former foreign minister of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), casts his ballot in the Pidie district of Aceh Province on April 9th. Zaini won the election and has served as Aceh's new governor since June 25th. [Stringer/Reuters]](/shared/images/2012/09/06/120906_WELLA_ID_ACEHTERRORI-150_100.jpg)
![Rofi Eka Shanty, a former TV journalist and Sharia-based public relations professional, has taken her Muslimah Beauty contest international this year, with participants from six countries. The finale will be aired live on Indonesian TV on September 16th. [Juke Carolina/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/09/03/120903_JUKE_ID_BEAUTY_VG-150_100.jpg)
![Ingredients for the "4x100" drug cocktail include cough syrup and kratom leaves, which are indigenous to Thailand. [Photos by Ahmad Ramansiriwong/Khabar]](/shared/images/2012/09/01/120901_AHMAD2_TH_4X100-150_100.jpg)
![People attend a candlelight vigil at Proclamation Monument in central Jakarta on Tuesday night (August 28th) to pray and show support for Shia Muslims in Sampang, Madura after local Sunni Muslims attacked the community, killing two men and burning dozens of homes. Hundreds attended the Malam Seribu Lilin (Night of a Thousand Candles). [Elisabeth Oktofani/Khabar].](/shared/images/2012/09/01/120901_FANI_ID_SAMPANG_VG-150_100.jpg)
![Presidential and vice presidential candidates (front, left to right) Jusuf Kalla, Joko Widodo, Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa sing the national anthem at a July 1st event in Jakarta. They were there to report their wealth, as required ahead of the July 9th presidential election. [Bay Ismoyo/AFP]](/shared/images/2014/07/04/140704_ALISHA_ID_ELECTIONSECURITY-100_67.jpg)
![A passenger waits May 2nd at the immigration counter in the new terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA2). Iranians entering Malaysia can no longer obtain visas upon arrival. [Manan Vatsyayana/AFP]](/shared/images/2014/07/03/140703-GRACE_VOA_MY-100_67.jpg)
![Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (left) and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) candidate Joko Widodo debate in Jakarta on June 22nd. [Rome Gacad/AFP]](/shared/images/2014/07/02/140626_ID_ADITYA_ELECTION_VG1-100_67.jpg)