JAKARTA – A group of six Singaporean youths were among 35 foreigners rounded up by Indonesian authorities during random raids on nightspots in Batam over the weekend. The operation, which started on Saturday (April 22) and ended in the early…
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JAKARTA: Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority on Tuesday deported an Indonesian man and woman who allegedly had plans to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Both were deported to Batam. The man, identified…
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Four Singapore-bound flights were diverted to the Indonesian island of Batam on Thursday due to inclement weather in the city state. Among the four flights, a Singapore Airlines flight from Tokyo to Singapore touched down at Changi Airport more than…
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A man linked to a group of Indonesians who were planning an attack on the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in Singapore had plans to work in the city-state as a cleaner and a night market helper, an Indonesian newspaper said….
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Following allegations that a Batam-based radio station has been spreading Islamic State (IS) propaganda, the management of the radio station is planning to meet Singaporean officials to explain the radio’s broadcasts. On Friday, the Singaporean Ministry of Home Affairs issued…
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