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Indonesians Jailed For Harbouring Uighurs, Cleared of Rocket Plot

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Six Indonesian militants were jailed Wednesday for harbouring two Uighurs who entered the country to fight with extremists linked to the Islamic State (IS) group, but were cleared of plotting to fire a rocket at Singapore. The militants were detained last year after authorities foiled the alleged IS-linked plot to shoot a rocket at an … Read more

Malaysia Migrant Boat Death Toll Rises To 12, Some 25 Missing

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Malaysian authorities have recoverd two more bodies after the capsizing of an Indoneisan boat overlo Two more bodies washed ashore in Malaysia Tuesday after the sinking of a boat overloaded with illegal Indonesian immigrants, raising the death toll to 12 with about 25 still feared missing. The bodies were found on Tanjung Leman beach near … Read more