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51 detained Acehnese fishermen in Thailand to return to Indonesia

The Indonesian Traditional Fishermen Association (KNTI) confirmed on Tuesday that 51 Acehnese fishermen were granted ...

Six missing fishermen found alive: Kupang's rescue agency

Rescuers from the Kupang Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) on Saturday found six fishermen alive on board of their fishing ...

Indonesia suggests MLA treaty with China for ship crew handling

Indonesia has suggested the formation of a mutual legal assistance treaty with China to handle alleged human ...

Attempt to smuggle drugs from Malaysia into N Sumatra foiled

Acting on a tip, narcotics and customs officials conducted a joint operation and foiled an attempt by traffickers to ...

Filipino, Malaysian fishing boats detained by Indonesia over poaching

Patrol ships of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries’ (KKP's) Directorate General for Supervision ...

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Clamor grows for ending trafficking, slavery on the seas

On June 5 this year, two sailors — Reynalfi, 22, and Andri Juniansyah, 30 — jumped off Chinese-flagged ...

Indonesia expects transparent investigation into China boat abuses

Indonesia harbors hopes of a transparent investigation by China’s authorities in cases of alleged violence and ...

One held in sailor trafficking case

  Police have arrested one suspect in a case involving the trafficking of two Indonesian sailors, who recently ...

MPR calls for investigation of Indonesian crew abuse on Chinese ship

Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo has called upon the police to conduct a ...

DFW proposes moratorium on seafarers working for Chinese fishing boats

The Indonesian Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) has proposed a moratorium and evaluation on the policy to send ...

Indonesian police name three suspects over human trafficking case

Indonesian Police named three suspects over a human trafficking case of 22 Indonesian seafarers working for several ...

Indonesian sailor buried at sea allegedly a modern slavery victim

Indonesian sailor Herdianto, who died aboard Chinese fishing vessel Lu Qing Yuan Yu 623 on Jan 16, 2020, and buried in ...

Police to scrutinize agencies that recruited crew for Chinese ship

Head of the National Police’s General Crime Unit, Police Brigadier General Ferdy Sambodo, stated that his ...

Indonesian crews get better after mistreatment aboard Chinese vessel

A total of 14 Indonesian crew, who faced alleged mistreatment and exploitation aboard a Chinese fishing vessel, are in ...

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Unraveling truth behind Indonesian seafarers' deaths on Chinese boats

The deaths of four Indonesian seafarers working for Chinese fishing vessels, of which three were buried at sea, comes ...