#held hostage

Collection of held hostage news, found 188 news.

Govt unable to secure quick release of hostages as they are abroad: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo admitted here on Monday that the government could not act fast to secure the release of ...

Indonesian FM calls Philippines govt to monitor hostage crisis

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi contacted the Philippines government on Sunday (July 31) to monitor ...

Indonesian govt pushing company to offer compensation to hostages` families

The Indonesian government has ordered the company owning Tugboat Charles to pay compensation to the seven hostages ...

Security forces trace location of 10 Indonesian hostages

Security forces have identified the location of the 10 Indonesians held hostage by the Philippine separatist group, ...

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines finalizing SOP for joint patrols

Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are still finalizing the standard operating procedure (SOP) for conducting ...

Defense ministry continues to monitor Indonesian hostages

Indonesias Defense Ministry is constantly monitoring the Indonesian citizens abducted by an armed group in the ...

Indonesia-Philippines joint patrols should be realized soon: VP

Joint maritime patrols by Indonesia and the Philippines should be realized soon to secure Indonesian ships, with ...

Team set up to negotiate the release of Indonesian hostages

Coordinating Minister for Law, Security and Political Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said a team has been set up to ...

Military operation to be final option to free Indonesian hostages

In the last five months, Indonesias government has faced five hostage-taking incidents involving 24 Indonesian sailors ...

No steps to release hostages are free of risks: Kalla

Any effort taken to secure the release of Indonesian citizens held hostage in Malaysia and the Philippines will have ...

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines to hold meeting on security cooperation

The Indonesian Defense Ministry has confirmed that Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines will hold a trilateral ...

Indonesia rules out military operation in freeing hostages: Minister

The government is still ruling out a military operation to free the 10 Indonesians abducted by the Abu Sayyaf group in ...

Indonesia adopting persuasive approach encourages hostage takers: Military

The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNIs) Commander, General Gatoto Nurmantyo, said Indonesia adopted an approach that was ...

Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia to meet on Abu Sayyaf hostages

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said the defense ministers of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia would meet in ...

Latest Indonesian hostage incident cannot be tolerated

The latest hostage incident, in which three Indonesian fishermen were abducted by an armed group in the maritime ...