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Kidnapped Indonesian sailors are in good condition: Foreign minister

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has obtained information that seven Indonesian sailors held captive by an armed group in ...

Seven Indonesian hostages in S. Philippines located: Minister Retno Marsudi

The government has been able to locate seven citizens held hostage by armed groups in south Philippines since June 20, ...

Indonesian hostages have nothing to do with politics: Coordinating minister

Indonesias Coordinating Minister of Politics, Security and Defense, Luhut Panjaitan, has said the incident in which ...

No Indonesian citizen taken hostage by Abu Sayyaf group: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Thursday he did not believe any Indonesian citizens were being held hostage by the ...

Govt to verify information about hostage taking by Abu Sayyaf

The Indonesian government will check the veracity of reports about citizens being held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf group ...

ASEAN waters must not become like somalia: Inddonesia's defense minister

Indonesias Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has urged ASEAN countries to intensify joint patrolling to prevent the ...

Four Indonesian sailors held captive in Philippines to return home

The four Indonesian ship crew members, who were held hostage by an armed group of the Philippines, are expected to ...

Four Indonesian hostages released

Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced here on Wednesday that the four remaining hostages held by the Abu Sayyaf ...

Condition of 4 hostages fine, says foreign minister

Indonesias Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said here on Thursday that the condition of the four crew members of tugboat ...

Philippines hails Indonesia`s initiative to hold trilateral security meeting

Philippines Foreign Minister Jose Rene D Almendras has expressed his appreciation for Indonesia for the latters ...

RI, Philippines hold discussions before trilateral meeting on water security

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi met with her Philippine counterpart Jose Rene D. Almendras here on ...

Philippines government lauds indonesia's efforts to release Abu Sayyaf's hostages

The Philippines Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Rene D. Almendras has lauded the Indonesian governments efforts in ...

VP expects coordinated efforts for release of four Indonesian hostages

Vice President Jusuf Kalla hoped that coordinated negotiations will be held to release the four Indonesian citizens ...

Malaysian foreign minister to attend trilateral meeting in Yogyakarta

Malaysian Foreign Minister Sri Anifah Haji Aman will attend a trilateral meeting with his counterparts from Indonesia ...

Indonesia seeks to secure release of four more hostages

After the release on Sunday of ten Indonesian sailors taken hostage since March by the Abu Sayyaf rebels in southern ...