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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 ...

Governor hopes to secure early release of hostages

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Frans Lebu Raya hopes that three of its citizens taken hostage by the suspected Abu ...

Kalla urges ship owners to not pay ransom to kidnappers

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has urged ship owners whose crew members have been taken hostage to not pay ransom to ...

Indonesia adopting persuasive approach encourages hostage takers: Military

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

TNI considering stationing soldiers on board ships to prevent abductions

The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) are mulling the feasibility of putting soldiers on board ships to ensure their ...

Indonesia coordinating with Malaysian defense ministry to release Indonesian hostages

The Indonesian government is coordinating with the Malaysian Defense Ministry to secure the release of three ...

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 ...

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 ...