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Government not pay ransom for release of hostages: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan confirmed that the Indonesian ...

`No ransom paid in the process of freeing Indonesian hostages`

No ransom was paid for the liberation of 10 Indonesian hostages held by the Philippines separatists since March, 2016, ...

Ten Indonesian hostages arrive home

Ten Indonesian ship crew members that have been held hostage by Abu Sayyaf militant group in the Philippines have ...

President reitrates importance of sea security in border areas

President Joko Widodo reiterated the importance of sea security in the border areas when announcing the release of 10 ...

Philippine Island rebels free 10 Indonesia hostages

Islamist militants in the southern Philippines released 10 Indonesian hostages on Sunday, ending a month-long ordeal ...

Indonesian mily ready to rescue Indonesian hostages

The National Defense Force (TNI) has prepared its troops to rescue 14 Indonesians being held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf ...

President Jokowi initiates joint petrol with Malaysia, Philippines

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has initiated a joint patrol involving Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in ...

Govt tracking whereabouts of hostages: Minister

Indonesias Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has stated that the ...

RI hopes negotiations with Philippines over hostages end in April

Indonesia hopes negotiations with the Philippines over the hostage crisis will produce good results before the end of ...

Abu Sayyaf shooting victim still unstable in Tawau

The Indonesian citizen who was shot at by members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group continues to be in an unstable ...

Government responds assertively to Abu Sayyaf`s second kidnapping of Indonesians

The Indonesian government has responded aggressively to the second kidnapping of Indonesian residents by the ...

Government advised to issue travel warning

The House Deputy Speaker on political affairs, Fadli Zon, has asked the government to issue a travel warning to avoid ...

President calls for joint security patrol with Malaysia, Philippines

President Joko Widodo has called for an effort to look into the possibility of joint patrol with Malaysia and the ...

Indonesia faces fresh hostage crisis as four more sailors kidnapped

With the Indonesian authorities still struggling to secure the release of the 10 sailors kidnapped by the ...

TNI sends warships to border with Philippines

The Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), General Gatot Nurmantyo, has said TNI has sent two warships to ...