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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 ...

Indonesia govt should strengthen security in indonesian-philippines border areas: House

The government should strengthen security in the Indonesian-Philippines border areas to curb acts of piracy committed ...

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 govt not to tolerate vessels going to Philippines

The Transportation Ministry will not tolerate that any vessels from the country should go to the Philippines, ...

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 ...

Seven Indonesian sailors kidnapped in Philippines: Foreign minister

Seven Indonesian sailors have been taken hostage in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines, Indonesias foreign ...

TNI-police to settle hostage incident: Governor

East Kalimantan governor Awang Faroek Ishak expressed his optimism here on Friday that the Indonesian military (TNI) ...

Indonesia bans ships from sailing to Philippines

The Indonesian Government has banned vessels flying Indonesias flag from sailing to the Philippines following the ...

PT Pindad launches four new guns

State-owned arms manufacturer PT Pindad has launched four new guns - assault gun SS3, subsonic 5.66 mm assault gun ...

Indonesia, Philippines launch coordinated border patrols to curb maritime piracy

The navies of Indonesia and the Philippines have launched coordinated border patrols to address maritime piracy and ...

Four Indonesian sailors held captive in Philippines arrive in Jakarta

Four Indonesian ship crew members, who were released by an armed group of the Philippines, have arrived in Jakarta on ...

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 ...

Lesson learned from 10 Indonesians` hostage rescue

Ten Indonesian sailors have been reunited with their families following their release on Sunday after they were held ...