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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines to increase security in border areas

The Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno LP Marsudi, has said Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines will ...

Indonesian government seeking release of four other hostages

The Indonesian government is seeking the release of four other boat crew members still held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf ...