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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 ...

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 ...

State must not lose fight against terrorism: MPR Chairman

The state must not lose the fight against terrorism, Chairman of the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Zulkifli ...

Eid prayers held under tight security

The fasting month of Ramadan in 2016 in Indonesia ended with Eid prayers taking place under tight security at the ...

Suicide bomber in Solo identified as former sub-district head

Nur Rohman, former head of neighborhood unit 01, Sangkrah Village, Pasar Kliwon Sub-District, Solo, has been named a ...

Indonesians shaken by suicide bombing in Solo incident

Indonesians were shaken early Tuesday by an incident of suicide bombing in Solo, Central Java, that left one person ...

Two whale sharks stranded on Nusa Penida coast

Two whale sharks were found stranded on the shore of Nusa Penida Island, which is administratively a part of Bali, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...