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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 ...

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 ...

Drugs among four major threats facing Indonesia: Minister

The Indonesian nation is now facing four major threats, and narcotics is one of them, Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo ...

Rampant communism attributes raise concern: Police

The growing instances of rampant communism attributes circulating in the country during recent days have raised ...

Four Indonesian hostages released

Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced here on Wednesday that the four remaining hostages held by the Abu Sayyaf ...

Ban on communism still in force: Pramono

The Indonesian government has reminded the people that the ban on communism and the decision on dissolution of the ...

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 ...

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines issue four-point declaration

A four-point agreement was reached during the Indonesia-Philippine-Malaysia trilateral meeting held here on Thursday, ...

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 ...

Malaysian foreign minister to attend trilateral meeting in Yogyakarta

Malaysian Foreign Minister Sri Anifah Haji Aman will attend a trilateral meeting with his counterparts from Indonesia ...

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 Soccer Championship 2016 starts from Papua

Indonesias eastern-most province of Papua hosted the initial match of the Indonesia Soccer Championship, better known ...

16 thousand security personnel to secure May Day in Jakarta

Some 16 thousand security personnel from the police, military, and Jakarta administration will secure the May Day or ...

Govt tracking whereabouts of hostages: Minister

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