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Indonesian FM calls Philippines govt to monitor hostage crisis

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi contacted the Philippines government on Sunday (July 31) to monitor ...

No steps to release hostages are free of risks: Kalla

Any effort taken to secure the release of Indonesian citizens held hostage in Malaysia and the Philippines will have ...

Governor hopes to secure early release of hostages

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Frans Lebu Raya hopes that three of its citizens taken hostage by the suspected Abu ...

Indonesia coordinating with Malaysian defense ministry to release Indonesian hostages

The Indonesian government is coordinating with the Malaysian Defense Ministry to secure the release of three ...

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 ...

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, ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Five Indonesian fishermen detained in Malaysia

Five Indonesian fishermen have been arrested by Malaysian maritime police and now held at a Pulau Penang jail. ...

Muslim figure appeals for screening of PKI film

Muslim figure K.H. Cholil Ridwan has put forth a request to screen a film depicting the failed coup attempt by the ...

President Jokowi leads Pancasila Sanctity Day commemoration

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) acted as the inspector general of a ceremony to commemorate the state ideology ...

Pancasila is final ideology of Indonesian state: Ministry

The Pancasila is the final ideology of the state of Indonesia and is non-negotiable, according to the Ministry of ...