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Military operation to be final option to free Indonesian hostages

In the last five months, Indonesias government has faced five hostage-taking incidents involving 24 Indonesian sailors ...

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 ...

Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines to hold meeting on security cooperation

The Indonesian Defense Ministry has confirmed that Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines will hold a trilateral ...

Indonesia rules out military operation in freeing hostages: Minister

The government is still ruling out a military operation to free the 10 Indonesians abducted by the Abu Sayyaf group in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia to meet on Abu Sayyaf hostages

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said the defense ministers of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia would meet in ...

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 ...

Three Indonesian citizens abducted in Lahad Datu: Governor

Three Indonesian citizens hailing from East Nusa Tenggara province are suspected to have been abducted by an armed ...

Indonesia congratulates new Philippines president

The Indonesian government has congratulated Rodrigo Duterte on his being inaugurated as the new Philippines President ...

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 sailors kidnapped in Philippines: Foreign minister

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

Closer Trade Ties Between Indonesia and Philippines

Indonesia and the Philippines, as immediate neighboring countries, have many to offers in the fields of among other ...