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Indonesia-Philippines joint patrols should be realized soon: VP

Joint maritime patrols by Indonesia and the Philippines should be realized soon to secure Indonesian ships, with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Flow of homebound travelers can be controlled properly: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo has said the flow of homebound travelers could be controlled properly. "I think that the ...

China slams South China Sea case as court set to rule

An international court said it would deliver a hotly anticipated ruling in the Philippines case against China over the ...

Government cancels G Island reclamation project

The government officially cancels the G island reclamation project in the Jakarta bay saying development of the ...

Ensuring safe drivers during Lebaran exodus

Indonesia, which has the largest Muslim population in the world, will celebrate the post-fasting month Lebaran, or Eid ...

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 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 government asked to keep intensive communications on South China Sea

Deputy chairman of the Commission I of the House of Parliament Hanafi Rais asks the government to maintain intensive ...