President Defends Prabowo's Frequent Overseas Trips

... Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey, China, Japan, the Philippines and France since October. Reports ... for attending the high-level defense meeting. "The presence of the president, our ... . Among those present at the meeting were the Political, Legal and Security ...

Foreign Minister Calls Out Malaysian Government After Another Kidnapping of Indonesian Fishermen

... Jakarta. Last week, the Southern Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf group ... concerned with the current security situation in the Sulu Sea. ... in and around Sabah. The Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia ... steps to address the recurring kidnapping. "The ocean [around Sabah ...

Search for Common Identity Inspires Asean's New 2020 Logo

... organized by the Asean-German Cooperation, the brainchild of the Deutsche Gesellschaft ... Joemari Manguiat, center, the winner of the Logo Design Competition for ... Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. The smatter of yellow symbolizes prosperity ...

Indonesia Complains as More Fishermen Are Kidnapped in Malaysian Territory

... fishermen sailed back from the Southern Philippines — where the Abu Sayyaf group is ... based — to Tambisan the following day ... the names of the fishermen involved in the incident. Philippine soldiers had rescued the ...

Indonesia Establishes First Esports Governing Body

... esports training center conforming to the international standard,” Budi said after ... the inauguration of the board of executives in ... a medal event in the Manila SEA Games, the Philippines, on Dec. 8 ...

Last Indonesian Hostage Rescued From Militant Group in Southern Philippines

... group in the Southern Philippines last year was released by the Philippine military ... on Dec. 22, but the kidnappers did not let Farhan ... Bato near Indanan Sulu, the ministry said in a statement ... . Farhan was taken to the Westmincom Hospital in Zamboanga for ...

Indonesia, UK to Strengthen Defense Cooperation

... fish stocks and minerals under the seafloor. The standoff started when late ... – Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – through ... and Singapore, the UK is also the founding member of the Five Power ...

Cyclone Claudia May Bring More Heavy Rains to Indonesia This Week

... – last monitored in the Pacific Ocean off Darwin, ... been spotted east of the Philippines. "The BMKG is forecasting rains ... landslides, including in the Jakarta metropolitan area on ... of incompetence. "The current direction [of the cyclone] indicates Indonesia ...

How Indonesia Can Help Promote Dialogues Between Ordinary Israelis and Palestinians

... youth and women in the peace process. The United Nations Educational, Scientific ... was involved in the peace process in the southern Philippines and Cambodia, and ... time to educate the Indonesian public about the realities of the Israeli-Palestinian ...

Two Indonesian Hostages Freed From Islamic Militants in Southern Philippines

... days by Islamic militants in the Southern Philippines have arrived back in ... State Intelligence Agency (BIN) and the Philippines' Western Mindanao Command, a military ... formed a trilateral cooperation with the Philippines and Malaysia to improve security ...