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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — At least eight people including a toddler died and two German tourists were among those rescued after a speedboat capsized off the coast of Borneo Tuesday. Witnesses described passengers jumping into the water without life vests as the boat — carrying 51 people — capsized outside a busy Indonesian port, while others on board are feared to be trapped inside the boat, rescue officials said. “The boat had only been sailing for about 10 […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) –Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has ordered the police to shoot drug traffickers who resist arrest in the latest effort to eradicate drug use in the country. In a speech to one of Indonesia’s political parties late Friday, Widodo urged law enforcers to crackdown on drug dealers in Indonesia. “Be firm. Especially to foreign drug dealers who enter the country. If they resist even the slightest, just shoot them,” Widodo said. The Indonesian […]
(Eagle News) – Palawan has again been recognized as the best island in the world, with fellow Philippine destination Boracay at a close third. Palawan obtained a 93.15 rating from readers of the travel magazine “Travel + Leisure,” paving the way for the province to clinch the title for the third time. The beautiful island was given the same recognition by the travel magazine last year and in 2013. Boracay earned an 89.67 rating, more […]
(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng joint patrol ang Pilipinas at Indonesia sa Celebes Sea ngayong papasok na linggo. Ito ay upang mapigilan na makalusot sa rehiyon ng Mindanao ang mga Islamist militant. Ayon kay Armed Forces – Eastern Mindanao Command Spokesperson Major Ezra Balagtey, layunin ng joint patrol ang pagpapalakas sa border security ng Davao Gulf, at ng common boundary ng dalawang bansa sa southern archipelago, partikular na sa Celebes Sea. Ang barko ng dalawang […]
(Reuters) — From white water rafting in Bali to visiting ancient temples in central Java’s Borobudur, former United States President Barack Obama and his family were back this week in Indonesia, where he spent four years as a child, for a private holiday. Obama remains popular in the world’s most populous Muslim nation and his trip has been splashed across the media during an extended public holiday to mark the end of the fasting month […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang is verifying reports that 89 foreign terrorists have entered the country. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that foreign terrorists may have entered the backdoor where the point of entry is Mindanao via Indonesia or Malaysia. “This is the purpose why we are making a collective effort against terrorism and violent extremism through a trilateral cooperation with Indonesia and Malaysia,” he said. The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia have recently beefed up […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia on Thursday agreed to “task senior officials to consider a proposed plan of action” that will counter terrorism and violent extremism in the region. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a press conference after a meeting with his counterparts in Pasay that the proposal will discuss ways to: enhance efforts and cooperation in addressing the root causes and underlying conditions of extremism including but not limited […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) — Indonesian police on Thursday (June 22) said they have arrested nine suspects linked to last month’s suicide bombing in the capital Jakarta, and an additional 31 suspects linked to other terrorist networks. At least three police officers were killed and 12 people wounded on May 24 in twin blasts at a bus station in east Jakarta. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group and was the deadliest in Indonesia since […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines and Indonesia reaffirmed their commitment to fight terrorism in a phone conversation on Wednesday night, as Philippine government troops closed in on local terrorist groups wreaking havoc in Marawi. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the call between President Rodrigo Duterte and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo was “productive and fruitful.” He said it was President Duterte who received the Indonesian counterpart’s phone call, which came at a time Philippine government troops were battling […]
TARAKAN, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines began joint naval patrols in their region Monday as threats from extremist groups increase. The “trilateral coordinated maritime patrol” was launched amid continuing battles between Philippine troops and Islamist gunmen loyal to the Islamic State group, who have seized part of the city of Marawi in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Indonesia’s military chief Gatot Nurmantyo said the patrols are timely as his country tries […]
BALI, Indonesia (Reuters) – Four foreign and three local inmates escaped from Kerobokan prison on the Indonesian resort island of Bali using a tunnel, the head of the prison said on Monday (June 19) and a search has been launched to find them. Kerobokan Prison head Tony Nainggolan named the four foreigners as Australian Shaun Edward Davidson, Bulgarian Dimitar Nikolov, Indian Sayed Muhammad and Malaysian Tee Kok King and said they escaped through a 12m […]
MEDAN, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesian authorities have seized hundreds of critically endangered pangolins and scales in a haul worth $190,000 after uncovering a major smuggling operation, an official said Wednesday. Two men were also arrested after navy officers raided a warehouse near a port on Sumatra island late Tuesday, acting on a tip-off that it was being used to store the creatures which are also known as “scaly anteaters.” They discovered 223 live pangolins, 24 […]
