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by Dessy SAGITA Agence France Presse Pari Island, Indonesia (AFP) Sitting near a wall of stacked rocks, fisherman Mustagfirin looks out to sea from the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, wondering whether his home will exist for much longer. His battered wooden boat is anchored just offshore, where trees and statues that were once on the beach now sit partially submerged about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the capital Jakarta. “I am very saddened […]
(Eagle News) – The Indonesian fighter earlier arrested in Marawi City for fighting along with the Islamist-State inspired terrorists has been slapped with criminal complaints in connection with his rebellious acts, and for possessing various arms and ammunition. Police filed the criminal complaints on Thursday, November 2, before the Quezon City Prosecutors’ Office against the Indonesian, identified as Muhammad Ilham Syahputra. The Philippine National Police (PNP) charged Syahputra with rebellion, and for violation of […]
Moscow is ready to become a reliable partner and close friend of the Philippines, Russia’s ambassador has said. Two Russian warships are on four-day visit to Manila this week, the first official navy-to-navy contact between the two countries. The Anti-submarine destroyer Admiral Tributs, along with the sea tanker Boris Butoma, anchored at Manila’s South Harbor on Tuesday for a week long goodwill visit. Russian Ambassador Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev took the opportunity to hold a […]
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines have freed two Indonesian hostages, the military said on Monday, as the army mounted an offensive against the Islamist kidnapping group. The two were among seven crew seized from a tugboat off the southern Philippines in June. The others have already been released. They were undergoing medical checks and would later be turned over to Indonesian government representatives, the military said in a […]
JOLO, Philippines (AFP)– Islamic militants in the Philippines have freed three Indonesian sailors abducted at sea, officials said, in the latest release by the Abu Sayyaf group after a kidnapping spree in the restive south. The Abu Sayyaf handed over the three men on Jolo island to a major rebel group which then released them to authorities on Sunday, government peace negotiator Jesus Dureza said. “The turnover was smooth and now the three will […]
Eagle News — Pinangalanan na ng militar ang tatlong Indonesian national na bihag ng Abu sayyaf group. Sinabi ni Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command spokesman Major Filemon Tan na sina Lorence Koten, Teo Dorus Kopong, at Emmanuel ang mga Indonesian na bihag. Dinukot ang mga ito ng Abu Sayyaf Group habang naglalayag sa karagatan ng Lahad Datu, Malaysia ang kanilang ‘fishing vessel’. Ayon sa militar, may lima pang kasama ang mga nasabing bihag ngunit pinakawalan […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian woman accused of murdering a friend with cyanide-laced coffee went on trial Wednesday, in a case that has caused tensions between Indonesia and Australia over the death penalty. Jessica Kumala Wongso, who is an Australian permanent resident, denies the premeditated murder of her college friend Wayan Mirna Salihin, who collapsed and died after drinking the coffee at an upmarket Jakarta cafe in January. The case has attracted huge national […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Singapore has deported four Indonesian men thought to be followers of a leading Islamic extremist as they allegedly tried to travel to Syria, police said Tuesday. The four, who included a 15-year-old boy, were arrested Sunday in the city-state when immigration officials became suspicious after checking their documents, and finding one of them had previously spent time in Syria. Authorities deported them to Batam, an Indonesian island not far from Singapore, the same […]
