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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2016
Indonesian sailor says pirates were about to behead him when he swam out to sea in flight
An Indonesian tugboat crewman escaped from his Islamist militant captors in the Philippines on Wednesday by swimming out to sea after the militants threatened to cut his head off, a Philippine army spokesman said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2016
Honda hoping for 20% industrywide sales jump on Indonesian tax amnesty
Indonesia's tax amnesty could boost industrywide car sales by a fifth as people spend their newly declared wealth on big-ticket items, according to the local unit of Honda Motor Co.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2016
Indonesia to destroy 71 boats, including Chinese, in display of maritime sovereignty
Indonesia will cap Wednesday's Independence Day celebrations by scuttling as many as 71 impounded foreign vessels — mostly Vietnamese but also a handful of Chinese — to signal its determination to protect its sovereignty over lucrative fishing grounds in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2016
Anti-social media: Online chats give away plan for rocket attack on Singapore
It was the social media chatter that gave him away, although changing his profile picture on the Line messaging app to a banner pledging "Indonesian support and solidarity for ISIS" probably didn't help.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2016
Singapore calls for vigilance after alleged rocket attack plot foiled
Singapore called for heightened vigilance Saturday, a day after Indonesian police arrested a group of men they believed were plotting a rocket attack on the wealthy city-state with the help of a Syrian-based Islamic State militant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 2, 2016
As Indonesia wages war on drugs and cuts funding for rehabilitation, some addicts seek out traditional treatment
Rizki Mulyadi sits half-submerged in a steaming herbal bath, hands folded in his lap and head down.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2016
No 'free pass' for Indonesia on China Sea disputes, letter says
Indonesia should step up and play a greater leadership role in Southeast Asia's management of maritime disputes with China, a group of foreign policy experts and academics said in an open letter.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2016
Indonesia to execute convicts, including foreigners: attorney general
Indonesia will execute "more than two" convicts this year, the attorney general said on Monday. They will include foreigners, he said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2016
Gunmen kidnap three Indonesians off Sabah
Gunmen kidnapped three Indonesian tugboat crew off Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah, police said Sunday, the latest in a string of abductions in a region noted for kidnappings by Islamist militants.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2016
Southeast Asian fires emitted the most carbon last year since 1997, topped entire EU output
Forest fires that blanketed Southeast Asia in thick haze last year released the greatest amount of climate-changing carbon since the record blazes in 1997, producing emissions higher than in the whole of the European Union, scientists said on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2016
Seven Indonesian sailors kidnapped in Philippines: Jakarta
Seven Indonesian sailors have been taken hostage in the Sulu Sea in the southern Philippines, Indonesia's foreign minister said on Friday, the latest in a string of abductions in the waters between the two Southeast Asian neighbors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2016
Indonesia leader, top execs visit Natuna isles in warship
Indonesia's president visited the Natuna Islands aboard a warship Thursday, making a bold move to assert sovereignty over the area in the southern reaches of the South China Sea after Beijing stated an "overlapping claim" on nearby waters.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2016
Trump's Muslim comments may spark retaliation: Indonesian vice president
Indonesia's vice president on Monday voiced concerns over U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's comments on Muslims, saying "discrimination according to religion" could prompt retaliatory policies from other countries.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2016
Rusty ships and unused aircraft carriers: the other side of Asia's militaries
As China spends billions to upgrade and reorganize the People's Liberation Army, the deficiencies in competing Asia-Pacific militaries are coming into focus. Even some of China's much heralded military advances are drawing attention for their shortcomings. Here is a snapshot of some of Asia's less illustrious...
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
China, Indonesia to boost security ties despite spat in South China Sea
Chinese and Indonesian officials pledged to boost security ties, marine cooperation and infrastructure investment, state media reported on Tuesday, after a diplomatic spat over what Indonesia called a breach of its sovereignty by the Chinese Coast Guard.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 19, 2016
Indonesia calls for joint regional maritime patrols after kidnappings
Indonesia has called for joint maritime patrols with the Philippines and Malaysia, a military spokesman said Tuesday, after a spate of kidnappings in waters near the southern Philippines by suspected militants.

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