Ministry of Political, Legal and Security Affairs of Indonesia conducted the Focus Group Discussion (FGD), on Wednesday (11/20/2013) located at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, M. H. Thamrin 6, Jakarta. Thus, the FGD has the theme of “The Synergy of the Law Enforcement Working Mechanism Relationship on the duty of maintaining the Sovereignty and the…
The case with the two U.S. crew members that were kidnapped by pirates and recently released provoked the claims that a ransom of $2 million was paid. Many are concerned that this case will lead to more pirate attacks. Other pirates in the Gulf of Guinea will be tempted to become more active and…
Indonesian researchers said Thursday they have discovered what is believed to be the wreck of a German submarine that was torpedoed off the main island of Java during World War II. A team found the wreck — which contained at least 17 human skeletons — north of Java earlier this month after a tip-off…
Ankur Varma, third officer on the oil tanker M/V Cotton, opened his cabin door at five minutes to midnight on July 14 to find two men pointing AK-47s at him. “They just pushed me into the cabin with the guns in my chest and they told me to stay silent,” Varma said in a…