Nine asylum seekers from Sudan are in custody at the Merauke Immigration Office after they were picked up by the Navy in Merauke, Papua, on Monday. It remains unclear how the Sudanese citizens arrived in Merauke because they have lost all their documents. “They said the documents were lost when their boat sank,” Merauke…
Beijing (ANTARA News) – Indonesia and China are in talks about the technology transfer mechanism for C-705 missiles that will be used by the Indonesian navy. Director General of Security Potentials at the Indonesian Ministry of Defense Pos Hutabarat told ANTARA News here on Tuesday that both countries need to have their individual legal…
The Nigerian navy killed 12 pirates in a gun battle as they tried to flee from a fuel tanker they hijacked off the coast of the Gulf of Guinea last week, the navy said on Monday. Pirates took control of the St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged MT Notre on Aug. 15, but an emergency signal was sent to the navy and several gunships…
The countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will speak as one to convince China to negotiate a binding agreement on conduct in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), a stand that was reached after initial discord on the contentious issue. Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Saturday ministers…