Makassar, South Sulawesi (ANTARA News) – The Indonesian military (TNI) chief Gen. Moeldoko, confirmed that TNI is studying the possibility of strengthening its submarine fleet with Russian Kilo Class submarines. “Currently we are still studying and calculating the plan to strengthen our defense in the water territory. “It would be great if we could
Read moreProsecutors in Taiwan indicted eight Indonesian fishermen Wednesday on charges of manslaughter in a July incident that allegedly left the Taiwanese captain and chief engineer of a fishing boat dead. The indictment said that the 98-tonne deep-sea fishing boat Te Hung Hsing No. 368 was operating in waters in the east Pacific July 15
Read moreIndonesia will continue to play a role as facilitator to reduce tension and avoid conflicts in Asia and the Pacific region, as the United States and China look to engage in a heated rivalry in the region in the coming months. As new tensions emerging in the East China Sea could spill over to
Read moreContainer unloading at Libya’s Misrata port has hit record levels this year and the major shipping gateway is expanding, a local official said, in a rare success story in the troubled North African country. Libya’s third-biggest city, some 200 km (124 miles) east of the capital Tripoli, has benefited from better security conditions than
Read moreBatam, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) – An Indian national, Kanjirathingal Ouseph (43), died in an air tube explosion onboard the Hyundai Ship 2500, which was berthed at the PT Ninda Pratama port, at 2.30 a.m. on Thursday. Based on the information gathered from the incident site, the victim hailed from Karuvannur, Kerala, India. The
Read moreBusiness leaders have called on the management of the Indonesia Port Corporation to immediately resolve an internal conflict that resulted in a strike by workers. They have also urged the company to ensure shipping operations are not disrupted. The state port operator , known as Pelindo II, has been battling internal conflict following the
Read moreA Turkish navy tugboat capsized while docked for repairs at a shipyard on the Aegean coast on Monday, killing 10 people, the military said. Eight of the dead were military personnel and two were civilian workers, local media said. Seventeen other military personnel were injured. The tugboat, TCG Degirmendere, was being lowered into the
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