Naw Pyi Taw (ANTARA News) – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on all countries involved in or concerned with the problems in South China Sea to refrain from using military power to settle them. “The key is no party must be tempted to use military power. If this is agreed upon any problem
Read moreState-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III) has secured a 25-year concession to operate the Surabaya Western Shipping Route (APBS) in East Java. Transportation Ministry director general for sea transportation Bobby Mamahit said on Thursday that the APBS, which is used as a gateway to enter Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya, would support
Read moreJAKARTA- Chairman of the Indonesian Logistics Association (ALI) Zaldy Masita stated that PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III could impose a fair system in the determination and imposition of containers parking fees at the Port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java. He asked Pelindo to be fair to the port users, especially the users of container
Read moreChina accused Vietnam on Thursday of intentionally colliding with its ships in the South China Sea, but called for talks to end a bitter row sparked by Beijing’s parking of a giant oil rig in contested waters. A senior foreign ministry official in Beijing demanded that Vietnam withdraw its ships after its southern neighbor asserted
Read morePontianak (ANTARA News) – The naval base in the West Kalimantan provincial capital of Pontianak will be promoted to a naval main base, noted National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief General Moeldoko. “The plan to promote the naval base to a naval main base has been incorporated in the strategic plan, but I do not recollect
Read moreTwo Chinese sailors died and six are missing after their boat caught fire and sank in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Air Force said on Sunday. The boat sank on Friday and the survivors were picked up by a Venezuelan fishing boat. Seven sailors were in good condition, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona said
Read moreA yacht and a dinghy crammed with immigrants trying to enter Greece capsized Monday in the eastern Aegean Sea, leaving at least 22 dead, including four children, and potentially several more missing in one of the deadliest such accidents in Greek waters in recent years. The vessels had been trying to enter Greece illegally when
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