Govt to sink foreign poaching fish in RI waters: minister

""We have to be strict. Foreign fishing boats or any foreign ship entering or operating in Indonesian waters illegally will be sunk," he said after witnessing the signing of an agreement on Standard Operating Procedures between his ministry, the National Police and the...

Four Indonesians serving jail terms in W Australia

Brisbane (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Consulate General in Perth said that there were four Indonesian who were still serving jail sentence in three prisons in West Australia. Two of the Indonesians were involved in the smuggling of 83 Sri Lankans on February 21, 2007, Andi...

Australia detains 28 Indonesian fishermen in Darwin

Brisbane (ANTARA News) - Australian authorities until Tuesday were still detaining 28 Indonesian fishermen at a detention center in Darwin, Northern Territory, Indonesian Consul in Darwin, Harbangan Napitupulu said. "The number of Indonesian fishermen detained now is far...

Indonesia to deport 75 Thai fishermen

Karimun, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is in the process of deporting 75 Thai fishermen who are currently being detained in the Batam Immigration`s penitentiary office. The deportation of the foreign crew members was currently being processed, Godam, an official of...

Naval base offers rewards to fishermen reporting smuggling activity

Pangkalpinang (ANTARA News) - The Bangka Belitung Naval Base Tuesday offered rewards to fishermen who can provide information to uncover tin smuggling, illegal fishing and illegal log trading activities. "We hope local fishermen can provide such information. We cannot...

Indonesia`s poor will be worst hit by climate change: UN

""Its impact is intensifying the risks and vulnerabilities facing poor people, placing further stress on already over-stretched coping mechanisms," it warned.Released ahead of a major global climate change conference on the Indonesian island of Bali next month, the report...

RI asks A`lia to treat its fishermen better

""We respect their sovereignty and law but they must also treat our fishermen more humanely," the chief executive of the Sea Security Coordinating Body (Bakorkamla), Rear Admiral Djoko Sumaryono, said here on Wednesday. He said after meeting chief of the Australian Border...

A`lia promoting seaweed, coral reef cultivation among NTT fishermen

"Australian Ambassador Bill Farmer said the Rp6 billion project aimed to create alternative livelihoods for local fishermen so that they did not need to fish illegally in Australian waters. The assistance scheme which was part of a bilateral cooperation agreement between...

Australia to improve coordination on prevention of illegal fishing

""As part of the improvement in the coordination, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer and his entourage will visit Kupang and Rote Ndao from November 7 to 12," Yos Mamulak said. He added that Farmer`s visit to Kupang would be initiated with a coordination meeting...

Cops stood by as boy drowned

The police community support officers (PCSOs) did not attempt to rescue Jordon as they were not trained to deal with this type of incident."TWO Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) "just stood there" while a ten-year-old-boy drowned trying to save his step-sister, an...