Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Indonesia"
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2 Indonesian fishermen snatched off Sabah
(The Philippine Star,September 13, 2018 , on page 11)The military has alerted government troopers in Tawi-Tawi and Sulu over the reported kidnapping of two Indonesian fishermen in the waters off Sabah on Tuesday. “We have alerted our forces at the border,” Lt. Col. Gerry ... -
45 Pinoy fishermen repatriated from Indonesia
(The Philippine Star,July 20, 2020 , on page 9)The government of Indonesia has repatriated at least 45 Filipino fishermen who have been detained in Bitung City in Manado, North Sulawesi. The Filipinos, who were earlier arrested for encroaching into Indonesian territorial ... -
6 agencies ink pact to boost dev't of seaweed industry
(The Philippine Star,September 14, 2007 , on page C3)A Southeast Asian center based here and five government and private institutions and agencies have joined hands to help arrest the decline of the local seaweed industry. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) along this line ... -
7 fishermen rescued near Indonesia
(The Philippine Star,November 25, 2022 , on page 13)Seven Filipino fishermen, whose motorized boat developed engine trouble, have been rescued by a Japanese vessel at the border of Indonesia, the Philippine Navy reported yesterday. -
Agri, fisheries seek inclusion in APEC investment priorities
(The Philippine Star,October 4, 2015 , on page B-3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) urged member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to include agriculture and fisheries in their investment promotion priorities to address food ... -
Aquaculture: The wave of the future
(The Philippine Star,December 1, 2002 , on page B-5)Ranking officials of international donor agencies and institutions supporting and working on aquaculture and related fields in Asia and the Pacific began their three-day meeting in the country yesterday, confident that ... -
ASEAN finalizing SCS pact with China
(The Philippine Star,February 5, 2023 , on page 4)Southeast Asian foreign ministers vowed to finalize negotiations with China over a proposed pact aimed at preventing conflicts in the disputed South China Sea in their annual retreat yesterday in Indonesia’s capital. In ... -
Asean may tackle sea disputes; garbage dumping not on agenda
(The Philippine Star,June 21, 2019 , on page 1-4)Bitter disputes over competing claims in the South China Sea are likely to surface at the two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting starting Saturday in this Thai capital after the sinking of a Filipino ... -
Asean, Seafdec hold ministerial level conference on fisheries
(The Philippine Star,February 19, 2001 , on page 1)Two Southeast Asian organization have agreed to convene a ministerial level conference on sustainable fisheries late this year. To be held on Nov. 7-12 in Bangkok, Thailand, the week-long conference will be organized by ... -
Asean, Seafdec join forces to address food security problem in Asia
(The Philippine Star,October 16, 2002 , on page C-2)Two Southeast Asian organizations have pooled their resources to address food security and alleviate poverty in rural areas in the region. Member countries of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and ... -
Asia still top shrimp producer
(The Philippine Star,September 1, 2002 , on page B-7)Asia has maintained its lead position as the world’s top shrimp producer. Thailand continues to dominate the trade, followed by China and Indonesia. From No. 3, the Philippines has nosedived to No. 8. This information on ... -
Can 'weak' El Niño trigger coral bleaching epidemic?
(The Philippine Star,December 8, 2002 , on page 12)Will this year's "weak" El Niño trigger another round of mysterious "bleaching" that savaged economically-vital coral reefs in a clocklike-wave of infection in 1998?. Scientists J. H. Primavera and E.D. Gomez have documented ... -
Carrageenan research team wins award
(The Philippine Star,October 5, 2017 , on page B6)A research team from the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) that developed a highly efficient carrageenan plant growth promoter was conferred the 2017 Excellent Research ... -
China Coast Guard entering foreign waters via artificial islands
(The Philippine Star,February 1, 2020 , on page 2)China is now capitalizing on its artificial island military bases in the West Philippine Sea to advance its massive maritime and territorial claims deeper into Indonesian, Malaysian and Brunei waters in the South China ... -
China flexes muscle in disputed waters
(The Philippine Star,March 22, 2016 , on page 1-6)Beijing is flexing its military muscle in the South China Sea, driving away Filipino fishermen from Panatag Shoal and preventing the Indonesian coast guard from detaining a Chinese vessel caught poaching in Indonesia’s ... -
China's intrusion worsens fish catch decline - watchdog
(The Philippine Star,June 26, 2019 , on page 1-5)An environmental advocacy group has warned that local fisheries production might not recover soon with President Duterte’s stand allowing China to continue fishing within Philippine territorial waters. International ... -
Climate change shifts path of typhoons to lower latitudes
(The Philippine Star,January 15, 2015 , on page B5)Most of the typhoons that hit the Philippines last year followed the Pacific-Visayas-West Philippine Sea path, an indication the country’s traditional typhoon belt has shifted. This was according to recent international, ... -
CNN gets rare look at Chinese militarization of SCS
(The Philippine Star,August 12, 2018 , on page 3)A US Navy reconnaissance plane flying over the Spratly island chain in the South China Sea where Beijing has turned low-lying coral reefs into military garrisons got warned six times by the Chinese military to leave “Chinese ... -
Commercial production of sea cucumber now possible
(The Philippine Star,August 3, 2014 , on page B-2)They are over exploited in the wild due to high demand from consumers for their reported medical, pharmaceutical, gastronomical and commercial use. Now, sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra) culture in hatcheries at the Bureau ... -
Conflict in South China Sea again?
(The Philippine Star,July 16, 2020 , on page 5)The pandemic is at the center of public attention because it is the most relevant among current threats to the Philippines. There are, however, other issues that will ultimately become a serious threat if our leaders do ...