Philip Mark Mehrtens, 38, has been living in a remote jungle in Indonesia since his plane was taken over by rebels after landing in the mountainous province of Nduga last year, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The family of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens has expressed their immense relief following his release through the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat). ...

Philip Mark Mehrtens, the pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, was handed over early Saturday to the Cartenz Peace Taskforce, the joint security force ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian government handed over Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who was in captivity by the separatist group led by Egianus Kogoya since February 7, 2023, to the New ...

The Indonesian government has officially handed over New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens to New Zealand authorities at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta following his release from ...

A New Zealand pilot, kidnapped in Indonesia’s Papua region over a year ago, has been released. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, 38, who worked for Susi Air, was abducted from a remote airport in February ...

Fears are growing for the safety of New Zealander Phillip Mehrtens, a former Jetstar pilot who has been held hostage in Indonesia’s Papua for over a year, after the savage recent murder of ...