Govt to develop 90 islands on borderlines<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: In response to its loss in the legal battle over
\nSipadan and Ligitan islands off Kalimantan last year, the
\ngovernment is now mapping out plans to develop some 90 outlying
\nislands across the country, a cabinet minister says.<\/p>\n
Minister of Maritime and Fishery Affairs Rokhmin Dahuri said
\non Thursday that the government would show Indonesia's
\nsovereignty over those islands by building lighthouses and other
\ninfrastructure there.<\/p>\n
"Aside from lighthouses, we will also launch economic and
\nsocial programs for people living on those islands so they will
\nbe more familiar with Indonesia," Dahuri said.<\/p>\n
Dahuri said people on outlying islands were more familiar with
\nthe culture and language of neighboring countries, than those of
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
"The President instructed that we should move ahead with
\ndevelopment programs on those islands," the minister added.<\/p>\n
Schools and training centers for local people, where Bahasa
\nIndonesia is the spoken language, will be set up under the
\nprograms, he said. -- JP<\/p>",
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