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    "data": {
        "id": 1679204,
        "msgid": "indonesia-gains-127-3-hectares-in-sebatik-island-1776250250",
        "date": "2026-04-15 16:55:58",
        "title": "Indonesia Gains 127.3 Hectares in Sebatik Island",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government has successfully delimited the land border with Malaysia on Sebatik Island, resulting in a net gain of 127.3 hectares for Indonesian territory, demonstrating the effectiveness of peaceful diplomacy in strengthening national sovereignty. This agreement transfers 127.3 hectares from Malaysia to Indonesia while only 4.9 hectares move the other way. The completion coincides with the operationalisation of border crossing posts (PLBN), which have boosted economic activity, recording over 2.4 million crossings and Rp13.5 trillion in trade, underscoring the government's commitment to secure and competitive border regions.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian government has affirmed its territorial sovereignty on\nSebatik Island in North Kalimantan following the completion of the land\nborder delimitation with Malaysia, which adds 127.3 hectares to the\nofficial territory of the Republic of Indonesia. \u201cThe resolution of the\nborder delimitation on Sebatik Island is a tangible manifestation of the\nsuccess of peaceful diplomacy that strengthens Indonesia\u2019s territorial\nsovereignty,\u201d said the Presidential Chief of Staff Muhammad Qodari at\nthe Bina Graha Building in the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, on\nWednesday. Based on the agreement, an area of 127.3 hectares that was\npreviously part of Malaysia under the old border is now legally\nIndonesian territory. Meanwhile, only about 4.9 hectares from the\nprevious Indonesian border area now becomes part of Malaysian territory.\nSince December 2016 until October 2024, Indonesia has constructed and\ninaugurated 15 PLBN out of a total of 18 planned posts in various\nregions. The operational PLBN include Entikong, Motaain, Skouw, and the\nnewly delimited PLBN Sebatik. Qodari explained that the function of PLBN\nhas transformed into centres of new economic growth in border areas.\nMore than 2.4 million people have been recorded crossing through these\n15 PLBN, with a total trade value reaching Rp13.5 trillion. The presence\nof strategic PLBN such as Motaain in NTT and Skouw in Papua has proven\nto increase visits by foreign tourists as well as export activities of\nlocal products. The government is committed to making border areas the\nnation\u2019s front porch that is safe, well-ordered, and has high economic\ncompetitiveness.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-gains-127-3-hectares-in-sebatik-island-1776250250",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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