Border ... what border?

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The frequent traded accusations of border intrusions between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are caused largely because the people who live along the border simply do now know where the borderline is, a provincial official says.

The chief of the local Transportation Office Martono said these border intrusions were largely unintended. The people are simple not aware of the existence of the border.

Fishermen living on the coastline on both sides of the border also often trample the invisible borderline, fishing in someone else's territory, Martono said.

Papua New Guinea and Indonesia recently agreed on the construction of lighthouses along the sea border to prevent further intrusions in the future, the Antara news agency reported. (emb)